Graham called to the bar as a Lord Hope scholar.  He was a solicitor for 9 years and latterly worked as a senior procurator fiscal depute within the serious organised crime unit of Crown Office.

He has significant jury trial experience.   Such trials include serious sexual offending where Graham has experience of dealing sensitively in the examination of child and vulnerable witnesses.  Alongside mainstream criminal trials, he has conducted numerous jury trials of a lengthy and complex nature including charges of fraud, VAT evasion and money laundering; misuse of drugs; the direction and involvement in serious organised crime and breaches of health and safety at work legislation arising from a workplace fatality.   Separate to his trial work, Graham prepared high court cases involving allegations of financial crime; human trafficking, exploitation and immigration offending; and crimes of serious violence.  He has experience in the examination of a variety of communications and surveillance data, including Encrochat.

Graham began his legal career in 2014 at a leading commercial firm where he trained in employment, general commercial disputes and tax.  He qualified as a tax solicitor and that background accounts for his specific interest in financial crime, disciplinary tribunals and regulatory crime.  He brings pragmatism to his work and a practical approach to matters of scale.

With regard to civil litigation, whilst devilling Graham had exposure to a variety of child and family law matters including adoption, divorce and children’s referral hearings; public inquiries; and disciplinary hearings.  He is available for instruction in those areas alongside his criminal court practice.

Cases

HMA v LC&1 [2024] – trial of wilful fire-raising of a commercial premises and conspiracy to fire-rase directed by a principal of an organised crime group; proved by Encrochat data and cell-site analysis

HMA v NG&1 [2024] – trial of involvement in serious organised crime (s.28) of a courier; proved by covert surveillance and telephony evidence

HMA v CH [2023] – trial of involvement in serious organised crime (s.28) where it was alleged that CH had agreed with a police officer to provide sensitive information to an organised crime group

HMA v MAM [2023] – case involved the suppression of his business takings resulting in a £1m loss to HMRC and the concealment of criminal monies in terms of the POCA 2002

HMA v Norbord Europe [2022] – three-week trial of health and safety charges for multiple failures to provide safe systems of work resulting in the death of an employee and near misses involving many others. Cross examination of a leading UK expert witness.

HMA v JM&3 [2021] – four-week trial of a former HMRC tax inspector who devised a fraudulent scheme to obtain monies by the creation of false businesses and submitting fake VAT returns to HMRC. Examination of a handwriting expert witness.

HMA v JF [2021] – trial of multiple complainers subjected to digital penetration by a male who targeted lone female patrons of a Glasgow nightclub

HMA v RR [2021] – trial of a charge of digital penetration and aggravated by an intent to rape by a male who sexually assaulted a female in her home

HMA v MG [2021] – trial of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in terms of s.1A of the RTA in relation to a taxi driver leaving the rank at Glasgow central station.