Dudley Beal

  • Year of Call 2014

Introduction

Introduction

Dudley is a highly sought after advocate for both the prosecution and defence for serious and complex criminal cases. His practice covers all criminal and regulatory law matters and he is qualified to accept instructions on a Direct Access basis.

He is frequently instructed to prosecute on behalf of the CPS, central and local government, the Metropolitan Police Service, National Probation Service, the Home Office, the National Crime Agency and private industry regulators. 

Dudley is also regarded as a specialist in dealing with all manner of motoring offences, from cases concerning fixed penalty notices for worn tires, to causing death by dangerous driving. He has developed an enviable client base and reputation amongst his instructing solicitors with regards to exceptional harship arguments under the 'totting provisions' and defending complex cases of drink driving/drug driving. 

 

 

Notable Cases

Notable Cases

R v C (Ipswich Crown Court) 2022 - Rape 

R v B (Court of Appeal Criminal Division) 2022  - Possession of firearm with intent, possession of ammunition

R v N (Court of Appeal Criminal Division) 2021 - Attorney General's Reference for unduly lenient sentence

R v O (Central Criminal Court) 2021 - Murder

R v B (Wood Green Crown Court) 2021 - Kidnap

R v R v S (Luton Crown Court) 2020 - Dangerous Driving 

R v T (Preston Crown Court) 2020 - S.20 GBH

R v K (Norwich Crown Court) 2020 - Fraud (£195,000)

R v N (Woolwich Crown Court)) 2020 - Arson with intent to endager life 

DPP v IB (CCRC Referral) 2019 - Immigration offences 

R v H (Norwich Crown Court) 2018 - Burglary and Dangerous Driving

R v S (St Albans Crown Court) 2018 - Possession of an offensive weapon

R v J (St Albans Crown Court) 2018 - Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

R v K (Southwark Crown Court) 2018 - Offering to supply Class A Drugs

R v H (Bournemouth Crown Court) 2018 - Dangerous Driving

R v K (Snaresbrook Crown Court) 2018 -  Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

R v R (Harrow Crown Court) 2018 - POCA 

R v A (Aylesbury Crown Court) 2018 - Benefit fraud

R v R (Reading Crown Court) 2018 - GBH (S.18)

R v M (Wood Green Crown Court) 2018 - Breach of Orders

R v M (Harrow Crown Court) 2018 – Malicious communications, stalking and breach of a non-molestation order

R v R (Inner London Crown Court) 2017 – GBH S.20

R v A (Basildon Crown Court) 2017 – Dangerous Driving

 

Qualifications

Qualifications

Law LLB

Law LLM 

PgDipBTC

Awards & Prizes

Awards & Prizes

The Daniel Lett Scholarship, 2016 & 2017

Memberships

Memberships

The Honourable Society of Inner Temple

Criminal Bar Association

South Eastern Circuit

Junior Bar Association

Languages

Languages

Conversational French, German and Russian