Education
- Bolton School
- University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne - LLB
- Inns of Court School of Law - BVC
Appointments
- CPS Advocates Panel - Cat 3
Professional Associations
- Criminal Bar Association
Profile
Fraser Livesey practices in the fields of health & safety, regulatory crime and general crime. He has 20 years' experience and has been instructed as leading junior. He has acted for corporate and individual clients in health & safety prosecutions.
In the Coroner's Court he has been instructed by both the MPS and MDU to act on behalf of doctors and other medical professionals and been instructed in Article 2 Inquests for commercial clients, local authorities and prison officers. He appears on behalf of doctors in the MPTS
In the field of general crime he has both prosecuted and defended in large-scale drugs and money laundering conspiracies, fraud, trademark infringement, firearms, sexual offences and murder cases. He has experience as diverse as computer-related crime (including incitement to riot via facebook) through to 'cow-ringing'.
Notable Cases
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon the death of K Bardsley (2018)
Jury inquest. A lift failed and fell leading to fatal injuries. Technical expert evidence in relation to lift servicing and operation.
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon the death of JM (2018)
Representing a doctor where a prescribing error had contributed to death.
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon deaths of MH & EB (2018)
Art 2 inquest with jury. Representing company operating many care homes, one of which closed after CQC involvement. Medical issues in causative chain of events.
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon the death of P Oliver (2017)
Article 2 inquest with jury. Sudden death by choking of a vulnerable man suffering from a range of conditions under one to one supervision in a care home.
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon the death of B Witham (2017)
Death in a care home. Medical issues and a background fractious relationship between care home staff and medical practitioners. Issues as to causation.
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon the death of S Jones (2017)
Representing Local Authority, several of whose agencies were involved with a troubled young woman with complex medical and psychological issues. Significant medical/medicinal issues.
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Inquest
Re B Smith (2016)
Inquest representing care home facing serious criticisms by relative of the deceased. Arguments in relation to Art 2 and DOLS. Coroner found the home had provided a high level of care.
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Professional Discipline
GMC -v- Dr A
Fitness to Practice Hearing before the MPTS involving health and misconduct issues
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon the death of Frederick Adams (2015)
Art 2 Inquest concerning a death following an assault whilst resident in a care home. Involved a number of medical issues (there being 2 hospital admissions and interventfrom the General Practitioner and District Nurses), the involvement of social services and complex issues regarding causation.
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Inquest
Inquest touching upon the death of Mansoor Elahi (2015)
Art 2 inquest with jury into death of a young man being treated for mental health problems who drowned in Hollingworth Lake whilst undertaking an activity whilst on authorised leave from hospital. The deceased had previously run into the lake on a previous episode of leave. The HSE investigated and were present throughout the inquest but no prosecution resulted against the lay client.
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Licensing
Re: Junction 16 Festival
Successful licence review proceedings representing promoters and organisers of 3 day outdoor concert event
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Inquest
Re B Singh (2016)
Inquest representing care home that specialised for challenging residents. Suggestions of neglect not substantiated.
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Fraud/Trading Standards
SCC v Smith & Nicholas
Fraud and Cattle Identification Regulation prosecution. Leading junior.
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Health and Safety
HSE -v- MacAdam Ltd
Defence of company prosecuted following an explosion in the workplace seriously injuring three people
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Inquest
Re D Martin.
An inquest under article 2 in relation to a death in custody. Inquest considered individual and systemic issues within the prison
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Licensing
BBC v Raveshi
Licensing appeal following appellant's acquittal on a murder allegation.
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Health and Safety
HSE -v- LCC
Representation of local authority following serious incident on their premises
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Inquest
Bradford Coroners Court Re S Allen
Representing company that manufactured equipment involved in fatal accident
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Fraud
R -v- Walker
Sophisticated fraud committed by croupiers and a 'stooge' playing roulette in a casino. Serious breach of trust.
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Crime
R -v- Calvert
Allegation of incitement to riot over the internet via Facebook.
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Murder
R -v- Campbell and Etheridge
Two defendant murder case
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Attempted Murder
R -v- Bottomley
Successful defence of defendant charged with attempted murder who had no recollection of the incident
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Crime
R -v- Mehat
Highly unusual case representing man alleged to be 'mute by malice'.
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Sexual Offences
R -v- M
Prosecution of multi-complainant child sexual abuse case over several months leading to hearing of fresh evidence in a three day Court of Appeal hearing
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Fraud
R -v- Etherington & others
Two month trial of tobacco fraud involving nationwide investigation
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Armed Robbery
R -v- Tweedie
Armed robbery of bookmakers with a sawn-off shotgun
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Drug Importation and Supply
Operation Rebound
Six week voir dire to successfully exclude evidence in a large scale conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine.
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Drug Importation and Supply
R -v- Smith & others
Successful defence of man of good character, alleged to be central to distribution of large quantities of heroin and cocaine
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Sexual Offences
R -v- W
Historical allegations of rape and sexual abuse, defendant having significant psychiatric issues
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Court of Appeal
R -v- Parkinson
Court of Appeal following Attorney-General’s Reference on the issue of the dangerous offender provisions
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Arson
R -v- Smith
Successful defence of professional man indicted with arson with intent to endanger life
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Attempted Murder
R -v- Buchan
Attempted murder, attack with an axe causing serious head injuries
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Public Order
R -v- Hamid & others
Successful defence in serious public order incident
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Licensing
Blackpool Borough Council -v- Raveshi
Licensing appeal where licence revoked following high-profile murder investigation
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Judicial Review
Hunter -v- Cumbria County Council
Prosecution under Registered Homes regulations. Eight day hearing trial and judicial review to the Divisional Court
