Colin Davies

Course Leader at Liverpool John Moores University

Trainer

After graduating with a degree in Law, Colin was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983 and joined the Merseyside County Prosecuting Solicitors Department before transferring into the CPS upon its creation in 1986. Colin held a variety of posts within the CPS including, Senior Crown Prosecutor, Head of the Complex Casework Section, Head of the Complex Casework Unit for Mersey-Cheshire and a Crown Advocate, and was a member of the IPA.

Colin was the reviewing lawyer in a number of complex and high-profile homicide cases, including the murder of Anthony Walker, the victim of a racially motivated attack which attracted local, national and international attention and comparisons with the Stephen Lawrence case. There were complex issues of law involved in the case which was ultimately successful and both offenders were convicted of murder. The joint Merseyside Police – CPS team went onto win a national award for the handling of the case which is now regarded as an example of Best Practice.

Colin was the lawyer who had strategic responsibility for the handling of the Rhys Jones homicide case and he dealt with issues involving the ACPO and the Media. Colin has also dealt with a number of complex cases involving organised crime groups, the use of covert evidence and material, often with international dimensions, for the Merseyside Police, RCS and the National Crime Squad and also worked closely with Eurojust and Prosecutors from outside jurisdictions.

Colin was one of the Disclosure Champions for Merseyside CPS and was the Proceeds of Crime Act Champion for Merseyside and was heavily involved in training both internally for the CPS and externally with the Police. Colin has developed and delivered courses on homicide and covert policing and also delivered training on many areas including fraud, European Arrest Warrants and Advocacy and was involved in training with the police at all levels including covert police officers. He was awarded an O.B.E for services to prosecution.

Colin has delivered various inputs at CPD events at LJMU, primarily dealing with disclosure and he wrote the stand-alone Disclosure Course for LJMU in 2018. He also delivers training on police SIO Courses, the RMP Advanced Disclosure Officers Course and the Tri-Service Police SCIC Course.