Martin Rackstraw
Partner
Criminal law
Martin has specialised in criminal and connected regulatory work throughout his career. He represents individuals facing very serious charges, across all areas of criminal law and fraud.
Martin has expertise in advising companies about compliance with criminal investigations and procedures, as well as acting for individuals in SFO investigations. He also acted in the first case to be decided by the House of Lords under the controversial Extradition Act 2003, Belgium v Cando Armas.
Martin has been involved in steps to raise awareness of the civil liberties implications of the government’s recent anti-terrorist legislation – including co-authoring and setting up Terrorism Legislation Resource, a website designed to clarify the law relating to investigations and prosecutions in terrorist cases.
He is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association, the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers, and the Environmental Law Foundation.
He studied at Oxford and York Universities and qualified as a solicitor in 1995.
What the professional directories say
Martin Rackstraw is a "star in the making." (Chambers 2011)
Chambers 2011
Crime (Band 4)
Martin's full profile and ranking status on Chambers 2011
Chambers 2010
Crime - London (Ranked as Up and coming)
Martin's full profile and ranking status on Chambers 2010
Chambers 2009
Crime - London (Ranked as Up and coming)
Martin's full profile and ranking status on Chambers 2009
Legal 500 (2010)
Crime: ranked in 1st tier
Martin's full profile on Legal 500 (2010)
Business Crime Unit, Bindmans LLP
275 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8QB United Kingdom