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Dishonesty, coercion & pressure
June 12 2025
BIOGRAPHY & EXPERTISE
Ed joined Corker Binning as an Associate in 2023, having trained in criminal defence at a leading human rights firm.
Ed has represented clients at all stages of proceedings. He advises in complex and often high-profile international law cases, serious criminal investigations and prosecutions, matters relating to business crime and fraud, and regulatory investigations.
Areas of expertise
Criminal Investigations & Prosecutions
Ed represents individuals from a range of professional and commercial fields subject to criminal proceedings. He has a proven background in persuading the police or CPS through pre-charge engagement to drop investigations or to pursue out-of-court outcomes rather than prosecution. He has acted in a range of serious matters including murder and other offences against the person, sexual offences and cases relating to protest, firearms and terrorism.
Business Crime & Fraud
Ed has acted in high-profile fraud investigations and trials, has represented individuals in confiscation and restraint proceedings and has experience acting for both suspects and witnesses in criminal and regulatory investigations instituted by the Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority and Competition and Markets Authority.
Extradition
Ed has a particular interest in extradition, having acted for clients in cases involving arguments relating to prison conditions and the right to a fair trial.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Ed has been a part of the team on the following cases:
- Acting for a defendant in the flagship SFO prosecution of former executives of the commodities trader Glencore.
- Securing the acquittal of a defendant in a high-profile robbery case that was covered by the national press.
- Representing clients during police station interviews. The majority of these cases have concluded before charge, following the making of successful representations to the police or CPS that no prosecution should be brought.
- Securing the discontinuance of the prosecution of a financial advisor accused of fraud in relation to complex remuneration schemes.
Career
Ed graduated from the University of Nottingham with a first-class honours degree in English. He completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course (part-time) at BPP University and was awarded a Distinction in both. He was called to the Bar in 2020, having been awarded an Inner Temple Exhibition Scholarship, Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Award and an Academic Scholarship by the City Law School during the BPTC.
Before qualifying as a solicitor, Ed had a previous career in publishing.
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Testimonials
“A star of the future"
Legal 500, 2026
"Edward Hodgson is a star of the future. He is relatively junior but is able to play a full and informed part in discussions and can be trusted to execute."
Legal 500, 2026
Ed has been a part of the team on the following cases:
- Acting for a defendant in the flagship SFO prosecution of former executives of the commodities trader Glencore.
- Securing the acquittal of a defendant in a high-profile robbery case that was covered by the national press.
- Representing clients during police station interviews. The majority of these cases have concluded before charge, following the making of successful representations to the police or CPS that no prosecution should be brought.
- Securing the discontinuance of the prosecution of a financial advisor accused of fraud in relation to complex remuneration schemes.