Ciaran Rankin

Bar Call/Inn
1988
Lincoln’s Inn 

Education
LLB Business Law London

Areas of Practice
Ciaran is instructed by both Prosecution and Defence and is a Grade 3 Prosecutor. He is also on the CPS panel for rape and serious sexual offences.

Significant Cases
Junior Counsel in the murder trial of a 12 year old boy who set fire to his girl friend

Defended the “Beast of Blackpool” – a man who preyed on young men in the north west of England

Defended in one of the landmark cases involving the introduction of “Special Counsel” in relation to Public Interest Immunity

Appeared in a recent wide-ranging deception case in the north east of England involving approximately £500000 in lost revenue

Since the introduction of the Licensing Act 2003 appearing on behalf of a number of national breweries on applications for licences, review and appeal hearings