“Jennifer is very user friendly and has a diplomatic directness with clients. She is very bright, proactive in her management of cases, and her attention to detail is excellent. She is well regarded by her peers and definitely one to watch for the future.” – Legal 500
Her past and upcoming cases include:
Areas of expertise
General Crime, Business Crime & Financial Services
He has successfully represented defendants facing a wide variety of allegations including armed robbery, fraud, GBH and sexual assault. He is approachable with clients and tenacious in securing the best possible outcome for them. He is trained and experienced in handling vulnerable witnesses and has been commended for his careful and sensitive approach to cross-examining a young witness through an intermediary.
She has a calm, approachable and easy-going manner which makes her particular suitable for dealing both with difficult or vulnerable clients and those cases where vulnerable witnesses are involved. She has experience of being a sole junior, leading junior and led junior advocate in a range of offences including murder, manslaughter, GBH, rape and other serious sexual offences (including historic), Arson and Serious and complex fraud. She has a strong reputation in those cases where telephone or complex banking evidence requires close attention.
She has wide ranging experience in serious crime, disciplinary matters and inquests. She frequently acts on behalf of professional clients including bankers, doctors and pharmacists.
He accepts instructions as a direct-access criminal barrister and is often instructed from the earliest pre charge stages of criminal proceedings through to appeal. He is renowned for achieving remarkable results when defending at trial.
He has appeared in numerous high profile criminal cases, appeared for the editor of a well-known national tabloid and several defendants suggested to be the figureheads of intentional criminal networks.
He is able to assimilate large volumes of complex material quickly and comprehensively, and distil the results into high quality advice, documentation and oral advocacy.
For over a decade she has specialised in cases of homicide at the Central Criminal Court. In 2020 she was named The Times Lawyer of the Week following her successful prosecution of Jonty Bravery who threw a child from the viewing platform of the Tate Modern. This year, she has been shortlisted as Crime Silk of the year by the Legal 500.
She is highly regarded in a broad range of serious crime, with an emphasis on fraud, money laundering and corruption. Currently ranked (and for many years previously) for fraud by Chambers and Partners, Janet defends, prosecutes and represents third parties (including companies and trusts) in all aspects of serious fraud investigations.
