Our Expertise
St Pauls Chambers provides legal services throughout the UK and worldwide. We are known for providing excellence in our areas of focus.
As a leading barristers chambers in Leeds, our expertise span the depth and breadth of a number of key areas of law.
Our People
St Pauls Chambers have an excellent team of Barristers, Clerks & Administration, with our barristers including KC’s, Members and Pupils.
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Harry’s practice continues to develop rapidly as he is consistently instructed in serious and complex cases, repeatedly making headline news.
His balanced, measured and down to earth approach leads to him being repeatedly instructed by clients and solicitors. Harry instils confidence in his clients with his fastidious preparation and assertive presence in the courtroom.
Harry benefits from his academic and scientific background; completing a degree in Physics including a research project with the Ministry of Defence before beginning his career at the bar.
Harry maintains a primarily Criminal practice but frequently and adeptly handles Private and Public Family cases, Matrimonial Finance and Civil Law including Personal Injury.
His Criminal Practice also leads him to representing members of the Armed Forces, both at Court Martial and in Civilian Courts.
Harry has advised Private Companies in respect of Trading Standards Regulations and has repeatedly provided advice to investigating Police Forces on evidential and investigation issues.
Harry is a CPS Grade 3 Prosecutor and appears on the RASSO Panel
Harry is a CPS Grade 3, RASSO Prosecutor but Prosecutes and Defends in equal measure.
His experience is versatile and includes:
Harry was instructed to Defend a driver whose vehicle had hit and killed a 12 year old boy on the M62. At trial he was acquitted of any wrongdoing.
Defending a Female who had distributed sexual images of her Father’s mistress.
R v M
Instructed as a replacement barrister for a teenage female who had already pleaded Guilty to drugs offences. It was obvious however that she had been groomed by an older man who had escaped Justice. After a day of argument her pleas were successfully vacated and the case was dropped.
R v L
Defending a client who had been in a car which had fled from the Police and crashed. Having been pulled from the car he was charged with being the driver. At trial it was only Harry who recognised that whilst his client had been dragged from the ‘driver’s side’, the car was on its roof as this was in fact the passenger side.
R v D
Defending a female client who admitted offences involving sexual intercourse with a 14 year old boy but advanced the basis that it had taken place consensually
R v D
Defending in a case where Harry’s client was charged with attacking his partner with a knife. Through careful and lengthy cross-examination the alleged victim admitted she used to self-harm when she argued with Harry’s client. He was acquitted.
R v S
Prosecuting a grandfather for possession of indecent images of children. Through use of the download of the defendant’s computer Harry was able to prove that the Defendant had downloaded the videos twice, the second time to choose what name under which to save the material.
R v R
a client charged in respect of a fraud indictment in excess of £1 million. He was given a suspended sentence after an aborted trial.
Harry brings his advocacy to bear in the Family Court fearlessly and specialises in putting vulnerable clients at ease in the most trying of circumstances.
He appears from interim to final hearings and has no difficulty approaching sensitive or upsetting cases given his experience in Criminal Law.
Harry’s academic background allows him to apply his mathematical and legal experience to the complex task of disputing asset attribution and argument concerning the most sensitive topics.
Harry has an excellent track record for putting clients at ease, fighting for them in the most difficult of circumstances and instils a confidence which means clients wish to keep him on the case.
Harry has taken on trials across a broad range of disciplines within the bracket of Civil Law. He effortlessly moves between Road Traffic, Medical Negligence, Occupiers liability and many more
From Small Claim to Multi Track cases, Harry has no difficulty quickly assimilating large volumes of evidence and has recovered hundreds of thousands of pounds for clients over the years. A Judge who knows Harry well enough gave him 30 minutes to prepare a trial recently (which he then won).
On 20th November 2024 Harry Crowson represented Mr Brian Morton who seemed all but destined to lose his licence. Mr Morton had a total of 18 points on his licence and was pleading guilty to five further speeding offences bring his total to 33 points.
Despite this huge number of points Mr Crowson managed to persuade the Court to find exceptional hardship and not to disqualify Mr Morton from driving.
Mr Morton left Court with 33 points but still able to drive.
Harry was instructed by Brian Nuttney of McCormicks Solicitors and both believe this has to be a record.
Chambers is centrally located within walking distance of the train station, secure car parks and the Courts.
St Pauls Chambers
Park Row House
19-20 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JF
For out of hours assistance please call the senior clerk on 07854170429.
The switchboard will open from 08:30 until 17:30
Phone: +44 (0)1132 455 866
Email: [email protected]
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