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Criminal Law

According to the foremost legal directories, the criminal department at St Pauls Chambers “is consistently ranked as one of the leading sets on the North Eastern Circuit”, described as a “very efficiently run and friendly set, which has provided top-class service over many years” by The Legal 500, “awash with strong juniors”, Chambers, and Partners.

‘St Pauls Chambers provides strength in depth regarding criminal law‘ and houses a team comprising ‘counsel of the highest calibre‘. In recent cases of note, John Harrison KC prosecuted a woman who was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of her disabled daughter from neglect in 2019. The ‘diligent and no-nonsense‘ Denise Breen-Lawton has extensive expertise in high-value fraud, murder and serious sexual offences cases. Helen Chapman and James Bourne-Arton are both sought after for their experience in handling complex fraud and financial crime cases.

The Legal 500 2023

Although based in Leeds, a number of our practitioners regularly practice off-circuit, particularly in London, Manchester and Birmingham. Our large department specialises in criminal and regulatory Law, including health and safety, environmental law, professional discipline, data protection and trademarks. Our Department has 10 Kings Counsel and 33 junior tenants, with members practising in all courts, including Magistrates Courts, Crown Courts, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. A number of our members are widely regarded as leaders in their particular specialisms, something which is reflected in the legal directories, where they are consistently highly commended.  The extent to which our criminal law department has flourished over recent years is also reflected in the considerable number of judicial appointments from its ranks, and the number of current members sitting as Recorders (both for general crime, and serious sexual cases).

Our criminal law barristers have appeared in some of the country’s more serious cases for over 30 years. However, it remains our ethos to give the same professional and dedicated service to all cases, large or small.

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St Pauls Chambers areas of expertise include murder trials, serious sexual offences and terrorism matters, with fraud cases recognised as a cornerstone strength for the team. The Legal 500

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KCs

  • Sam Green QC Joint Head of Chambers

    Sam Green KC

    Call: 1998

    Silk: 2015

  • Nigel Sangster QC

    Nigel Sangster KC

    Call: 1976

    Silk: 1998

  • Richard Barraclough QC

    Richard Barraclough KC

    Call: 1980

    Silk: 2003

  • Simon Myerson QC

    Simon Myerson KC

    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2003

  • Bryan Cox

    Bryan Cox KC

    Call: 1979

    Silk: 2005

  • Jane Bewsey QC Associate Tenant

    Jane Bewsey KC

    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2010

  • Simon Bickler QC

    Simon Bickler KC

    Call: 1988

    Silk: 2011

  • John Harrison QC

    John Harrison KC

    Call: 1994

    Silk: 2016

  • Jonathan Sandiford

    Jonathan Sandiford KC

    Call: 1992

    Silk: 2020

  • Cameron Brown Associate Tenant

    Cameron Brown KC

    Call: 1998

    Silk: 2020

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Members

  • Denise Breen-Lawton Joint Head of Chambers

    Denise Breen-Lawton

    Call: 2000

  • Jeremy Barnett- Barrister

    Jeremy Barnett

    Call: 1980

  • Philip Standfast

    Philip Standfast

    Call: 1980

  • Nikki Saxton

    Nikki Saxton

    Call: 1992

  • Robert Smith

    Robert Smith

    Call: 1995

  • Derek Duffy

    Derek Duffy

    Call: 1997

  • Nick Worsley Barrister

    Nicholas Worsley

    Call: 1998

  • Alasdair Campbell

    Alasdair Campbell

    Call: 1999

  • Andrew Stranex

    Andrew Stranex

    Call: 2000

  • Jane Brady | Barrister Leeds

    Jane Brady

    Call: 2001

  • James Bourne-Arton

    James Bourne-Arton

    Call: 2001

  • Danielle Graham

    Danielle Graham

    Call: 2003

  • Hal Watson

    Hal Watson

    Call: 2003

  • James Lake

    James Lake

    Call: 2005

  • Andrew Nixon

    Andrew Nixon

    Call: 2006

  • Helen Chapman

    Helen Chapman

    Call: 2006

  • Voldi Welch - Barrister at Law

    Voldi Welch

    Call: 2008

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    Hannah Hinton

    Call: 2008

  • Angus MacDonald

    Angus MacDonald

    Call: 2009

  • Sophie Mitchell

    Sophie Mitchell

    Call: 2010

  • Hannah Lynch

    Hannah Lynch

    Call: 2011

  • Stephen Flint

    Stephen Flint

    Call: 2012

  • George Hazel-Owram

    George Hazel-Owram

    Call: 2012

  • Kristina Goodwin

    Kristina Goodwin

    Call: 2013

  • Stephen Elphick

    Stephen Elphick

    Call: 2014

  • Charlie Greenwood

    Charlie Greenwood

    Call: 2015

  • Frances Pencheon

    Frances Pencheon

    Call: 2015

  • Jessica Heggie

    Jessica Heggie

    Call: 2017

  • Harry Crowson

    Harry Crowson

    Call: 2018

  • Temitayo Oguntade

    Temitayo Dasaolu

    Call: 2018

  • Ayman Khokhar

    Ayman Khokhar

    Call: 2018

  • Emma Handley

    Emma Handley

    Call: 2019

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    Matthew Moore-Taylor

    Call: 2020

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A feature of tour criminal law department is that within its broad base, there are a considerable number of individuals who are specialists in niche areas, including regulatory law, cases involving complex medical issues (such as ‘baby shaking’), terrorism, gross negligence manslaughter, and complex fraud (including ‘high-tech’ fraud). Some of our criminal law barristers are among the limited number of practitioners with genuine expertise in these fields- for example, we have practitioners who practice substantially or almost exclusively in particular areas of regulatory law, such as health and safety and environmental law. A number of members of chambers have extensive experience conducting sexual cases, both for the prosecution and defence. We have silks and juniors who hold recent experience in conducting major high profile cases of fraud, terrorism, and corporate manslaughter. A number of our criminal law barristers have a particular interest in human rights law, and it is a sign of our experience that a number of leading and junior counsel are currently instructed, together with specialists in personal injury law, in major litigation in which they are representing 20,000 Kenyans claiming damages for assaults and human rights abuses, including torture, which occurred during the Kenyan Emergency in the 1950’s.

Many counsel in chambers prosecute and defend, often in equal measure, though some do appear solely for the prosecution or the defence. Those wishing to instruct counsel are encouraged to contact our clerking team who will be happy to assist and offer advice; further information concerning particular counsel is of course available on our individual counsel profiles, copies of which may be downloaded for your convenience.

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  • Sam Green QC Joint Head of Chambers

    Sam Green KC

    Call: 1998

    Silk: 2015

  • Nigel Sangster QC

    Nigel Sangster KC

    Call: 1976

    Silk: 1998

  • Richard Barraclough QC

    Richard Barraclough KC

    Call: 1980

    Silk: 2003

  • Simon Myerson QC

    Simon Myerson KC

    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2003

  • Bryan Cox

    Bryan Cox KC

    Call: 1979

    Silk: 2005

  • Jane Bewsey QC Associate Tenant

    Jane Bewsey KC

    Call: 1986

    Silk: 2010

  • Simon Bickler QC

    Simon Bickler KC

    Call: 1988

    Silk: 2011

  • John Harrison QC

    John Harrison KC

    Call: 1994

    Silk: 2016

  • Jonathan Sandiford

    Jonathan Sandiford KC

    Call: 1992

    Silk: 2020

  • Cameron Brown Associate Tenant

    Cameron Brown KC

    Call: 1998

    Silk: 2020

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Members

  • Denise Breen-Lawton Joint Head of Chambers

    Denise Breen-Lawton

    Call: 2000

  • Jeremy Barnett- Barrister

    Jeremy Barnett

    Call: 1980

  • Philip Standfast

    Philip Standfast

    Call: 1980

  • Nikki Saxton

    Nikki Saxton

    Call: 1992

  • Robert Smith

    Robert Smith

    Call: 1995

  • Derek Duffy

    Derek Duffy

    Call: 1997

  • Nick Worsley Barrister

    Nicholas Worsley

    Call: 1998

  • Alasdair Campbell

    Alasdair Campbell

    Call: 1999

  • Andrew Stranex

    Andrew Stranex

    Call: 2000

  • Jane Brady | Barrister Leeds

    Jane Brady

    Call: 2001

  • James Bourne-Arton

    James Bourne-Arton

    Call: 2001

  • Danielle Graham

    Danielle Graham

    Call: 2003

  • Hal Watson

    Hal Watson

    Call: 2003

  • James Lake

    James Lake

    Call: 2005

  • Andrew Nixon

    Andrew Nixon

    Call: 2006

  • Helen Chapman

    Helen Chapman

    Call: 2006

  • Voldi Welch - Barrister at Law

    Voldi Welch

    Call: 2008

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    Hannah Hinton

    Call: 2008

  • Angus MacDonald

    Angus MacDonald

    Call: 2009

  • Sophie Mitchell

    Sophie Mitchell

    Call: 2010

  • Hannah Lynch

    Hannah Lynch

    Call: 2011

  • Stephen Flint

    Stephen Flint

    Call: 2012

  • George Hazel-Owram

    George Hazel-Owram

    Call: 2012

  • Kristina Goodwin

    Kristina Goodwin

    Call: 2013

  • Stephen Elphick

    Stephen Elphick

    Call: 2014

  • Charlie Greenwood

    Charlie Greenwood

    Call: 2015

  • Frances Pencheon

    Frances Pencheon

    Call: 2015

  • Jessica Heggie

    Jessica Heggie

    Call: 2017

  • Harry Crowson

    Harry Crowson

    Call: 2018

  • Temitayo Oguntade

    Temitayo Dasaolu

    Call: 2018

  • Ayman Khokhar

    Ayman Khokhar

    Call: 2018

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    Call: 2020

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