Bo-Eun Jung > Chambers of James Lewis KC & Hugo Keith KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of James Lewis KC & Hugo Keith KC
Three Raymond Buildings
3 RAYMOND BUILDINGS, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5BH
England

Position

Bo is an experienced and highly regarded junior barrister with a successful practice in serious and complex crime, fraud, inquests, professional discipline, licensing and health & safety.

She has been involved in several high profile cases in recent years including:

Grenfell Tower Inquiry – instructed by the London Fire Brigade in relation to the public inquiry examining the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017.

Croydon Tram Crash inquests – instructed as junior counsel for the Office of Rail and Road at the inquests into the tram crash on 9 November 2016 which killed seven passengers and injured over 60 more.

Fishmongers’ Hall inquests – appeared on behalf of the Fishmongers’ Company at the inquests into the terror attacks at Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge on 29 November 2019.

Lakanal House Fire – instructed by the London Fire Brigade in respect of the criminal investigation into the deaths of six people in a tower block in Southwark.

R v LSG – currently representing a mother charged with murdering her 10-week-old baby.

R v Neil Wallis – represented the Deputy Editor of News of the World who was cleared of phone hacking.

R v Adey and Others – represented three police officers accused of perverting the course of justice and perjury by lying about the circumstances of the death of Kingsley Burrell, a black male who had been detained and restrained under the Mental Health Act and had been left with a covering over his head.

Inquest  into the death of Dr Jeroen Ensink – represented the Metropolitan Police Service at the inquest into the death of a doctor who was stabbed to death by a man with psychosis following a series of admitted failings by the MPS.

Bo has been Special Legal Advisor to the South Korean Embassy since 2010 and is on the ‘B’ list of Specialist Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental law.

 

Career

Called 2005. Special advisor to the South Korean Embassy 2010.

Education

University College London (BSc anthropology); graduate DipLaw (distinction).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Inquests and inquiries

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5

Bo-Eun Jung – Three Raymond BuildingsBo has a good eye for detail, a strong work ethic, and is a fantastic inquest and inquiry barrister.’

London Bar > Crime

Three Raymond Buildings is widely regarded as ‘one of the top criminal sets known for the consistent quality within its ranks‘. The set is known for both prosecution and defence work, and in particular is known for acting for police officers facing criminal charges.  Hugh Davies OBE KC prosecuted a former Nigerian senator of human trafficking offences after sending a young man from Lagos to London as a kidney donor for his daughter. Patrick Gibbs KC  represented actor Kevin Spacey, who was acquitted on nine charges of sexual offences; he and Bo-Eun Jung represented a woman who was accused of murdering her ten-week-old baby; the defendant was acquitted of murder, and received a suspended sentence for infanticide.