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St John's Buildings
24A-28 ST JOHN STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 4DJ
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Rebecca Penfold
Work Department
Crime, Regulatory
Position
Rebecca is a go-to defence specialist and is frequently instructed on a range of general criminal matters. Rebecca has a particular strength in representing the more vulnerable client and in heavyweight cases requiring consideration of significant amounts of evidence.
Rebecca is also instructed in a range of regulatory matters including those before the criminal courts and other tribunals. She is adept at representing companies and directors as defendants. Matters for which she has been instructed include fraud, dangerous dogs, trademark offences and environmental nuisances.
Rebecca accepts instructions in a range of professional discipline matters including Ofsted, CQC and Social Work England. She has a wealth of experience in relation to fitness to practise proceedings for regulated healthcare professionals, particularly the NMC and HCPC. Rebecca has been instructed to act in cases involving the death of patients and sexual allegations and often appears in cases concerning complex technical matters. She has significant experience acting in substantive hearings, but also deals with interim orders, registration appeals and substantive order review hearings.
Career
Rebecca qualified at a leading London set where she practised until joining chambers in 2020.
Prior to the Bar, Rebecca worked for the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) investigating miscarriages of justice. She was involved in the landmark decision of the Court of Appeal, Mateta & Others [2014] 1 WLR 1516, which is the leading case on prosecuting refugees for using false documents to enter the UK.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Rebecca Penfold – St John’s Buildings ‘Rebecca is tenacious in her written and oral advocacy and will never give up a good fight. She is an unbelievably hard worker, she always knows the relevant law inside out, she has tactical skill, and nerve beyond her years; she is an asset to the Northern Circuit and to her set.’
St John’s Buildings is praised for its ‘good strength in depth’ and ‘range of expertise’. The criminal law team at the set handles a broad variety of matters, from murder and serious sexual offences, to human and drug trafficking, child abduction, and the most serious road traffic offences. David John James, who is frequently instructed on cases involving serious violence and fraud, is representing a serving police officer accused of attempting to murder his partner. Mark Connor acts for both the defence and prosecution in cases regarding murder, death by dangerous driving, and firearms conspiracies. Other notable members of the set include Rebecca Penfold, who represented a co-defendant in a complex modern slavery and human trafficking case.