Ms Linda Barker > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Harrow, England > Lawyer Profile

Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Suite 3d
79 College Road
Harrow
HA1 1BD
England

Work Department

Crime

Position

Linda is a consultant solicitor in the crime department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Handling a broad range of criminal matters from shoplifting and fraud, to murder and assault, she was previously involved in a multi-handed drug importation matter involving substantial amounts of monies, as well as a high-profile murder and a case involving a football coach charged with sexually assaulting a boy.

Linda manages her own criminal defence team, they have dealt with an advance fee scam fraud, valued at half a million pounds, involving property developments in the Cayman Islands and Ireland. She was also involved in challenging the law on “Joint Enterprise” and Article 7 in the Supreme Court, by taking a case in which the defendant had been convicted of murder on the basis of Joint Enterprise to the Court of Appeal.

Linda is both a court and police station duty solicitor, enabling her to attend police stations to advise and assist people who would otherwise have no legal representation.

Career

In 1991 she qualified as a barrister and practiced at the Bar, before sitting her transfer exams a year later to become a solicitor with more direct client contact. She joined Duncan Lewis in 2012.

Memberships

She is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA).

Education

Linda received her degree in Law and Information Technology before achieving her BPTC, followed by the LPC.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud

‘Stand-out partner’ Hardeep Dhaliwal leads Duncan Lewis Solicitors‘ crime department, with offices across Harrow, Luton and Milton Keynes. The team is experienced in handling serious and complex matters, such as gang-related crime, murder and high-value fraud charges, and is especially recommended for its proceeds of crime and fraud unit, which specialises in high-value confiscation proceedings. Further key contacts are ‘go-to lawyer for financial crime’ Simon Connolly, Linda Barker and Olivia Amy Rose. Rubin Italia departed to Stokoe Partnership Solicitors in August 2022, and Nicholas De Freitas joined the Crown Prosecution Service in April 2023.

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general

Duncan Lewis Solicitors‘ crime department, which has a network of offices across London, including in Hackney, City of London, and Croydon, is commended by clients for both their ‘highly regarded‘ fraud practice and ‘excellent‘ confiscation team. Hardeep Dhaliwal and Sunjay Versani lead the team, with the latter being promoted to director in March 2023. Other key team members include the ‘dedicatedNoam Almaz, who is particularly experienced in extradition cases, and associates Laurence Grant, Simon Connolly, Linda Barker, and Olivia Amy Rose.