Mrs Clea Topolski KC > Crucible Chambers > LONDON, England > Barrister Profile
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Mrs Clea Topolski KC

Work Department
Clea has an exclusive defence practice in serious crime and is regularly instructed in cases involving serious violence and organised crime.
Position
Clea has an exclusive defence practice in serious crime and is regularly instructed in cases involving serious violence and organised crime. She is often instructed in high profile murders, serious sexual assaults and high value frauds. She has extensive experience in cases involving alleged gang related activity that often involve large scale conspiracies to supply significant quantities of class A drugs as well as conspiracies to rob or murder.
She always applies her meticulous case preparation with any case she is instructed on. Her manner and professionalism puts both the lay and professional client at ease, whatever the case.
She is often commended for her witness management and cross-examination.
Clea is a founding member of a programme to give pupils from non-traditional backgrounds, access to life at the criminal Bar. Through this programme, Chambers have developed a relationship with two secondary schools in London, which gives interested students an opportunity to undertake mini-pupillages with members of Crucible Chambers. The programme has been a resounding success.
Career
Clea has an exclusive defence practice in serious crime and is regularly instructed in cases involving serious violence and organised crime. She is often instructed in high profile murders, serious sexual assaults and high value frauds. She has extensive experience in cases involving alleged gang related activity that often involve large scale conspiracies to supply significant quantities of class A drugs as well as conspiracies to rob or murder.
She always applies her meticulous case preparation with any case she is instructed on. Her manner and professionalism puts both the lay and professional client at ease, whatever the case.
She is often commended for her witness management and cross-examination.
Clea is a founding member of a programme to give pupils from non-traditional backgrounds, access to life at the criminal Bar. Through this programme, Chambers have developed a relationship with two secondary schools in London, which gives interested students an opportunity to undertake mini-pupillages with members of Crucible Chambers. The programme has been a resounding success.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crime
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Crucible Chambers is an ‘excellent set of chambers that is going places fast’, with several strong barristers handling a wide range of criminal matters. Martin Goudie KC, praised as ‘one of the best strategists at the Bar’, is experienced in murder and robbery cases. Roderick James specialises in serious drug trafficking and violence cases. Leila Gaskin has a strong reputation as an ‘articulate and very persuasive advocate’ – she has recently acted in murder, attempted murder, and human trafficking trials. Clea Topolski KC took silk in March 2024.