Adam Kirke > 9BR Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Adam Kirke

Position

Adam has developed a busy practice prosecuting and defending in the Magistrates’; Crown and Youth Courts. He has appeared in various trials including robbery; domestic ABH; burglary; harassment and exposure, as well as being instructed to oppose various ancillary orders such as Criminal Behaviour Orders; Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and restraining orders.

He also has experience of dealing with defendants with mental health where he has successfully persuaded the Crown that to try a defendant (who could not understand court proceedings) would be an abuse of process; he has obtained an absolute discharge for a client suffering with mental health and successfully persuaded the Crown Court not to activate a suspended sentence on the grounds of mental health.

Having previously worked as an Investigator for the Serious Fraud Office, Adam also maintains a keen interest to develop his financial and white collar crime practice. During pupillage, Adam assisted in the preparation for the prosecution of a circa. $20m fraud involving analysis of complex contractual documents.

At the SFO, Adam investigated a number of cases of domestic and international complex fraud, bribery and corruption. This included interviewing suspects and witnesses under PACE 1984 and S2 CJA 1987, reviewing financial records and attending property searches with the police. Whilst at the SFO he was awarded an official commendation from the Director of the SFO for his outstanding contribution.

He also worked as a Conflicts Analyst for Herbert Smith Freehills where he advised partners on their ethical duties in relation to conflicts across a breadth of civil and criminal matters, managing any conflicts in line with the regulatory code.

Adam achieved a first class honours Law degree from Bournemouth University in 2015. During his university placement he acted as a Crown Court paralegal for the Crown Prosecution Service where he managed a monthly case load and attended court daily. In this role he was nominated for Placement of the Year for outstanding achievement by exceeding expectations.

Adam is currently a Grade 1 Prosecutor and regularly accepts both prosecution and defence work.

Career

Called 2018

CPS Pane; (Grade 1)

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

Young Legal Aid Lawyers Association

Young Fraud Lawyers Association

 

Education

LLB Law, Bournemouth University, 2015 (First Class)

BPTC, University of Law, 2018 (Very Competent)

Provosts Award for Excellence (2016)

ICA Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering, 2020 (Distinction)