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Jane Bickerstaff KC
Position
Jane is a first-class advocate who prosecutes and defends in all areas of serious crime. She has been instructed in complex fraud and financial crime, and has particular expertise in sexual offences.
As a criminal barrister, Jane owes her reputation to her abilities in cross-examination, particularly of children and vulnerable witnesses; to the way she builds trust with clients, the judiciary and juries; her methodical preparation; and her feel for the tactics of a case.
Prosecuting, she is regularly instructed by the Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Major Crime Unit, to prosecute murders and complex crime on the borders of the Metropolitan area.
Defending, she is regularly instructed privately by both professional and high-profile defendants. Her expertise in sexual offences has seen her appear for the defence in a number of high-profile and complex historical allegations.
She regularly appears at the Central Criminal Court in cases of homicide.
Beyond her criminal practice, Jane has for many years appeared before police disciplinary boards, acting for regulated individuals – and continues this work as a QC. She sits for the FA and Sport resolutions as well as RFU and England Boxing.
In 2021 Jane was appointed to the Safeguarding Appeal Tribunal of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation.
Career
Called 1989; Silk 2012
FA Judicial Panel, appointed 2018
Legal Chair of specialist panels for Sport Resolutions – Appointed 2019
Safeguarding Appeal Tribunal of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation – Appointed 2021
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Jane Bickerstaff KC – 9BR – ‘Juries really seem to respond well to Jane’s no-nonsense approach. She is hard-working and effective.’
9BR Chambers is a regarded by many as an ‘excellent set with a long-standing reputation for quality’. Jane Bickerstaff KC is mainly instructed in relation to murder and sexual offences cases and is especially strong in cases involving vulnerable defendants – she recently defended a woman who was found not guilty by reason of insanity after stabbing and beheading her brother whilst suffering from a severe psychotic episode. Max Hardy recently prosecuted an individual, who was born female and now identifies as a man, convicted of offences including assault by penetration; the three victims in the case having been deceived into sexual activity believing that the defendant was male.