Christina Courquin > Mountford Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Christina Courquin

0207 936 6300 christinacourquin@mountfordchambers.com

Position

Christina is developing a reputation for her eloquence in both her written and oral submissions. She has a strong track record of advancing legal arguments and has secured a number of acquittals for clients at trial.

She accepts instructions across all Chambers’ practice areas with a principle focus on general crime. She has particular experience in representing vulnerable defendants in both the Crown and Magistrates’ Court. She has encountered a number of fitness to plead issues and has helped clients secure suitable disposals under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Christina also accepts instructions in civil applications. She has been involved in opposing an application for a Serious Crime Prevention Order for a client convicted of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, arising out of an Encrochat investigation. She has also had success appealing a taxi licence decision (with costs awarded in full) and currently has ongoing instructions to represent a client through Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation proceedings.

In April 2023, Christina started a secondment with the British Horseracing Authority where she is gaining experience in sports regulation work. She is assisting with a wide range of cases for both the disciplinary and compliance team, including anti-doping and safeguarding matters. She has also represented the BHA at oral hearings in front of the Disciplinary Panel, which has included equine anti-doping cases and jockey anti-doping cases.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Christina worked as a paralegal at a legal aid firm in London, specialising in international child abduction and childcare cases. She ranked 2^nd in her year on the GDL and during her BPTC was the joint winner of the Examination in Chief prize. Christina was also the individual winner of the national 5PB Michael Corkery QC Criminal Law Moot and represented the Inner Temple External Mooting team for two consecutive years in both national and international moots.

Christina accepted tenancy upon completing pupillage.

Memberships

• Criminal Bar Association
• Inner Temple
• WICL
• Young Fraud Lawyers Association