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Christopher Henley KC KC
Position
Chris is one of the busiest criminal silks in the country, highly regarded in all areas of serious crime, particularly murder, fraud and terrorism. His work ethic, total commitment, empathetic and tenacious approach to all his cases has marked him out from his earliest years in practice.
He has appeared in a wide variety of leading cases over the years including the 21/7 terror attacks, the Damilola Taylor trial, the Daniel Morgan murder trial, the Jemma Beale trial, the ‘Babes in the Wood’ perjury trial and many cases prosecuted by the SFO.
In 2018/2019 he was chosen by criminal barristers across the country to lead the Criminal Bar Association during one of the most challenging periods in the profession’s history. He is considered, by many, the most successful leader the CBA has ever had.
Chris is a highly effective advocate, with a confident, reassuring manner. He is instructed to appear at inquests, professional disciplinary hearings, and to provide advice to individuals facing a very wide range of criminal allegations. The CCRC have recently asked him to review one of their longest running cases.
Career
Called: 1989
Silk: 2015
Memberships
- Trustee of the Schools Consent Project
- Former Chair of the Criminal Bar Association (2018/19)
- Bencher of Grays Inn
Education
Bristol University
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Christopher Henley KC – Mountford Chambers ‘Chris is everything you could want in a criminal silk. He rolls his sleeves up. He gets stuck in. He is unfazed and calm. Clients adore him. Judges respect him. And he’s a pleasure to work with. His advocacy is unflappable even in the tightest of corners. He is a leader in his field.’
Mountford Chambers is ‘going from strength to strength’ when it comes to its criminal law offering and is now recognised as ‘a go-to set for all criminal cases’. Edward Henry KC successfully represented Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly jailed in 2003 for the rape and strangulation of a woman in Salford but had his conviction overturned in July 2023 by the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence implicated another man in the crime. William England has considerable experience handling homicide, terrorism, and large-scale drug importation cases – he recently defended a man charged alongside two others with importing several thousand kilograms of cocaine. Christopher Henley KC’s broad practice covers a wide range of offences, with a recent emphasis on homicide and terrorism offences.