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Flora Page KC has a diverse practice. On the one hand she is a highly experienced criminal advocate, a true all-rounder, who prosecutes and defends in equal amounts. Her particular expertise is in corporate and financial crime, but she has also been instructed in the most serious conspiracies and crimes involving murder, protest, drugs supply and sexual offending. She is on the Serious Fraud Office’s panel list of King’s Counsel, and the Government Legal Department’s list of King’s Counsel.

On the other hand, she is a Board Member and a critical friend to the corporate world, able to take on varied work investigating, reporting and advising when concerns are raised by whistleblowers, non-executives, advisors or others. Her unique work on the Post Office appeals and the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry has given her a reputation for incisive clarity, and she is now regularly sought out by whistleblowers and those who want to respond to them in the right way. Her work for the Financial Conduct Authority, together with her experience in financial crime, provides her with a particularly sound knowledge base for investigating and advising in the financial arena.

Flora’s advocacy at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is available to view on the Inquiry’s official channel. A 5 minute, powerful cross-examination can be viewed here. Her one-hour cross-examination of the most significant technical witness starts at 50 seconds here, and highlights were put into a 2 minute segment on the BBC News that evening, which can be provided on request.

Flora has spoken at many conferences on diverse subjects, and was asked to deliver the prestigious Heilbron Lecture in November 2024, which can be viewed here.

She is currently a part-time PhD Candidate at UCL, researching a new approach to corporate integrity. She is a Board Member of the Legal Services Board, which is the oversight regulator for legal services, giving her practical experience of corporate governance and regulating in the public interest. She was seconded to the Financial Conduct Authority to assist with bringing together an investigation which led to HSBC paying a fine of £64 million (see the BBC report here).

Flora trained at City law firm Clifford Chance; moved to criminal practice in 1999, and had a period at the Law Commission, during which her team produced the Fraud Report (Law Com No. 276) and the appended Fraud Bill, which later became the Fraud Act 2006. She also taught part-time for some years at the University of Law.

What the Legal Directories say:

“What the profession should be about: skilful advocacy and good judgement, running cases honestly and with integrity.” – Legal 500 – Fraud

“A brilliantly intelligent lawyer who is always one step ahead of the other side.” – Legal 500 – Crime 

Called: 2002

Kings Counsel: 2025