England

Barristers

Chiara Maddocks

Chiara Maddocks

Position

Chiara specialises in serious and complex crime, with a developing public law and regulatory practice.

She is regularly instructed in complex and document-heavy criminal cases, through which she has developed a reputation for thorough case preparation, excellent client care and sound judgement. She has acted as both leader and junior in a number of cases, including long running frauds and has acted as junior alone in serious multi-handed cases. Chiara has extensive experience in cases involving mental health, fitness to plead and fitness to stand trial issues, and excels in representing young and vulnerable clients.

Alongside a busy court practice, Chiara has experience in inquiries, having been instructed for a core participant in the Undercover Policing Inquiry since 2019.

Career

  • Called 2011

Memberships

  • Secretary, Gray’s Inn Barristers Committee
  • South Eastern Circuit
  • Criminal Bar Association
  • Executive member, Society of Labour Lawyers

Education

  • University of Reading, LLB
  • Bar Vocational Course, BPP Professional Education
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