Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC continues her Star Silk status in Chambers UK 2024 and is described as ‘phenomenal’ by the directory.
Sallie has been consistently cited as a leading silk by the Legal 500 and, prior to taking silk, as a leading junior. She is described as “exceptional in court” in Chambers UK. She was appointed King’s Counsel in October 2006 following a period of 8 years as Treasury Counsel, and has since become first choice defence counsel for firms with private clients who demand an incisive advocate with a mastery of detail, and who can instil real confidence in the client. She has been described as having a “thoroughly devastating style of cross examination which is a pleasure to watch”, “the go-to for clients accused of serious and sexual criminal offences, she is phenomenal” and “she does a wonderful, subtle job and has the kind of gravitas that everybody respects.”
In silk, she has encouraged and maintained a diverse defence practice which ranges from murder to fraud and advisory work for multinational corporations in respect of computer crime, Health and Safety and Food and Drugs.
Her back catalogue of cases demonstrates her exceptional ability as an advocate, in the most complex and demanding of cases.
Sallie was shortlisted as Crime and Extradition Silk of the Year in The Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2022.
Called 1984; Gray’s Inn; South Eastern Circuit; Assistant Recorder 1998; Recorder 2000; Junior Treasury Counsel 1998; KC 2006.
2000: Recorder; 1998: Assistant Recorder; 1998: Junior Treasury Counsel; Women in Criminal Law (Co-Founder); Criminal Bar Association; Fraud Lawyers Association; Financial Services Lawyers Association; South Eastern Circuit.