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31 SOUTHGATE STREET
WINCHESTER
SO23 9EB
England
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Ms Rebecca Fairbairn
Position
Rebecca has a dual criminal and family law practice which has evolved organically since she was called in 2000. She was formerly a member of One Paper Buildings before joining Drystone Chambers. Her Criminal practice consists predominantly of rape and serious sexual offences on behalf of the prosecution and defence. She is a grade 4 RASSO prosecutor and experienced in prosecuting and defending the most serious allegations, including multi-complainant cases, those involving fitness to plead and expert evidence (medical and technology).
Career
Called to the Bar 2000
LL.B (Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Rebecca Fairbairn – Pump Court Chambers ‘Rebecca is a strong and fearless advocate who gains an absolute mastery of her brief. She is very realistic in her advice to the client.’
Pump Court Chambers is ‘an excellent set with some top-notch practitioners’ who continue to act in high-profile cases of murder, large-scale drug conspiracies, serious sexual offences, courts-martial and high-value fraud. Sarah Jones KC is regularly involved in high-profile cases and recently prosecuted a Dorset Police officer for raping one woman and sexually assaulting another. ‘Tenacious advocate’ Rebecca Fairbairn successfully defended a Gurkha in court-martial, who was accused by his wife of multiple rapes and assaults against her. Mark Ruffell appeared for the prosecution in a case concerning a multi-handed drug conspiracy matter and garners praise for being ‘a very capable barrister with an eye for detail’. Eleanor Fargin, ‘a strong all-round practitioner’, successfully prosecuted an elderly defendant who was accused of raping and sexually abusing two young girls in the 1980s.