Red Lion Chambers > Chelmsford, England > Set Profile
Red Lion Chambers Offices
THORNWOOD HOUSE, 102 NEW LONDON ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM2 0RG
England
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Red Lion Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Crime Tier 1
Red Lion Chambers is one of the strongest criminal sets in London, with an ‘enormous breadth of talent from top to bottom’. Gillian Jones KC, ‘one of the finest barristers practicing in criminal law‘, recently acted as defence counsel in a case involving significant evidential complexity, including in relation to the potential mental health issues of the defendant, who was convicted of murder having stabbed to death a lone woman at a bus stop. Jennifer Dempster KC, ‘an eloquent and tenacious advocate‘, represented a man who was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility in the first televised sentencing in England and Wales. Turning to the set's juniors, Edward Renvoize prosecuted two men, who recieved prison sentences of twelve and fifteen years imprisonment for a home invasion robbery of two-time Tour de France green jersey winner Mark Cavendish, in which two Richard Mille watches with a combined value of £700,000 were stolen.Leading Silks
2024 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Theresa Feeney is constantly cheerful and helpful, even in the face of totally chaotic court listing.’
Lee Young remains a constant thorn in the side of opponents. He is reasonable, efficient, funny.’
‘Red Lion is a top criminal set.’
‘Red Lion is a top set at the peak of criminal work. Their barristers are leaders in their fields.’
‘A very strong chambers with strength and depth at all levels of call, including silks. They also offer high quality in-house training.’
‘The clerks’ room is second to none. The clerks are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about their barristers and their practices and those who may want to instruct them.’
Work highlights
South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 1
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) Tier 2
‘Great set‘ Red Lion Chambers is noted in particular for its work for corporates in relation to regulatory and business crime. Gillian Jones KC ‘s practice includes privately prosecuting, as well as defence instructions.2024 Silks
Testimonials
‘Great set. Excellent choice of prosecution counsel.’
‘The set has very deep anti-money laundering expertise.’
‘Very good!’
‘All very responsive and helpful.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Fraud: crime Tier 2
Red Lion Chambers is widely seen as ‘one of the leading sets for serious and complex fraud work’ with ‘an array of talented counsel’. Gillian Jones KC, a ‘quick-thinking, fluent and penetrating advocate’, has recently been instructed to defend an individual alleged to have orchestrated a £50m international Ponzi scheme using a corporate vehicle, namely forex trading firm Capital World Markets, to attract investors. Felicia Davy is a ‘fearless and commanding advocate’ who regularly prosecutes and defends both individuals and corporate clients in relation to major fraud and money laundering offences.Leading Silks
2024 Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
‘Mark Bennett is everything you would want in a clerk. He is simply superb.’
‘The clerks’ room is a friendly and busy one and Mark Bennett knows the business inside out and has excellent support from Nick Parkinson, Lee Young and Chris Jones.’
‘The stand out is Nick Parkinson, who really has a good understanding of the regulatory regime and the needs of clients.’
‘Red Lion Chambers is one of the leading sets for serious and complex fraud work. It has strength and depth of advocates who practice in this field. It is one of the go-to sets for this type of work.’
‘An excellent fraud set.’
‘A top set in this field, they have barristers of considerable ability in good number at every level.’
‘The clerks’ room is second to none. The clerks are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about their barristers, their practices and those who may want to instruct them.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Financial services regulation
London Bar > Fraud: civil
Leading Silks
London Bar > Tax: corporate
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
London Bar > Environment
2024 Silks
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Health and safety
London Bar > International crime and extradition
Leading Juniors
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
London Bar > Sport
Leading Juniors
Barrister Profiles
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Joe Bird | Joe maintains a busy, solid practice, both alone and as led junior,… | View Profile | |
Marc Brown | Marc is an experienced Crime practitioner who prosecutes and defends as both a leading… | View Profile | |
Steven Dyble | Steven Dyble’s practice covers all areas of criminal defence work with a… | View Profile | |
Lucy Ginsberg | Lucy is a tenacious barrister with an impressive academic background. She brings… | View Profile | |
Richard Kelly | Richard is a fearless Crime advocate who acts for both the prosecution and the… | View Profile | |
Laura Kenyon | Laura has developed a thriving Crime practice and appears regularly on the South… | View Profile | |
Nicola May | Nicola is an experienced senior junior who both prosecutes and defends in… | View Profile | |
Jane Oldfield | Jane is currently ranked as a leading junior for her expertise in Crime and Regulatory… | View Profile | |
Christopher Paxton | Chris is cited in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories.… | View Profile | |
Tom Payne KC | Tom Payne specialises in Business Crime & Fraud (particularly cases of financial crime involving… | View Profile | |
Stephen Rose | Stephen is a specialist criminal practitioner who both prosecutes and defends in… | View Profile | |
Jamie Sawyer | Jamie Sawyer has extensive general Crime experience, both defending and prosecuting in courts throughout… | View Profile | |
Cyrus Shroff | Cyrus Shroff appears on the CPS List of Advocates at Grade 4… | View Profile | |
Matthew Sorel-Cameron | Matthew Sorel-Cameron is a robust and persuasive advocate advising on Business Crime… | View Profile | |
Simon Spence | Simon Spence KC undertakes an even mix of prosecuting and defending Crime work across… | View Profile | |
Mr Andrew Ian Thompson | Andrew Thompson appears most often in cases where serious Sexual Offences are alleged, in… | View Profile | |
Hal Watson | Instructed as sole or led junior to prosecute and defend complex criminal… | View Profile | |
Mr David Wilson | David is a skilled and experienced lawyer who has been described as… | View Profile |
Diversity
Red Lion Chambers [“RLC”] can demonstrate its commitment to equality of opportunity and in some areas, we significantly outperform the Bar statistics.
Gender: In the 100th year of women at the Bar, 35% of QCs in Chambers are female against the Bar statistics of 15.8%. This year, 75% of our pupils are female as against the Bar average of 50%.
Non-traditional: Almost half of our members (46%) were the first in their family to go to University and just under half (47%) coming from a UK state school background compared to 39% of members who were educated privately.
We reflect the Bar statistics in that:
- 58% of tenants are male and 38% female.
- 78% of members define themselves as British White. 13% identify as from ‘Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds meeting the representation at the Bar and
- 6% identify as having a disability.
Corporate social responsibility
- Over half of our members (51%) work in roles supporting a range of charitable institutions or community organisations often from Board level down and across a wide range of entities, including schools, housing, legal, BME, female and sports. 34% have worked with the organisations for over 5 years demonstrating a long-standing commitment.
- This year RLC set up projects with ELBA [East London Business Alliance] and UEL Open Doors which aim to provide mentoring and training, opening access to the legal profession and motivating the recipients to achieve their potential.
- Crime
- South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)