Christopher Paxton KC KC > Red Lion Chambers > Chelmsford, England > Barrister Profile
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Christopher Paxton KC KC
Position
Chris is cited in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories. He is a highly regarded criminal advocate who both defends and prosecutes. He provides leadership when leading large teams, brings strategic oversight to complex issues and is a highly persuasive advocate. His client care is excellent, and he has an approachable manner, instilling his clients with confidence in even the most challenging situations.
His work covers a broad range of disciplines. He has extensive experience in Murder & Manslaughter, Fraud, Serious & Organised crime, serious Sexual Offences, road transport and regulatory work, and has appeared in a wide range of courts and tribunals. Many of his cases have involved very young and vulnerable witnesses, and he has represented many young and vulnerable clients. He has experience of prosecuting cases for the CPS (including the Complex Case Unit), DVSA, GMC and local authorities.
Chris defends both private individuals and companies and has particular expertise in the road transport and regulatory field; he works throughout the England and Wales both in courts, tribunals and in an advisory capacity. He has also advised in a broad range of cases including IPCC submissions as well as utilising his forensic skills to assist in civil litigation.
Career
Year of call: 1991
Inn: Grays
Year made KC: 2019
Head of Red Lion Chambers’ Chelmsford Annexe
CPS Grade 4 (highest grade) and RASSO panel
Memberships
EDSM Retention Panel member
Criminal Bar Association
Essex Bar Mess
South Eastern Circuit
Gray’s Inn
Education
Cardiff University LLB (Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Christopher Paxton KC – Red Lion Chambers ‘Christopher is a fabulous advocate who dominates the court room. His cross-examination is brilliant. He is assiduous and very hardworking.’
Red Lion Chambers remains a ‘top-tier criminal set’ ‘with versatile counsel’ for providing quality representation in high-profile criminal cases, spanning murders, drug conspiracies and serious sexual offences. An ‘exceptional barrister’, Christopher Paxton KC is highly adept at handling serious crime and multi-handed murder matters, garnering praise for his ‘precise, focused and thereby highly effective cross-examination’. Simon Spence KC is ‘an excellent in-court communicator’ known for his ‘very sound grasp of the facts and legal issues’ and has recently acted for the defendant in a complex murder case related to the robbery of drugs from a flat. ‘Highly persuasive in written work and advocacy’ Jane Oldfield was prosecuted a man who was sentenced to 28 years for sexually assaulting his niece and his friend’s daughter, as well as raping his own daughter.
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Christopher Paxton KC – Red Lion Chambers ‘Chris is a terrific advocate. He has amazing courtroom presence. Judges and juries listen to him. He is brilliant in cross-examination and very good with clients. He is absolutely at the top of the tree.’