Jane Oldfield > Red Lion Chambers > Chelmsford, England > Barrister Profile
Red Lion Chambers Offices
THORNWOOD HOUSE, 102 NEW LONDON ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM2 0RG
England
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Jane Oldfield
Position
Jane is currently ranked as a leading junior for her expertise in Crime and Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary matters.
She has built a strong all-round criminal practice. As well as accepting instructions from a number of highly respected defence firms, Jane is a CPS Panel Advocate (Grade 4) and has also prosecuted on behalf of various public and private bodies, including the Health and Safety Executive, RSPCA, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and local authorities. Her practice embraces the entire range of criminal conduct. She is an extremely experienced jury advocate, and has appeared before the appellate courts on numerous occasions.
She is a persuasive advocate and an adept technical lawyer with the organisational and communication skills necessary for varied and complicated cases.
As a prosecutor, Jane is fair but robust, and works well as part of a team. As a defender she is tenacious and committed, and takes very seriously the trust reposed in her by her clients. Her commitment to detailed case analysis, combined with her intellect and friendly manner, have enabled her to build a successful and diverse practice as a criminal and regulatory barrister. She is expert at witness handling, both in examination-in-chief and cross-examination, and has a style which adapts easily to the various different forums in which she appears.
Career
Year of call: 2004
Inn: Middle Temple
CPS Panel Advocate (Grade 4) (2018)
CPS Panel Advocate (RASSO) (2015)
SFO Counsel Panel List (2013)
GMC List of Counsel (2013)
Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR) & Environment Agency Regulatory (List C) (2012)
Pupil Supervisor
Joint Head of Chambers Education and Training Committee
Languages
Spanish (conversational), French (conversational)
Memberships
South Eastern Circuit
ARDL
HSLA
CBA
Education
BVC, City University: Very Competent
GDL (CPE), City University: Commendation
BA (Hons) Modern Languages, Oxford University: 2:1
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Jane Oldfield –Red Lion Chambers ‘Jane is tactical, thorough and kind. She puts the client’s interests first and is always ahead of the game. She is very supportive of clients whilst also respected by judges and opponents.’
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.