
Red Lion Chambers
Barristers

Simon Spence KC
- Phone0207 520 6000
- Email[email protected]
- Profileredlionchambers.co.uk
Position
Simon Spence KC undertakes an even mix of prosecuting and defending Crime work across East Anglia and London.
Before taking silk, he worked regularly as a leading junior and often led in high-profile cases. In 2008 he was the prosecution junior in the successful prosecution of Steve Wright, the man accused of murdering five Ipswich women.
Career
Chairman of the Essex Bar Mess (2021–present)
Chairman of the East Anglian Bar Mess (2010–2021)
Legal Assessor for the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (2014–present)
Publications:
An article in the Solicitor’s Journal about the Royal Mail case cited above.
An article in the Law Gazette and appearances on Sky News and BBC News about the government’s adoption of ‘Harper’s Law’ into the current Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
Languages
French
Memberships
CBA
South Eastern Circuit
Northern Circuit
Howard League for Penal Reform
Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts
Education
Pocklington School, East Yorkshire (1974-1981)
De Montfort University LLB (1981-1984)