Red Lion Chambers

Katie appears for the prosecution and defence in all criminal matters in the Magistrates’ Court, Youth Court and Crown Court. She is a CPS Grade 2 panel advocate.

Katie has represented defendants at trial in a wide range of cases, including section 20 grievous bodily harm, possession of class A drugs, assault emergency worker and racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress.

In addition to her criminal practice, Katie has experience in quasi-criminal matters including cases involving Criminal Behaviour Orders. She also represented the applicant in a successful application under the Police (Property) Act 1987.
During her first six, Katie built a strong foundation in prosecution work by assisting her supervisors, Leo Seelig and Paul Evans, in complex cases including attempted murder, rape, conspiracy to cheat the revenue and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Prior to pupillage, Katie comes to the Bar from a strong academic background. She was awarded the Balliol College Jenkyns (Law) Prize for the highest marked Jurisprudence essay and completed the bar course with Distinction, achieving the (joint) top mark in Examination in Chief. Whilst on the bar course, Katie volunteered with the Prisoners’ Advice Service and Advocate.

Year of Call: 2023

Awards:

Inner Temple Major Scholarship

Publications:

Corporate liability: a missed opportunity?, The New Law Journal (8 March 2024), Co-author with Tom Forster KC

CBA

Women in Criminal Law

2023 – Inns of Court College of Advocacy, Postgraduate Diploma in Bar Practice – Distinction

2022 – University of Oxford, BA Jurisprudence – 2.1