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Barrister

Mitchell specialises in serious criminal law, representing both defendants and prosecutors in a wide range of complex cases.

His expertise covers serious violence, murder, blackmail, sexual offenses, large-scale drug conspiracies, kidnap, and armed robbery, where he regularly deals with complex matters as both leading and led junior. He is particularly skilled in handling cases involving individuals with learning difficulties or other vulnerabilities, having been appointed in 2016 as a trainer for the Inns of Court College of Advocacy’s Vulnerable Witnesses course.

Mitchell is frequently involved in cases that require the analysis of forensic evidence and has been a member of the British Academy of Forensic Science since 1986.

Before joining the Bar, he worked as a solicitor, earning a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Criminal Law in 1997 and gaining Higher Rights of Audience in 2003. He also served as a Senior Panel Member of the Independent Peer Review Panel for the Legal Aid Authority.

British Academy Of Forensic Science

South East Circuit

Criminal Bar Association

Essex Bar Mess

2014 was shortlisted as solicitor advocate of the year at the Law Society Excellence Awards

CPS Grade 4