Felicity Hemlin > New Park Court Chambers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Felicity Hemlin

Work Department

Crime, Civil, Family

Position

Felicity Hemlin has an established criminal and family law practice. She has experience both prosecuting and defending serious cases in the Crown Court, both on her own and as junior counsel. Her family practice encompasses all aspects of both private and public law acting on behalf of family members, local authorities, the guardian and interveners in the High Court, County Court and Family Proceedings Courts. She is known for her thorough preparation of cases whilst also putting clients at ease.

Crime

Felicity instructed on behalf of both the defence and the Crown Prosecution Service. She has also prosecuted on behalf of the police, Local Councils, the Probation Service and the Home Office.

Felicity is instructed on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service exclusively in the Crown Court and is a Grade 3 Prosecutor.

Furthermore, Felicity acts in both the Crown and Magistrates’ Court in public and private defence cases and in parole hearings.

Both her prosecution and defence work cover a wide range of offences including:

• Serious violence
• Serious sexual offences including rape, historic child abuse and possession of indecent images.
• Drugs offences including conspiracy to supply Class A drug.
• Firearms offences.
• Offences involving large-scale public disorder
• Armed robbery and aggravated burglary.
• Fraud including benefit and mortgage fraud, money laundering and fraud by false representation.
• Immigration offences.
• Proceed of Crime Act hearings.
• Specialist driving offences including exceptional hardship, special reasons and other technical defences.

She is also experienced in dealing with cases which involve: vulnerable witnesses, forensic and medical expert evidence, extensive amounts of disclosure and third party material, public interest immunity applications, cross admissibility, production orders, hearsay and bad character applications.

Regulatory

Felicity has appeared in a number of complex regulatory cases with successful results. Felicity is keen on expanding her regulatory practice in particular through representing public bodies, building upon her experience in prosecuting criminal matters for the CPS and others.

Family

Felicity has experience of dealing with public and private law proceeding under the Children Act 1989, financial remedy proceedings and applications for injunctions under the Family Law Act 1996.

Memberships

• CPS Level 4 Prosecutor
• Criminal Bar Association
• Family Bar Association
• Junior Lawyers Division
• North Eastern Circuit