South Eastern Circuit
23ES is reputed as a ‘a well established and highly regarded set whose reputation is reflected in the excellent service ice they provide’. Kate Lumsdon KC , who is distinguished as a ’exceptionally talented and hardworking’, advises on various sexual offences, GBH, and organised crime related matters, and represented a man acquitted of the murder, but convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice regarding the kidnapping, torture and murder of a Turkish DJ. Eloise Marshall KC‘s rapport of successful cases includes serious sexual offences – she prosecuted a female prison officer, stationed at HMP Wandsworth, who was filmed engaging in sexual activity with an inmate. Paul Bogan KC represented the only one of nineteen defendants to be acquitted in a 23-month drug importation trial at Manchester Crown Court, while Tom Godfrey represented a woman who received a non-custodial sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to procure a poison with intent to procure a miscarriage – an earlier trial collapsed due to inaccurate media reporting.
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Kate Lumsdon KC defends and prosecutes a broad range of criminal and regulatory cases, from murder, rape and child abuse to corporate fraud.
Recent cases include a series of murders, fraud, drug conspiracy, child abuse and people trafficking.
As a Grade 4 prosecutor she prosecuted many multi-handed cases of murder, rape, systematic child abuse, armed robbery and drug importation and distribution.
She is a vulnerable witness advocacy trainer on behalf of the Criminal Bar Association.
Kate undertakes advisory work. She has recently advised a Government Department as to the viability of proposed criminal offences and potential alternative solutions. She has been asked to advise the CPS in respect of difficult charging decisions.
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Career
Called 1993; Middle Temple.
Memberships
Western Circuit
South Eastern Circuit
Middle Temple (Blackstone Scholar)
Bar Council (Western Circuit Representative)
Criminal Bar Association
Fraud Lawyers Association
Regulatory Lawyers Association (ARDL)
Bar Choral Society (Trustee)
Education
BA (Hons) (Manc); CPE (Lond).
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Testimonials
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- 'They are an all round good set with brilliant barristers at their disposal. '
- 'A well established and highly regarded set whose reputation is reflected in the excellent service ice they provide.'
- '23 ES are one of the best and leading criminal sets whose excellent reputation is reflected in the excellent service they provide.'
- '23 ES has consistently shown that it ranks among the best chambers, not least because the work it undertakes is complex and often high profile.'
- 'Very good set overall.'
- '23ES are a huge set with an incredible array of KC's. They are undoubtedly one of the leading sets for criminal defence work. '
- 'A first class Set.'