6KBW College Hill remains a leading set for matters premier prosecutions at all court levels, being retained in cases from Youth Courts to the Supreme Courts. Duncan Penny KC ‘is extremely knowledgeable, calm, assured and a highly skilled advocate’, advising in serious mandates pertaining to terrorism and the National Security Act 2023, including prosecuting five men who were involved in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a warehouse of goods in Leyton destined to supply Ukraine. In addition, the set includes Duncan Atkinson KC, whose portfolio of prosecutions include sophisticated manslaughter incidents, such as the case of a man described in the press as a “slapping therapist” who was convicted of causing the death of an elderly woman from lack of adequate care during a Paida Lajin workshop. Annabel Darlow KC and Alistair Richardson prosecuted a Liverpudlian student who was convicted of preparing an anarchist terrorist bombing campaign. Paul Jarvis KC was appointed to silk in March 2025.
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Profile
Position
Paul is a first-rate advocate with a thriving practice as both a leader and a junior alone in cases of substance and complexity.
He is a Junior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court, appointed by the Attorney General in 2017 to prosecute the most serious offences including murder and terrorism. In that role Paul accepts instructions from all divisions of the Crown Prosecution Service and from the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority.
Alongside prosecuting, Paul maintains a busy private defence practice, mainly in the areas of corporate and financial crime, cybercrime, serious sexual offending and motoring offences, where his expertise is sought at all stages of proceedings.
Paul has particular expertise with regards to the proceeds of crime and judicial review. He also has a sizeable appellate practice. In the last few years he has appeared as sole junior counsel in over one hundred cases before the Court of Appeal.
Paul is the joint editor of Millington & Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime, and Kingsley Napley & 6KBW College Hill: Serious Fraud, Investigation & Trial, and a contributor to Blackstones’ Criminal Practice and Taylor on Appeals. He is a case commentator for Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime, and a regular contributor to the Criminal Law Review and Archbold Review.
Career
- Junior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court
- Recorder (part-time Circuit Judge)
- Fellow Commoner, Downing College, Cambridge
- Advisory Board, Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice
- Supervisor in law, University of Cambridge
- Ad hoc lecturer in law, University of Oxford
- Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
- Criminal Law Reform Now Network Committee
- Criminal Bar Association Law Reform Working Group
- Co-Chair, Criminal Bar Association Education Committee
- Legal Adviser to the CPS London Hate Crime Local Scrutiny Panel
- South-Eastern Circuit Lead Facilitator for Vulnerable Witness Training
- Pupillage Foundation Scheme Mentor, Lincoln’s Inn
- Mentor for The Kalisher Trust
Memberships
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
- Selden Society
- Criminal Bar Association
- Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association
- Fraud Lawyers’ Association
- Private Prosecutors’ Association
Education
University of Cambridge, LLM (Hons), Law.
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Testimonials
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- 'A top tier set with strength from top to bottom, particularly good on terrorism cases.'
- '6KBW are a set of extremely accomplished and intellectual barristers. At all levels there are counsel who will delve into the detail and are not afraid to take esoteric or novel points.'
- '6KBW is a first rate crime set with strength in depth.'
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- '6KBW is a powerhouse of talent and skill.'