Deanna Heer KC
‘A star performer who exudes calm confidence. Deanna has gone from strength to strength and established herself as one of the top prosecution silks in the country.’
5 Paper Buildings is noted for having a ‘reputation for delivering a high quality service’ according to clients, with members appearing for the defence and prosecution in a range of very serious cases. In one of the highest-profile criminal cases of recent years, Deanna Heer KC prosecuted Axel Rudakubana for the murder of three primary school-age children in a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport; the defendant received a life term with a minimum of 52 years, the second-longest minimum term short of a whole-life tariff on a life sentence, notwithstanding that the defendant was seventeen at the time of the offence. Miranda Moore KC prosecuted a man who was charged with murder stemming from an incident for which he was already serving a sentence for GBH with intent, after a pedestrian who he had rammed with his car died, while Benjamin Douglas-Jones KC prosecuted a man who, as a struck-off paediatric surgeon, circumcised infants in unsanitary conditions and without anaesthesia. Teresa Hay is now a district judge.
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Testimonials
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- 'Excellent chambers, very hardworking and personable clerks. '
- 'Excellent set, very easy to deal with.'
- 'A good criminal set with a talented mid-level.'
- 'The clerks will always go the extra mile to assist their instructing solicitors - always helpful and attentive.'
- 'Strength throughout. Useful therefore for returns. Clerks very reliable and proactive.'
- 'My experience in dealing with this set of chambers has always been extremely positive - they have a very wide range of expertise and knowledge in all criminal matters. The clerks team is highly efficient and will always ensure the best counsel is available to cover any matters'
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