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Crime (general and fraud)

Sarah Knight

Sarah Knight

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The 36 Group is ‘a strong chambers with quality, reliable barristers at every level, for both prosecution and defence’. Mary Prior KC successfully defended a young man with severe schizophrenia who was acquitted of the murder of his mother, whom he fatally stabbed in the street, believing she was an alien intent on destroying the world. ’An assiduous and conscientious barrister’, Christopher Donnellan KC prosecuted a 51-year-old man convicted of murdering his mother in a complex case involving issues of fitness to plead, conflicting psychiatric evidence, legal arguments over the reliability of a 999 call made by the defendant. Sarah Knight, noted as ‘a highly capable advocate’, prosecuted a cross-border organised crime group from a travelling community involved in a conspiracy to steal and burgle over £500,000 from ATMs across England and Scotland.
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Position

Sarah is a senior criminal practitioner instructed to prosecute and defend and practises exclusively in crime.

She is highly regarded for her work and is committed to preparing every case diligently and with the utmost care.

She is a grade 4 prosecutor and is on the CPS approved specialist list to prosecute rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO).

She is repeatedly instructed to act as leading counsel.

Sarah is frequently instructed at an early stage in an investigation (often pre-charge) to provide guidance to the Police and the CPS in case preparation. She is a highly regarded part of the prosecution team and is known for her meticulous preparation. She is hard working and committed.

Sarah is routinely instructed in difficult and serious sexual offences cases involving contemporary and historic allegations. She is well respected for her sensitivity dealing with witnesses and defendants with mental health issues other vulnerabilities. A significant volume of Sarah’s work in this area of expertise has involved professionals (eg social workers, teachers, foster carers and religious leaders) accused of serious sexual offences.

She is very experienced in dealing with complex disclosure matters in cases of this kind.

Sarah practices predominantly in Nottingham, but also across the East Midlands.
Work Undertaken
Murder

Manslaughter

Death by Dangerous or Careless Driving

Rape and Serious Sexual Offences both contemporary and historic

Child Cruelty

Serious Violent Offences

Career

Call: 1996.

Career highlights:

University of Westminster - Diploma in Law
University of Nottingham - BA (Hons) in French with German
Level 4 Prosecutor since 2007
Rape Specialist
Languages: French, German & Italian

Areas of experience:

Serious Sexual Offences
Serious & Complex Crime

Languages

French, German and Italian

Memberships

CPS Level 4 Prosecutor CPS Special Panel Advocate Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Criminal Bar Association Midland Circuit Middle Temple Former Chair of the Nottingham Bar Mess Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Commendation – 2012 Chief Constable of Derbyshire Commendation - 2018

Education

University of Westminster - Diploma in Law
University of Nottingham - BA (Hons) in French with German

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