Garden Court North Chambers is widely regarded as ‘a first-class set’, with a strong practice spanning primarily defence but also some prosecution work. Nina Grahame KC, ’a leading silk with the perfect temperament for supporting the most vulnerable in society’, recently led the successful defence of an 18-year-old driver acquitted of secondary involvement in a joint enterprise murder following a late-night road rage incident.
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Profile

Work Department

Criminal Defence and Appeal

Position

Nina was appointed KC in March 2019. She is a senior criminal defence practitioner of considerable experience.

Career

As a junior Nina was regularly instructed in the most serious of cases, particularly those cases involving allegations of murder, manslaughter, drug trafficking, money laundering, serious fraud, computer misuse, allegations of serious violence (including child cruelty), sexual and Mental Capacity Act offences.
She has extensive Court of Appeal and CCRC experience and has also been instructed in the Supreme Court. Her cases frequently involve complex evidence of the use of ‘cutting-edge’ technology and sophisticated anti-surveillance techniques by OCGs.
Nina also has extensive experience in cases involving vulnerable witnesses and defendants involving issues of mental health or capacity, often in combination with concurrent Family Court or Court of Protection proceedings.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Criminal Bar Association Justice
  • Howard League for Penal Reform; and
  • Association of Lawyers for Animal Welfare.

Education

BA (Comb Hons) English and Theatre Studies (1982)
BVC – Outstanding / Certificate of Honour (1993)

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