Six Pump Court is ‘an exceptional set’ that has ’a very strong and able array of advocates at all levels, including silks and experienced juniors’. Richard Barraclough KC is highly experienced in advising on complex cases involving serious sexual offences, homicide, and violent crime. Nina Ellin KC successfully prosecuted a woman who was convicted of murder of her brother-in-law; stabbing the deceased outside his own pub. Peter Alcock represented a defendant in a multi-handed conspiracy case involving burglary, car theft, and attempted robbery. Kieran Brand’s recent caseload includes matters related to murder, sexual assault, and drug conspiracies and is widely praised as ‘faultless when it comes to his advocacy and engagement skills’. The set’s strength at the senior level was further enhanced by the elevation of Danny Moore KC to silk in March 2025.
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Richard Barraclough QC has a broad practice developed after qualifying as a commercial solicitor in the City and over 30 years at the Bar. His criminal work involves fraud, murder, abuse and other very serious crime including money laundering and illegal money lending. He otherwise practises in the area of regulatory, local authority, health and safety (including marine matters) (with an emphasis on structures), personal injury (catastrophic and psychiatric injuries), professional and medical negligence, coronial and administrative law. He has a wide advisory practice relating to fraud, offshore trusts, contracts, corporate and commercial matters, directors/trustee and professional liability and compliance. He sits as legal assessor to the GMC and the GDC. He has an interest in intellectual property, internet liability and the ‘Dark Net’. He has lectured on various matters including the legal aspects of thoracic medicine, abuse of process, the Ogden multipliers, homicide investigation, the pathology of knife crime and intellectual property (civil enforcement). He is a renowned advocate. He has large number of reported cases.
Career
Called 1980; Inner Temple; took silk 2003; admitted as a solicitor (commercial) in 1978.
Languages
Fluent French; good working knowledge of German.
Memberships
PNBA; ALBA; PIBA; FLBA; the London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association; Medico-Legal Society; the Society for Advanced Legal Studies; the British Academy of Forensic Science.
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- 'Six Pump Court has an excellent mix of junior and senior barristers who cover a range of criminal matters.'