Widely praised for its growing strength in depth at all levels of call, the team at 30 Park Place Chambers ‘leads the way for criminal work in Wales’. Caroline Rees KC, ’a true leader in her field‘, regularly prosecutes and defends in high-profile murder and manslaughter cases, particularly those involving the deaths of children or vulnerable defendants. Andrew Jones KC, well known for prosecuting multi-handed drugs conspiracy matters, took silk in March 2024 - he continues to act for the CPS Complex Casework Unit. Nigel Fryer is a ’go-to for more complex cases‘, with his broad experience covering murder, drug supply, serious sexual offences, and fraud cases. Julia Cox, a Grade 4 Prosecutor and RASSO panellist, has considerable experience handling complex sexual offences cases involving s. 41 applications. Having joined the set in January 2024 from Iscoed Chambers, Emma Harris brings notable expertise in fraud, sexual offences, and drugs matters. In May 2023 Daniel Jones also joined the set, returning to Wales after a decade spent at 5 St Andrews Hill in London. He is best known as a prosecutor. Rising star William Bebb is noted for his ’tactical nous’ and ‘steely resolve’.
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Testimonials
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- 'Phil Griffiths the senior clerk is excellent.'
- 'Chambers is the go-to set for complex and heavyweight crime. They are first choice to prosecute familial child homicides and multi-defendant, multimillion-pound drug conspiracies. Laura McPherson and Emma Haines are very effective criminal clerks.'
- 'The leading criminal set on the Wales and Chester Circuit with an excellent, helpful clerking team. There has been significant expansion of the criminal team in the last 18 months.'
- '30 Park Place's criminal team is growing in strength and depth with each passing month. Their middle tier and lower end has been strengthened greatly in recent years. They are now instructed in the most significant cases in Wales and lead the way for criminal work in Wales.'
- '30 Park Place is really well respected throughout Wales.'
- '30 Park Place has traditionally been the chambers with the most strength in depth. They are the most progressive and most businesses like of the Welsh chambers.'
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