Domestic Crime

Members of Chambers’ Criminal Practice Group possess significant expertise in defending, prosecuting and advising on all aspects of criminal law proceedings. Our barristers appear regularly before the Crown Court, High Court and appellate courts across England and Wales, being instructed in some of the most serious and complex criminal cases, often involving extensive evidence, multiple defendants and sensitive factual and legal issues.

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Members of Chambers are frequently engaged in serious and organised crime matters, including cases concerning grave violence, firearms, major drug conspiracies and offences with international or cross-border dimensions. Counsel routinely appear in long-running Crown Court trials, complex interlocutory hearings and confiscation proceedings, as well as appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) against conviction and sentence.

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Chambers also has notable experience in terrorism-related proceedings, acting in cases brought under the Terrorism Acts and related legislation. Barristers appear in the Crown Court and higher courts on matters ranging from pre-charge and bail applications to full jury trials involving national security considerations, closed material issues and human rights arguments.

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In addition, Chambers is instructed in serious sexual offence cases, including rape, sexual assault and historic allegations. Counsel regularly appear in the Crown Court in cases requiring careful handling of vulnerable witnesses, complex disclosure regimes and expert evidence, as well as in appellate proceedings raising issues of fairness and procedural integrity.

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Guernica 37 Chambers offers rigorous advocacy and strategic criminal litigation expertise at every stage of proceedings before the domestic criminal courts.