Linenhall Chambers is widely praised as an ‘excellent set’ and is ‘highly regarded for both the quality of its barristers and its clerking team’.
Owen Edwards KC is often instructed by those charged with historic sexual offences and road traffic offences. Moreover, since taking silk last year he has acted in several high-profile murder trials, including for the prosecution in a case concerning a murder committed by an 85-year-old former solder at a sheltered housing complex in Sandbach, Cheshire.
Simon Rogers, ‘the go-to barrister for serious and heavyweight cases on the circuit’, recently defended a father charged with the gross negligence manslaughter of his disabled teenage daughter, who died as a result of long-term neglect during lockdown. Ultimately, the defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the first televised sentencing hearing in Welsh legal history.
Anna Pope is well known for her expertise in cases involving rape and other serious sexual offences, particularly those with vulnerable witnesses. Having joined the group in December 2023 from Kenworthy’s Chambers in Manchester,
Denise Fitzpatrick brings with her a broad practice covering sexual offences and fraud matters.
James Coutts stands out for his ‘approachable manner when addressing juries.’