Katherine Robinson > Park Square Barristers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Katherine Robinson

0113 2459763

Work Department

Criminal and Regulatory & Public

Position

Crime

Katherine is a grade 4 prosecutor and is regularly instructed in all areas of criminal law, including terrorism, serious violence and sexual cases and complex conspiracies.

Katherine prosecutes and defends in a range of complex cases. She is regularly instructed in serious sexual offences, Multi defendant conspiracies and violence / homicide.

Katherine has particular experience of money laundering and proceeds of crime proceedings, including all aspects of confiscation. She has lectured extensively on the Proceeds of Crime Act both from a prosecution and defence perspective for a variety of audiences including the Regional Assets Recovery Team and Local Authorities.

As the UK governments Criminal Justice Advisor to Somaliland, Katherine works in the Horn of Africa on Counter Terrorism.

Regulatory & Public
Katherine is well-versed in matters of regulatory law, including Trading Standards and environmental matters

Katherine is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend in a range of Trading Standards, DWP and other regulatory prosecutions and is currently Leading Counsel in a multi million pound conspiracy to defraud prosecution involving three companies and their directors.

Career

Call 2002

Appointments:
Grade 4 Prosecutor

Specialist POCA Panel

Serious Fraud Office Panel

Memberships

North Eastern Circuit (York Junior)
Criminal Bar Association
Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association

Education

1999
Durham University, BA (Hons) English Literature & Philosophy

2000
College of Law, PgDL (Distinction)

2001
College of Law, BVC