Ms Linda Barker > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Harrow, England > Lawyer Profile

Ms Linda Barker

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Work Department

Crime

Position

Linda is a consultant solicitor in the crime department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Handling a broad range of criminal matters from shoplifting and fraud, to murder and assault, she was previously involved in a multi-handed drug importation matter involving substantial amounts of monies, as well as a high-profile murder and a case involving a football coach charged with sexually assaulting a boy.

Linda manages her own criminal defence team, they have dealt with an advance fee scam fraud, valued at half a million pounds, involving property developments in the Cayman Islands and Ireland. She was also involved in challenging the law on “Joint Enterprise” and Article 7 in the Supreme Court, by taking a case in which the defendant had been convicted of murder on the basis of Joint Enterprise to the Court of Appeal.

Linda is both a court and police station duty solicitor, enabling her to attend police stations to advise and assist people who would otherwise have no legal representation.

Career

In 1991 she qualified as a barrister and practiced at the Bar, before sitting her transfer exams a year later to become a solicitor with more direct client contact. She joined Duncan Lewis in 2012.

Memberships

She is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA).

Education

Linda received her degree in Law and Information Technology before achieving her BPTC, followed by the LPC.