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Linda Barker

Linda Barker

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.

Mentions

Crime, fraud and licensing • London

Crime: general