2 Harcourt Buildings

Crime

Jane has a leading criminal practice in complex prosecution and defence work across the complete spectrum of criminal offences.

For many years Jane has had a solid reputation in financial crime.  She is regularly instructed, to both defend and prosecute, in multi million pound cases alleging conspiracies to defraud and to cheat the revenue, and in international and cross jurisdiction money laundering investigations. These are frequently complex prosecutions involving substantial financial evidence, multiple bank accounts, forensic accountant evidence, and overseas evidence.  Inevitably Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings run alongside such investigations and prosecution and Jane is skilled in dealing with all aspect of restraint and confiscation. Her attention to detail is particularly apparent when presenting and challenging detailed banking evidence.  Jane receives frequent instructions to prosecute on behalf of the Specialist Fraud Division of the Crown Prosecution Service, and HMRC, and in particularly complex investigations is asked to advise pre-charge. Jane is on the Serious Fraud Office counsel panel.

Additionally, Jane is frequently instructed in homicide offences and offences involving serial sex offences.  She is particularly adept at dealing with young defendants accused of extremely serious crimes, and those with mental disorders. Jane frequently deals with cases where psychiatrists and intermediaries are involved, both for defendants, and for witnesses.   Jane has a particular speciality in cases involving complex medical evidence, specifically in the field of non accidental head trauma in baby's and infants, and issues of causation.

Jane has a substantial appellate practice having appeared in the court of appeal in the recent past to argue points of law relating to conspiracy indictments, the definition of "criminal property" in POCA, the admissibility of expert evidence, the legality of covert surveillance methods and the ambit of Misconduct in a Public Office when applied to serving police officers.

Wadham College, Oxford University: BA Jurisprudence (1999)