Christopher Hogg > Sills & Betteridge LLP > Lincoln, England > Lawyer Profile
Sills & Betteridge LLP Offices

Aquis House
18 – 28 Clasketgate
Lincoln
LN2 1JN
England
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Christopher Hogg

Work Department
Crime
Position
Chris is the Head of the Crime & Motoring Offences Department.
He is a Partner & Higher Court Advocate who deals with a range of complex criminal matters in the Crown and Magistrates Courts.
After training as a barrister and working as a legal adviser at Reading Magistrates Court, Chris cross qualified to become a solicitor in 2004, and Higher Court Advocate in 2010. He handles cases including murder, complex fraud, drug supply, sexual assault and offences involving serious violence. He also has a special interest in representing clients facing driving disqualifications.
Recent high-profile cases where Chris has succeeded in reducing his clients’ sentences include a cultivation and possession with intent to supply cannabis case and a knife point robbery matter, both heard at the Court of Appeal.
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime, fraud and licensing: General crime and fraud
Sills & Betteridge LLP possesses a robust criminal litigation offering, and the team accommodates both private and legal aid clients in the full range of mandates from Magistrate level traffic crimes to complicated murder trials. Katie Scott assumes a central role in advising those accused of indictable only offences, such as homicide and drug conspiracies, while Christopher Hogg focuses on road traffic offences and is an experienced Higher Court Advocate.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the East Midlands
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in East Midlands
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the East Midlands
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime, fraud and licensing: General crime and fraud
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant