Ms Jessica Tate > Foundry Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
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QUALITY HOUSE, 5-9 QUALITY COURT
CHANCERY LANE, LONDON
WC2A 1HP
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Ms Jessica Tate
Work Department
Foundry Chambers
Position
YEAR OF CALL 2012
Career
Jessica practices general crime with a focus on white collar offences, including bribery and corruption, fraud and money laundering. She is regularly instructed in both civil and criminal high value international cases involving restraint, forfeiture and confiscation. She frequently represents High Net Worth individuals on issues including global restraint and Unexplained Wealth Orders.
Jessica Tate both prosecutes and defends in a wide variety of criminal and civil cases and her written submissions have been described by members of the judiciary as being of the “highest quality”.
Her general criminal practice ranges from serious violent offences, including murder, to conspiracies to supply drugs and firearms. She has particular expertise in representing psychologically and mentally vulnerable clients, understanding the sensitivity required when handling their cases and concerns
Jessica prosecutes for a range of organisations including the CPS, National Crime Agency, HMRC and various local authorities. She is often instructed in civil matters including condemnation, confiscation and forfeiture proceedings. She is often instructed in factually or legally complex high value cases.
Jessica is direct access qualified.
Memberships
Appointments
CPS Panel Advocate (Level 3)
Memberships
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Young Fraud Lawyers Association
The Lord Denning Society
Criminal Bar Association
South Eastern Circuit
Education
BA (Hons) University of Newcastle (First)
MA University College London (UCL)
BPTC Inns of Court Law School (City University (Very Competent)
GDL BPP (Comm.)
Lord Denning Scholar
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jessica Tate – Foundry Chambers ‘A very committed junior, who has a meticulous eye for detail.’
Foundry Chambers has ‘a great reputation and strength in depth for fraud work‘. John McGuinness KC has established strength in prosecuting and defending in a broad range of fraud matters, including money laundering offences and VAT fraud cases. Natalie McNamee is ‘a tremendous advocate‘ who ‘handles difficult, sizeable, complex, multi-handed fraud matters with confidence‘. The ‘very persuasive‘ Benjamin Waidhofer is regularly instructed for the defence in complex fraud work. Jessica Tate is representing a man in a case concerning alleged money laundering, involving the trading and brokering of cryptocurrency into fiat currency.
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jessica Tate – Foundry Chambers ‘Punches significantly above weight for her call. Very good analytic skills and is not afraid to do the hard graft of case preparation. Good with clients and fellow professionals.’
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jessica Tate – Foundry Chambers ‘Jessica’s advocacy is engaging and elegant. She has extremely good delivery and presence and goes above and beyond to ensure cases are properly prepared. Jessica can be trusted to handle complex and important parts of advocacy.’