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Chloe Fordham

Chloe Fordham

Exchange Chambers, North West

Work Department

Criminal

Position

Chloe is an experienced junior, specialising in criminal and regulatory law.

In her criminal practice, her emphasis is on organised and financial crime and she has prosecuted and defended in a large number of complex and high-profile cases of that nature. By prosecuting and defending in drugs and firearms conspiracies, Chloe has become accomplished in the handling of large amounts of multi-faceted evidence. She also applies those skills defending large-scale fraud and money laundering cases.

She is a Grade 4 Prosecutor and a member of both the Specialist Serious Crime and Specialist Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) lists of prosecutors.

Chloe is regularly instructed by the General Medical Council to present fitness to practice cases at the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal. These cases range from clinical cases which require mastery of intricate medical expertise to sexual malpractice and dishonesty.

Chloe has a wealth of experience in and in-depth understanding of disclosure which she has applied not only in large-scale criminal cases but also in the Hillsborough Investigation.

Having practiced in London for a decade before her move to the Northern Circuit in 2015, Chloe also maintains a practice there.

Career

Called 2005; Category 3 Prosecutor; Specialist lists for rape and sexual offences; England Boxing Disciplinary Panel Member

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association Northern Circuit Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Female Fraud Forum Association of Private Prosecutors

Education

Edinburgh University MA (Hons) in History 2003 College of Law, London - Graduate Diploma in Law 2004 College of Law, London - Bar Vocation Course 2005

Leisure

Away from her usual practice areas, Chloe has an interest in sports disciplinary work and is a legal member of the Disciplinary Panel of England Boxing and Chair of England Handball’s Competitions and Disciplinary Committee. She is also a member of the Sports’ Resolutions Pro Bono Panel as a result of which she has represented sports people in proceedings against the Lawn Tennis Association and British Horse Racing Authority.