Exchange Chambers

Criminal

Martine is an experienced Category 4 Prosecutor with a wide range of experience in both prosecuting and defending criminal cases. She is appointed to the Specialist Panel for serious crime at Level 4, and is a member of the CPS Specialist Rape Panel.

She covers all aspects of criminal work including:

• Fraud (VHCC, vat, fuel, benefit, publishing, banking fraud, identity, insurance and mortgage fraud)
• Proceeds of Crime, money laundering, forfeiture and confiscation
• Sexual offences
• Serious violence and firearms offences
• Murder and attempted murder
• Drugs supply, conspiracies and importation
• Motoring offences including fatalities
• Environmental, Health and Safety and RSPCA prosecutions

Martine has particular experience in complex and high value frauds and drugs conspiracies as well as cases of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

Martine is able to communicate effectively with people, be they clients or witnesses, so they are comfortable in her company. She is able to gain their trust even when dealing with complex and harrowing cases. She can deal with distressing subjects sensitively and comprehensively, instilling confidence in people. For example, she was Junior Counsel defending the youth charged with the murder of 7 year old Katie Rough.

A tenacious and formidable presence and authority in the courtroom with the ability to put her case over powerfully, her growing practice continues to go from strength to strength.

Martine is also a Pupil Supervisor at Exchange Chambers.

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Called 2000; Category 4 Prosecutor

North Circuit Criminal Bar Association

LLB University of Liverpool (Class II,I 1999) Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent, 2000) Wolfson scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (1999)