Exchange Chambers

Exchange Chambers

Lawyers

Victoria Smith-Swain

Exchange Chambers, Yorkshire And The Humber

Work Department

Criminal; Regulatory

Position

Victoria is a specialist criminal and regulatory advocate. Acting for both the prosecution and defence, she conducts trials, sentences, newton hearings, plea and case management hearings and mentions across a full spectrum of criminal matters including dishonesty and fraud offences; violent offences ranging from common assault to murder; sexual offences; drug offences; public order offences; road traffic offences; ASBO and Football Banning Order applications; POCA applications and Confiscation Enforcement proceedings; and DWP and Local Authority prosecutions.

During her time at the General Medical Council, Victoria gained experience of the MPTS Fitness to Practise Panel and Interim Order Panel hearings for cases involving misconduct, deficient performance, health, conviction or multi-factorial impairments. She attended appeals and drafted witness statements, allegations, sanction submissions and instructions for Judicial Review.

Career

Called 2008

Memberships

Lincoln’s Inn Criminal Bar Association Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers

Education

Bar Vocational Course, Nottingham Law School, Jul 2008 B Law, Newcastle Law School, Jun 2007 A Levels / AS Level, NEW College, Pontefract, Jul 2003 Kalisher Trust Bursary, Criminal Bar Association 1 High Pavement Plea in Mitigation Competition 2008; Crowther Shield Public Speaking Competition 2008; and Dickinson Dees' Senior Client Interviewing Competition 2007.

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