Catherine Spedding

Crime

Catherine has specialised in criminal law since her call to the Bar in 1995. Initially practising in chambers in Bristol, she then spent a number of years in chambers in Birmingham, before returning to Bristol, where she was employed as Head of Crown Court Department and Principal In-house Counsel for a large firm of defence solicitors, before returning to chambers in 2019. She now practises on the Western and Midland Circuit. Catherine prosecutes at Grade 3 and defends in a wide range of criminal cases, including those involving serious violence and sexual offences, domestic violence, drugs, firearms, theft, fraud, serious driving and motoring offences and she has been led in several high profile murder cases. She has a friendly and approachable manner which puts defendants and witnesses at ease. She is well-prepared and adopts a forensic and effective approach to case preparation and advocacy.