Genevieve Reed is a tenacious barrister with excellent advocacy skills. She has a well-respected practice advising and acting in cases involving Fraud, Serious & Organised Crime and Sexual Offences.
Genevieve appears in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal, as a led and leading junior and junior alone, on a range of serious and complex Crime matters, including homicide, large scale Fraud cases, large scale Drugs Offences, Human Trafficking, serious Sexual Offences, Serious Violence & Serious Organised Crime, particularly cases involving alleged gang association.
She also has particular expertise in representing individuals charged with allegations arising in the workplace, including dishonesty offences, sexual offences, perverting the course of justice and misconduct in a public office, on behalf of teachers, prison officers, police officers and those working in the financial industry.
She has advised on International cases involving parallel importing, cross-border issues, Extradition, and MLA requests. She has also worked on cross-jurisdictional investigations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
She has advised and appeared for companies in relation to all Restraint, Civil Recovery & Confiscation matters, including disclosure orders, restraint orders, production orders, search warrants, as well as cash seizure and forfeiture.
Genevieve understands the need for first rate client care having gained valuable experience working at leading criminal law firms Hickman and Rose and Irwin Mitchell prior to coming to the Bar.
Call:2011
CPS Panel Advocate (General Crime) (Grade 3)
CPS Panel Advocate (Serious Organised Crime) (Grade 3)
CPS Panel Advocate (Serious Fraud) (Grade 3)
Publications:
Commentary on the “rough sex defence”, The Justice Gap, July 2021
‘Delay and Stay Proceedings’, Criminal Bar Quarterly, Issue 4, Winter 2014
‘Social Media Offences’, Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, Vol 178, September 2014
CBA
Female Fraud Forum
South Eastern Circuit
Graduate Diploma in Law, City Law School, Commendation
BA [Hons] English Literature, Queen Mary University of London: 2.1