Serena is an accomplished and highly skilled advocate with a thriving practice which includes Homicide, Serious Organised Crime, Terrorism, Fraud and Sexual Offences.

Serena has particular experience dealing with sensitive cases, including closed criminal proceedings. Many of the cases in which she has been instructed have also involved complex issues of disclosure in both terrorism and high-value fraud cases.

Serena has also advised on war crimes prosecutions and investigations, both in a domestic and international context and has a wealth of international experience which provides her with a depth of knowledge on which to draw when advising on matters relating to foreign jurisdictions. Serena was awarded the Halsbury Rule of Law Award in relation to her international work in 2019.

She has also been instructed in regulatory cases, primarily involving the intersection of regulatory and criminal offences such as dishonesty and sexual offences.

Serena is an approved Grade 4 CPS prosecutor across all of the specialist panels including terrorism, organised crime, rape and sexual offences. She also has particular experience dealing with vulnerable witnesses including those with autism and psychiatric and psychological conditions resulting from extensive trauma.

Year of Call:2001

Treasury Counsel Monitoree (September 2021 to March 2024)

CPS specialist panels for Fraud, Organised Crime and Counter-terrorism (Grade 4)

CPS grade 4 panel for general crime

Member of International Advisory Committee for NGO Legal Action Worldwide.

Senior Civilian Expert for UK HMG Office of Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (A cross Whitehall unit providing specialist advice to HMG departments including FCDO, NCA, HO and others.)

Halsbury Rule of Law Award 2019 (for war crimes work)

Spanish

Criminal Bar Association

South Eastern Circuit

Middle Temple

Women in Criminal Law

Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers

MA, University of Cambridge