Ailsa McKeon
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Position
Ailsa became a Member of Chambers in October 2019 following successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Ben Lloyd, Simon Ray, and Alison Morgan KC. Following pupillage, Ailsa spent 10 months on secondment as Judicial Assistant to Lord Reed in the UK Supreme Court, after which she returned to chambers in August 2020.
Ailsa accepts instructions across the range of Chambers’ practice areas, most frequently defending and prosecuting in the magistrates’ and Crown courts. She is a CPS Level 3 (General Crime) prosecutor and has also been instructed by local councils and private clients on various aspects of private prosecutions, as well as having completed initial training in extradition proceedings with the CPS. She has appeared before Social Work England and the High Court (Administrative Division) in regulatory proceedings; acted for the Office of Product Safety and Standards in confiscation proceedings under the Consumer Protection Act 1987; and appeared for a vulnerable defendant in civil contempt proceedings brought before the county court.
Ailsa is listed on the Government Legal Department’s Junior Junior scheme and in that capacity, was instructed (alongside Christopher Knight of 11KBW) to assist Sir Tom Winsor in his independent review into the departure of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick, in February 2022. She is presently one of several junior junior counsel assisting the Post Office Horizon Inquiry. She has also acted for the Home Office in relation to the provision of recovery needs support for a victim of trafficking, and adequate accommodation for an asylum seeker under ss 95-96 of the 1999 Act. Ailsa has also regularly assisted David Perry KC with various pieces of work raising complex questions of law in domestic and foreign jurisdictions. She is pleased to take on pro bono work via Advocate.