Lincoln House Chambers

Constance Halliwell completed her pupillage and accepted an offer of Tenancy at Lincoln House Chambers in 2022. Her pupillage had been supervised by Austin Welch.

Constance enjoys a busy criminal practice across the full spectrum of Magistrates Court and Crown Court work. In the Magistrates Court, Constance regularly prosecutes and defends a range of offences including sex offences and driving matters.

In the Crown Court, Constance deals with sentences, bail applications and interlocutory hearings. Constance is a Level 1 prosecutor. She has completed her vulnerable witness training and has worked on cases involving issues of fitness to plead and capacity.

Constance also defends regulatory breaches in the Magistrates Court, dealing with breaches of Consumer Protection Regulations and allegations of fraud. During her first six, Constance helped draft advices and sentencing submissions in relation to complex aspects of regulatory work including offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

During the first-six of her pupillage, Constance developed experience in the field of Public Inquiries. Constance shadowed Austin throughout his work on the Manchester Arena Inquiry, as counsel representing the bereaved families. Constance attended court to hear live evidence; reviewed documents published by the Inquiry Legal Team; conducted research and reviewed closing submissions prepared on behalf of the families.

Prior to pupillage, Constance developed her pro-bono experience working with the Bar’s national pro bono charity, Advocate, as a Casework Volunteer. This included reviewing evidence, drafting case summaries and preparing bundles. Constance received a first-class honours law degree from Lancaster University.

She was awarded the Harmsworth Scholarship from the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple to study the Bar Course at BPP University, Manchester, completing the course with a grade of Very Competent.

Call to the bar; 2021

Away from work, Constance enjoys watching rugby league, reading and travelling