Park Square Barristers

Criminal, Personal Injury, Civil Fraud, Commercial & Chancery, and Regulatory & Public

Crime
Andrea Parnham regularly appears in the Crown Court on behalf of the prosecution or the defence. She has been instructed in a wide variety of cases including assaults, drug cases, burglary, robbery, aggravated burglary, firearms, sexual and homicide offences.  She is known for her approachable style when dealing with witnesses and clients, and she takes care to ensure that they fully understand the proceedings of which they are to be a part. Andrea is adept at dealing with cases that involve both vulnerable and intimidated witnesses as well as vulnerable Defendants.

Andrea has been instructed as disclosure junior in large scale operations involving high numbers of both complainants and defendants. She has ably dealt with various complex issues that have arisen pre-trial and during proceedings.

Andrea has had great success arguing exceptional circumstances when representing clients facing statutory minimum sentences, successfully persuading Judges that any sentence could not only be below the minimum term, but could also be properly suspended.

Andrea has represented several prosecuting authorities including the CPS, the Department of Rural, Health and Welfare, the Child Support Agency, the police, the Environment Agency, Fire Service and HMRC.

Andrea has been instructed for both the prosecution and the defence in several complex confiscation matters including issues such as third party interests, tainted gifts and hidden assets.

Andrea was called to the Bar after an 11-year career in the police service involving operational, investigative and executive roles. She was a detective and attained the rank of Inspector. Her previous experience and thorough working knowledge of police policy and procedure has often proved invaluable and has helped shape her exceptional people skills and her forensic approach to detail in cases.

Andrea undertook a common-law pupillage under the supervision of Matthew Smith, Craig Hassall and Sally Beaumont.

Public Access

Andrea may accept Public Access work, where she can be instructed directly by a member of the public rather than a solicitor.

Regulatory & Public

Andrea Parnham is a B-List Specialist Regulatory Advocate. She has a wide-ranging regulatory practise and has prosecuted on behalf of a variety of regulatory bodies. This enables her to turn her hand effectively to many different regulatory regimes for the prosecution or the defence.

Andrea is adept at handling large scale cases and is able to pinpoint the real issues in the cases accurately and comprehensively.

In 2015 Andrea undertook a secondment to the Environment Agency working along prosecutors within the Agency, she gained invaluable experience and knowledge of the relevant law as well as advising on complex issues and appearing in the Magistrates Court.

In 2016 Andrea undertook a secondment with Humberside Police. During her secondment, she worked on a wide variety of police matters from Dangerous dogs to domestic violence protection orders to Police discipline. She advised the police on a wide variety of matters. Andrea developed a particular specialism in Sexual Harm Prevention Orders advising the force on applications for new orders as well as variations to existing orders. Andrea also represented the Chief Constable of Humberside Police in both the Crown Court and the magistrates court in relation to a variety of matters.

Andrea was called to the Bar after an 11-year career in the police service involving operational, investigative and executive roles. She was a detective and attained the rank of inspector. Her previous experience and thorough working knowledge of police policy and procedure has often proved invaluable. Her last posting was as the inspector in the Professional Standards Department dealing with all matters of police complaints and discipline. She has a credible working knowledge of police regulations, policies and procedures. Her experience has helped shape her exceptional people skills and her forensic approach to detail in cases.

During her pupillage, she was supervised by Craig Hassall and experienced first-hand a variety of cases involving regulatory and financial aspects.

Andrea undertook a common-law pupillage under the supervision of Matthew Smith, Craig Hassall and Sally Beaumont.

Call 2013

Appointments: 2014 Trainer of Expert Witnesses for West Yorkshire Police

2019 List C of the Panel of Specialist Regulatory Advocates

2010 Nottingham Trent University, LLB (Hons) (First)

2013 University of Warwick, Post Graduate Diploma in Police Leadership and Management BPP Law School, Leeds, BPTC (Very Competent)