18 St John Street

18 St John Street

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Rachel Shenton

Rachel Shenton

18 St John Street, North West

Work Department

Criminal law.

Position

All areas of criminal law including murder, serious offences of violence, fraud, other offences of dishonesty, drugs, trading standards and driving offences. Particular specialisation in rape, child abuse (sexual and physical), all sexual offences and historic abuse including instructions to defend in a number of cases of historic child abuse in residential schools and children��s homes as part of police operations in Staffordshire – Operation Thor – and Liverpool – Operation Cure.

Career

Called to the Bar: 1993

Education

Altrincham Girls Grammar School; University of London; University of Central Lancashire; Inns of Court School of Law. Qualifications: LLB (hons).

Mentions

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Crime (general and fraud)

Leading junior2
Rachel Shenton – 18 St John Street Chambers ‘Rachel is an outstanding counsel, and her trial advocacy is consistently powerful and engaging. She maintains excellent communication throughout the contact that she has with both clients and instructing solicitors, explaining her reasoning for the actions being taken at every step of the way, and her preparation is detailed and she consistently reviews unused material to ensure that all avenues possible are considered when planning the defence case.'

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