Mary Prior KC
She is a terrific jury advocate. She can get people to open up which is a rare skill. Her closing speeches are legendary.’
The 36 Group is increasingly establishing its reputation as a port of call for criminal matters, owing to its ‘superb range of barristers at all levels’. Mary Prior KC is noted as ’a top class advocate and turns her hand to anything with exceptional skill’, and is highly sought after for matters with a strong psychological component, and played a leading role in a case regarding a murder by an undiagnosed schizophrenic. Sally Hobson is ‘very strong on client care and extremely jury friendly either when prosecuting or defending’, and includes manslaughter, murder and thefts among her recent caseload. Diana Wilson is ’a concise and persuasive advocate who is able to cut straight to the heart of the matter’; she appeared in BDN v R, a Court of Appeal case concerning if the offence of expressing support for proscribed organisations (in this case, Hamas), is compliant with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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