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Ian Strongman
1981 Call
LLB (Hons)
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)
Member of the Family Law Bar Association
Member of the Criminal Bar Association
Practice Groups
Crime
Care Proceedings
Divorce and Matrimonial Finance
Residence & Contact
Immigration
Reported cases
R. v Kishientine Times 9 Dec 2004, ABS v Yates Current Law Feb 2005, R v Wright [2000] 2 Cr. App. R. (S.) 459, R v Withey Current Law May 1999, R v Altaf [1999] Cr.App.R.(S.) 429, CPS v W [1994] Current Law 922
Ian Strongman has been a member of chambers for over 20 years and has been head of chambers since 1996. His practice remains wide and varied. It includes Crown Court crime, both prosecution (Grade 3 CPS approved) and defence, family proceedings in the County adn High Courts, including residence, contact and ancillary relief, and asylum applications in the AIT. He also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the Magistrates' Courts, mostly in the West Mercia area. |
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Gary Cook
Call 1989
BEd(Hons)
Practice Groups
Crime
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association Gary Cook is regularly instructed in all Crown Court matters. He is also experienced in appearing at Inquests. |
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Iain Suggett
Call 1989
LLB(Hons)
Practice Groups
Crime
Reported cases
R. v Foggarty [1997] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 238
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association
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Alison Scott-Jones
Call 1991
LLB(Hons)
Practice Groups
Family, Crime
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association, Family Law Bar Association
Interests
horse riding
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Philip Brunt
Call 1991
BSc (Econ)(Hons)
Practice Groups:
Crime
Civil (Particularly Employment and VAT)
Reported cases:
Customs and Excise Commissioners v Zielinski Baker & Partners Ltd [2004] UKHL 7; [2004] 1 W.L.R. 707; [2004] 2 All E.R. 14
R. v C (A Juvenile) (Persistent Offender) [2001] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 120
Philip Brunt was formerly a member of Rowchester Chambers and joined Number 8 Chambers in 2006.
He specialises in criminal defence work in the Crown Court and on the civil side proceedings in the VAT Tribunal and Employment law.
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Robert Cowley
Call 1992
LLB(Hons)
Practice Groups
Crime
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association
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Kate Thomas
Call 1994; Call to the Supreme Court of Queensland Australia 2004
LLB (Hons) University of Birmingham
Practice Groups
Crime, Civil
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association
Called in 1994, Kate initially practiced in London, returning to Birmingham, her home city, in 1997. At present her practice is predominantly criminal encompassing all aspects of Crown Court work, including fraud, sexual offences, crimes against children and murder. She also undertakes a degree of personal injury work which draws upon her previous experience as a civil practitioner whilst in London.
Road haulage is her specialise area and is founded from her family background in the haulage industry. This foundation was built upon when she was employed in a number of solicitors firms which operated solely in this area. She has experience of conducting civil and criminal cases, in addition to Public Enquiries, representing both drivers and their employers. She has particular expertise in tachograph analysis and drivers' hours offences, in addition to statutory interpretation of the Construction Regulations. She also has wider experience of transport related issues such as product liability and 'grey' imports, and vintage vehicle restoration disputes.
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Dele Alakija
Call 1996
LLB (Hons)
Practice Groups
Crime, Immigration & Human Rights
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association, Fellow of Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Dele Alakija was called to the Bar in 1994 following a successful career in Pathology then hospital administration finally as Chief Executive of a large independent hospital and charity. He sat as a magistrate for almost 10 years and now sits as a part-time Immigration Adjudicator. | |
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Mark Jackson
Call 1997
MA (child care law), LLB (Hons), BSc (Hons) (Social Work); Dip Social Learning Theory & Practice; Dip. Child Care Law & Practice; Cert. Social Service; Cert. Social Care
Practice Groups
Crime
Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association, British Association of Social Workers
Mark Jackson is a specialist criminal practitioner with a broad range of trial experience including serious fraud and money laundering cases; serious drug cases and associated confiscation proceedings; public disorder and serious violence. He has acted on behalf of members of the armed forces and the police and prosecutes on behalf of a number of Local Authorities.
An experienced social worker, specialising in the care and treatment of young offenders, Mark has particular experience in the sympathetic representation of young people and mentally disordered offenders.
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June Williams
Call 1999
LLB (Hons)
Practice Groups
Civil, Family, Crime
Professional Organisations
Personal Injury Bar Association
Interests
Formula 1 racing, travelling, theatre and the arts, and cooking
June Williams is a barrister with a wealth of experience in civil litigation. Work undertaken includes personal injury, contract, tort, bankruptcy, landlord & tenant and nuisance. Her previous experience includes licensing, Chancery and commercial work. Additional areas of practice include private and public family law
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Joanne O'Shea
Call 2000
BA (Hons)
Practice Groups
Family, Crime
Languages
French, German, Spanish
Interests
Walking
After graduating in modern languages, Joanne O'Shea worked in marketing and sales and as a European Account Manager, before being called to the Bar in 2000. She has a general practice with a particular interest in crime and family work.
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Emma Rutherford
Call 2002
LLB (Hons)
Practice Groups
Civil, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights
Reported cases
A B (Sudan) CG [2004] UKIAT 00260
Interests
Tennis, formula 1 racing, foreign travel
Emma Rutherford has a broad experience of criminal trials undertaking both prosecution and defence cases. She has gained considerable experience of civil work both the small claims and fast track with particular interest in personal injury. Emma has considerable experience of conducting immigration and human rights appeals both before adjudicators and the IAT.
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Christopher Lane
Call 2002
BA (Hons) (Oxon)
Practice Groups
Civil, Family, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights
Articles"Widening the ambit of non-consensual treatment?" (R on the Application of B v Ashworth Hospital Authority) New Law Journal Vol.155, No.7173 of criminal and civil law, with a special interest in personal injury litigation.
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David Payne
Call 2003
LLB (Hons) Law & Politics University of Wales
Practice Groups
Family, Crime, Immigration & Human Rights, Civil
Professional Organisations
Family Law Bar Association
Interests
Sport, current affairs, technology
David Payne has enjoyed a wide variety of briefs with success since joining No. 8 Chambers. Before coming to No. 8, David had undertaken possession and debt recovery work in South Wales.
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Liz de Oliveira
Call 2000
LLB(Hons)
Practice Groups:
Crime
Family
Immigration and Human Rights
Liz de Oliveira secured a first class law degree as a mature student. She joined Number 8 Chambers in 2006
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The Criminal Team represents a long history of practice in this field of work both in prosecution and defence. It includes a number of practitioners whose work is exclusively crime. Those at the senior end are typically engaged cases involving offences as diverse as murder, sexual abuse, drugs importation and serious fraud. A service is also available to represent those charged with minor offences in the Magistrates’ Courts. The Team includes three members with CPS Grade 3 status. For those cases requiring leading counsel, the Team is supplemented by two door tenants of outstanding ability in criminal trials.
The Team recognises the importance of working with their professional clients as a team and to that end are happy to provide telephone advice at any time and to draft defence statements, skeleton arguments and other documents as required.
The law in this area is changing at an ever more rapid rate. To enable the Team and criminal practitioners to keep abreast of changes, members of the Team present regular lectures and updates.
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