Barbara has more than 20 years’ experience at the Bar and is a Grade 4 Prosecutor.
During the early stages of her career she was seconded to Revenue and Customs, for 3.5 years, where she undertook a large case load of international investigations over a team of HMRC Officers. She was responsible for prosecutions of significant drug and gun importations.
She has built a strong reputation, particularly for her ability to assimilate large amounts of papers, present cases electronically, and provide appropriate advices in good time.
Barbara has gained particular experience with cases of complexity involving multiple defendants. She successfully secured convictions in a 36-handed drug case.
She was Junior counsel in a multi-million pound MTIC fraud, which has to date resulted in over 25 convictions of various directors of companies.
Barbara’s life experience enables her to deal with defendants, witnesses and complainants with a sympathetic approach, putting them at ease ensuring they feel comfortable in giving their accounts and explaining their cases. Barbara set up the ISVA shadowing scheme between the Northern Circuit and the Sexual Assault Referral Centres.
She has experience in dealing with complex cases, has defended and prosecuted in Encrochat cases, presented electronic data cases, used cell site and other mobile telephone evidence, and is used to dealing with bulk disclosure of unused material.
Barbara was led by Jonathan Sandiford KC in R v Eleanor Williams who was convicted of several counts of perverting the course of justice. The case gained international exposure. Barbara is regularly instructed by the Complex Case Unit of the CPS and on behalf of the Counter Corruption Unit including R v Withnell, a corrupt police officer who planted shotguns in a car belonging to a girlfriend’s ex. R v Kerry Pegg, the corrupt prison governor and R v Peter Pitt who killed his ex-partner.
Instructed by Greater Manchester to deal with LPP material in dawn raids across various solicitors’ home addresses and business premises involved in a complex “sham marriages and immigration status.”
She is also part of a group that advises the House of Commons select committee for RASSO cases.
Barbara regularly prosecutes homicides and cases involving the death of victims of fatal traffic incidents.
Barbara regularly appears in the Coroner’s Court. She recently represented a family following the death of their loved one in a hospital. The Inquest was Article 2 compliant and the Senior Coroner issued a Regulation 28, Prevention of Future Deaths Report.
- Chief Constable’s Commendation for work undertaken on R v Eleanor Williams
- Member and volunteer of ‘We are Advocate’ and ‘The Schools Consent Projects’
