Miss CHRISTINE A EGERTON

LL.B (Lond)
LL.M (Lond)
Called to the Bar in 1992
Member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

Areas of Practice:
Practises extensively in criminal law, both Prosecution and Defence with a 50/50 split.

Parole Board hearings

Grade 4 Prosecutor

Recent Cases:

Has been instructed as junior counsel in many cases of homicide.

Has conducted numerous cases of attempted murder, death by dangerous driving, serious violence, kidnap, blackmail, fraud and drugs offences.

Particularly experienced in prosecuting and defending serious sexual offences (rape, historical sexual abuse, child pornography etc.) Fully qualified to prosecute serious sexual offences, having undertaken the Serious Sexual Offences Course accredited by the Bar Council.

Wide experience in prosecuting and defending cases involving children, young and vulnerable people as defendants or witnesses.

Appeared for the Crown in R v H [2005] 2 AllER 859 a sexual assault case which defined the approach to sexual touching for the purposes of the Sexual Offences Act 2003

Instructed in Parole Board hearing (Discretionary Lifer Panels etc.)

Professional memberships:

Member of the Criminal Bar Association

e-mail: ChristineEgerton@kbwchambers.com