Lincoln House Chambers is nationally renowned for the quality of its service across the entire spectrum of sexual offences. Several members of the team are known as being amongst the very best barristers nationally in this area and their services are sought for the most challenging and high profile cases. The vast majority of the team, and the service provided by chambers clerks, is recognised in the leading legal directories year after year.
The expertise of our members is sought at every stage of the case. We regularly advise during the investigatory stages and have unrivalled experience of the defence strategy. This often results in actioning pro active steps to avoid charges being brought (pre charge representations) or mitigating the consequences of a prosecution. Once engaged we work tirelessly to ensure the client is properly advised and guided through every stage of the proceedings. We pride ourselves on being able to evaluate the evidence, present complex legal arguments, and present the most effective case on behalf of our clients.
Our expertise in regulatory work makes us extremely well placed to offer a very tailored service to professionals facing prosecutions for sexual offences. We are regularly instructed to advise and represent members of the medical professions, teachers, and the police, both in the criminal courts and before disciplinary tribunals. Our range of clients in this area is very extensive, we regularly act for children and young people and other very vulnerable clients through to very high profile defendants.
Our specialist sexual offence barristers are expert in the entire spectrum of sexual offences law the cases we are regularly instructed in include:
- Possession (Downloading) Indecent Images
- Making Indecent Images
- Distribution (networking and file sharing forums of indecent images)
- Sexual Communications
- Extreme Pornography
- Sexual Assault
- Indecent Assault
- Rape
- Sexual grooming
- Historic sexual abuse
- Voyeurism
- Varying or discharging Sexual Offences Prevention Orders or Sexual Harm Prevention Orders
In the vast majority of cases we will not accept instructions on sexual offence cases on a direct access basis. We do however have a very specialist knowledge of, and superb working relationship with, the leading specialist solicitors covering all sexual offence areas. We are able to advise and assist clients in relation to identifying and instructing the very best solicitors and experts for their case.
“A set with a deserved reputation as being the elite criminal set in the North West with real quality amongst its members.” Legal 500 2024
“Lauded by instructing solicitors as having ‘many strong advocates and some real superstars’, the set offers expertise spanning the full range of criminal offences, and members regularly undertake cases of the utmost gravity including those relating to homicides, serious violence, drug offences and sexual assaults” Chambers & Partners, 2024