LL.B (Hons)
Experience
Jane qualified as a solicitor in 2006 and practiced employment law, also obtaining additional qualifications in human resources management. In 2021 she changed direction, following her childhood dream to practice criminal law. She joined the Crown Prosecution Service as a Prosecutor. Her passion and aptitude for advocacy led to her promotion to Senior Crown Prosecutor within a short period of time and she continued to prosecute both as an advocate and a reviewing lawyer. Her work as an advocate has involved successfully prosecuting the full range of cases in the Magistrates Court and Youth Court from minor offences such as theft to more complex cases involving drugs, weapons, serious violence (including domestic violence) and youth cases involving robbery, knife crimes and serious assaults.
As a reviewing lawyer she has conduct of cases from initial review and charge, to overnight remand through to conclusion at trial. In addition to crime, Jane has an interest in sports law, and she has given talks on football related crimes to police forces in the north west.
She is well respected by defence firms for her pragmatic and approachable style.
Qualifications
Notable cases
R v S (a youth) [2024]
The defendant was alleged to have taken part in a robbery with 4 other youths. He denied the charge saying that he left prior to the robbery being committed. He was represented by counsel, and legal arguments on joint enterprise were listed as a preliminary issue. I secured a guilty plea, and the victims were spared the ordeal of giving evidence.
R v S [2024]
This involved two charges of breach of a restraining order. The Defendant denied the charges saying that on both occasions, he bumped into her accidentally. Guilty verdict.
R v B [2024]
The defendant was a respected member of her local community. She was charged with assault by beating during a day out in Blackpool. She came across very well during evidence in chief, but through careful cross examination she became angry. The bench saw a different side to the woman who initially entered the court. Guilty verdict.
R v Q [2023]
This was a domestic abuse case; the defendant was charged with assault by beating. He denied the charge, saying that the complainant is an alcoholic who falls over all the time causing her own injuries. Both the complainant and defendant came across well when giving evidence. During cross examination the Defendant made an off the cuff comment about pushing the complainant out of the way. It was almost imperceptible as he said it whilst describing in great detail the layout of their home. I picked it up and cross examined him further on his use of the word push. He ultimately admitted that he had pushed her more than once. Guilty verdict.
