Overview
Rachel prosecutes and defends in a wide range of criminal cases. Her experience includes violent offences, drugs, public order, dishonesty, weapons and sexual offences. She also has expertise in representing young people in the Youth Court, having represented individuals charged with robbery, drugs, weapons and violent offences.
Rachel joined Chambers in October 2026 following successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Dominic Connolly, Louisa Collins and James Fletcher.
Prior to starting pupillage, Rachel worked as an adjudicator for the Pensions Ombudsman.
Rachel has a busy defence practice and is regularly instructed in the Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court.
Criminal Defence
Rachel has a busy defence practice and is regularly instructed in the Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court.
Criminal Prosecutions - Private & Public
Extradition & International
Rachel has had experience of extradition applications at Westminster Magistrates' Court and is keen to grow a practice in this area.
Professional Discipline & Regulatory
Rachel accepts professional discipline and regulatory instructions.
Asset Forfeiture, Confiscation & Civil Fraud
Rachel accepts Proceeds of Crime and Asset Forfeiture instructions.
Education
- University of Southampton - BSc Applied Social Sciences
- London School of Economics - MSc Law, Anthropology & Society
- DeMontfort University - GDL
- BPP University - BPC
Professional Memberships
- Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
- The Honourable Society of Inner Temple
- The European Circuit
- Youth Justice Legal Centre
Cases of Note
R v MS
Secured an acquittal in the Magistrates’ Court to a charge of a s.2 harassment offence. Both the defendant and complainant were vulnerable.
R v DM
Secured an acquittal in the Magistrates’ Court to a charge of criminal damage. The bench was persuaded that they could not be sure it was the defendant based on the identification evidence put forward by the Crown.
R v KB
Defence counsel for sentence in the Crown Court where SSOs had been imposed on two previous occasions and the defendant had a number of very recent convictions for the same offence. He was looking at a substantial custodial sentence, and the judge was persuaded to impose a sentence shorter than expected.
R v TR
Secured an acquittal on all counts in the Magistrates’ Court for an extremely vulnerable defendant who suffered with psychosis. He was charged with harassment under the Public Order Act 1986 and 3 counts of failing to comply with notification requirements.
R v SN
Successfully persuaded the Crown to offer no evidence in an unusual case where the client was charged with 3 counts of being drunk in charge under the Licensing Act 1872.
R v PD
Secured an acquittal in the Magistrates’ Court to a charge of a s.2 harassment offence between ex-partners. While on the face of it the complainant was a credible witness, information was elicited during cross-examination which undermined her account.
R v PM
Secured an acquittal in the Magistrates’ Court to a charge of ABB following a successful application to adduce the bad character of the complainant.
R v NC
Made successful written submissions for a 14-year-old who was charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance of class A. The Crown was persuaded that an out of court disposal was the most appropriate outcome.