About

Provided by 4 King's Bench Walk

The 4KBW Crime Team is extremely strong, highly regarded and dedicated to professional and lay clients alike. Year on year its reputation grows, both on account of the skills on display and the consistency of the results achieved.

Chambers is proud to be able to offer members through all levels who both prosecute and defend in every area of the criminal law. The Crime Team endorses and applies Chambers' equal opportunities and diversity policies and is proud of its longstanding commitment to these most important aspects of practice.

Chambers receives an ever-increasing number of instructions in high-profile and extremely serious matters, many of national significance. This is a reflection of the wide range of well-recognised and experienced counsel, from juniors to King's Counsel, that we are able to offer. Whilst many members of the team have developed strong practices within London, the Thames Valley, the South East and the Midlands, our counsel are available to appear anywhere within the jurisdiction.

Our counsel appear in all courts including The Court of Appeal, Crown Court, Magistrates Court, Courts Martial, and the Coroner’s Court. The crime team prides itself on the excellent service it offers. Instructions are received from a large number of defence solicitors across the UK. We also accept instructions from all prosecution authorities.

Chambers Review

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Crime - South Eastern (Bar)

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

4 King's Bench Walk is a solid criminal set with a team of barristers able to handle a wide range of complex cases. An interviewee comments: "The quality of members of chambers is extremely high." Another adds: "4 KBW has a range of counsel with a variety of expertise and experience." The set is experienced in the whole gamut of serious criminal cases including murder, allegations of historic sexual abuse and drugs offences. An example of the instructions the set regularly receives is R v Smith, a case concerning a multi-handed conspiracy to import multi-kilos or MDMA.

Rick Gardner is the managing criminal clerk.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Adam Williams
3
Adam Williams
3
Band 3

Adam Williams is frequently instructed in highly complex criminal cases involving such issues as serious sexual offences, threats of assault and violent disorder. Williams is adept at taking on both the defence and prosecution role in cases.

Adam is a very impressive junior. He is very thorough in dealing with vast materials.

Adam Williams demonstrates excellent legal knowledge and is very approachable for clients, especially those who are vulnerable.

Richard Moss
3
Richard Moss
Head of Crime
3
Band 3

Richard Moss is a very experienced criminal practitioner with expertise in a wide range of cases, such as attempted murder and serious drug offences. He is equally at home acting in defence of a client as he is taking on the prosecutor role. Moss is on the CPS Panel at Grade 3.

Richard Moss has a great manner with juries and is able to get to grips with the complexities of cases with ease.

Richard Moss is a legal voice you can trust. He is exceptionally good at representing those accused of murder with mental health vulnerabilities.

Richard is hard-working and highly professional. He commands respect among his peers and gains the trust of judges and juries alike.

Ranked Barristers at
4 King's Bench Walk

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Juniors

South Eastern (Bar)

Crime

Adam Williams
3
Adam Williams
3
Band 3
Richard Moss
3
Richard Moss
Head of Crime
3
Band 3

Members

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Anne-Marie Critchley

Ciara Moran

Clara Parry

Clare Evans

Daniella Adeluwoye

Gavin Holme

Gwynn Price-Rowlands

Janick Fielding

John Lamb

Kim Preston

Kirsty Day

Lee Harris

Nadia Chbat

Naomi Perry

Nicholas Doherty

Olive Lycourgou

Peter Fortune

Rhian Wood

Richard Atkins KC

Richard Moss

Richard Moss

Head of Department

Sandra Beck

Sophie Chaplin

Tabitha Everett

Williams Innes