JUNIOR PROFILE

Rupert Kent

UK Bar 2026

5 King's Bench Walk

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Financial Crime

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

Crime

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Rupert Kent is a polished and sought-after barrister, who is routinely instructed in the prosecution and defence of lengthy and complex cases, involving financial crime, murder, terrorism, and other serious criminal charges. He is ranked in the Chambers UK for both financial crime and crime.

Rupert is an outstanding courtroom performer. He has strong oratory skills and the capacity quickly to establish trust with juries, and a rapport with witnesses that enables him to maximise the value of their testimony. He excels at making the complex simple and digestible for the lay person, ensuring that the finer points of even the most challenging case are accessible to the jury.

He is regularly instructed as leading counsel, and also appears as a led junior or junior alone. He is a Grade 4 CPS General Crime Advocate Panel member and receives Serious Fraud Office instruction (having been security cleared). Rupert is also public access qualified.

CPS Counter Terrorism Panel (Grade 4)

CPS Fraud Panel (Grade 4)

CPS General Crime Panel (Grade 4)

CPS RASSO Panel

CPS Serious Crime Panel (Grade 4)

Serious Fraud Office (B Panel)

Kosovo Specialist Chambers Specialist Counsel (Defence; Victims)

Professional Memberships

Fraud Lawyers Association

South Eastern Circuit

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Financial Crime - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Rupert Kent is a talented advocate for both the defence and prosecution of financial crime, with experience acting in a range of fraud, money laundering, insider trading and asset restraint work. He is also a Grade 4 Crown Prosecution Service Fraud Specialist Advocate Panel member as well as a Serious Fraud Office B Panel member.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Rupert is an excellent advocate with a sharp brain.
Financial CrimeUK Bar
Rupert is very calm, confident and works incredibly hard.
Financial CrimeUK Bar
He has top communication skills, is very persuasive and excellent with juries, clients and judges.
CrimeUK Bar
Kent is very calm, very smooth and well thought through, which are very attractive to the jury. He works incredibly hard and is really effective.
CrimeUK Bar
Rupert Kent was seriously impressive with his performance in front of the jury.
CrimeUK Bar
He is a very high-level prosecutor.
CrimeUK Bar