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Christine Agnew
Year of call: 1992
Education: LL.B (Hons)
Christine is an experienced specialist criminal and regulatory advocate. Chambers Directory, an independent guide to the legal profession rates her as a leading Barrister in Crime. The CPS have approved her, after competitive selection, to prosecute the most serious offences including murder (Grade 4). She is on the Attorney General's B list of Prosecution Advocates.
Christine Agnew has experience of conducting the most serious and complex criminal cases for both the defence and prosecution. She acts as both a leading and junior counsel. Her practice includes all types of heavy crime including murder, manslaughter, armed robbery, drug importations, kidnap and rape. In addition she specialises in fraud cases having recently represented a defendant in a £20 million MTIC carousel fraud lasting over a year. She has experience of complex money laundering trials - from simple cash to gold bullion. Christine also has considerable experience in regulatory matters particularly in police disiplinary work representing officers at internal Discipline Boards and on appeal to the Chief Constable and the Police Appeals Tribunal.
She also prosecutes for the Health and Safety Executive.
She is a member of the Chambers Regulatory Group.
Cases
Miscellaneous Crime | |
| R v T | Prosecuting Defendant charged with Robbery. Evidence relied upon cell confession. Extensive PII hearings in Crown Court and Court of Appeal. |
| R v Drew | Defending main defendant in a conspiracy to control prostitution trial. Sole issue was "control". All defendants acquitted at the conclusion of a 6 week trial at Southwark Crown Court. |
| R v Austin | Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. CPS caseworker charged with Brian Stevens (Soham police officer.) |
| R v Allman | Serving police officer charged with dangerous driving whilst on duty. |
Sexual Offences | |
| R v T | Prosecuting a false imprisonment with intent to commit a Sexual Offence trial. Indictment amended when complainant's (aged 6) ABE interview was excluded. |
| R v R | Prosecuting historical rape allegation (30 years old). Defendant was the brother of the complainant. They were 12 and 15 respectively at the time of the allegations. |
| R v C | Historical rape and indecent assault on step-daughter and step-son. |
| R v K | 15 year old boy charged with rape (gang) of a 14 year old girl. |
Regulatory Offences | |
| Re X | Prosecuting an industrial accident that led to the amputation of a leg. Case involved complex Health and Safety legislation and considering, managing and adducing expert evidence leading to a plea by the defence. |
| H | Defending PC at disciplinary hearing where charges were sucessfully dismissed on a technical abuse of process of argument. |
| V | Defending Police Constable at disiplinary panel hearing alleged to have cocaine in system. Tested as a "with cause test". Proper drawing of adverse inferences upon failure to provide a hair sample. |
Money Laundering | |
| R v Hurtado & Others | At the time the largest money laundering case ever prosecuted by HM Customs and Excise involving bureau de change. 17 defendants were charged. Lengthy confiscation proceedings followed the trials. |
Murder/Manslaughter | |
| R v B | Defending 18 year old boy charged with attempted murder of his girlfriend. Psychiatric issues involved but not sufficient to provide him with a defence. Advice with regard to plea essential. |
| R v A | Junior prosecution counsel in a "baby shaking" case where the defendant was the child's father. Issues regarding causation and the "triad of injuries" explored via the evidence of a large number of expert witnesses. |
| R v Faulkner | Man charged with double murder of his wife and son. Involved issues of dininished responsibility. |
| R v B | 15 year old boy charged with attempting to murder his mother. |
Confiscation and Restraint | |
| R v Goldstone | Confiscation proceedings. Involved appearing in a Barcelona court as witnesses refused to travel to England. |
Fraud | |
| R v Roberts | Prosecuting confiscation proceedings involving appointment of Enforcement Receiver, tracing and realisation of funds to recover monies for the prosecuting authority. |
| R v Evans | Defending the former manager of Boston United FC in a tax fraud. Led by Jim Sturman QC |
| R v Hill | £20 million MTIC carousel fraud involving: "An elaborate structure of companies involving "missing" and "buffer" companies in the mobile telephone market. Multi-million pound payments to off-shore traders said to be the suppliers of the telephones into the fraudulent trade. Further allegation of the diversion of funds and the falsification of accounts to avoid the effects of "freezing" orders. Case also involved allegations of "jury knobbling" resulted in a highly protected jury. Representing the only Defendant who was aquitted. Led by Peter Lodder QC |
Domestic Appellate Cases | |
| Terence Clarke | [1997]1Cr.App.R(S)323 Possession of firearm. |
