Chambers News
Team 4KBW will be running in the Reading half marathon on 1st April 2012.
We are running for a charity called Launchpad Reading, which provides supported housing to disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Reading. We appreciate that you may get many requests to dig deep but we’d be delighted if you’d support us and our chosen charity.
January 2012
New Tenant: Chambers is delighted that Patrick McMorrow and Isaac Maka have joined chambers.
December 2011
New Tenants: Chambers is delighted that Farah Amin, Peter Collins and Michaella Jacobs have joined chambers.
October 2011
Building on their work in this specialist area Michael Salter of Ely Place, and Chris Bryden of 4KBW this week gave evidence to a Parliamentary Group Inquiry into potential amendments to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997(Click here for more info.
New Tenant: Chambers is delighted that Lee Harris has joined chambers.
June 2011
New Tenant: Chambers is delighted that Gwynn Price Rowlands has joined chambers.
Lee Harris
Areas of Practice
Crime - Lee has an extensive and varied criminal law practice, both prosecuting and defending. He practises in all areas of crime including offences of violence, dishonesty, those of a sexual nature, and those involving drugs. He is also happy to accept instructions in relation to road traffic offences.
He prosecutes regularly in the Crown Court, Youth Court and Magistrates Court, and has also appeared in the High Court on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service. He has represented the Crown in trials relating to offences such as grievous bodily harm, sexual assault (including against children), and drug cultivation. He is experienced in effective case management and strategy, and also has the ability to put young, vulnerable, and scared victims and witnesses at ease and make them comfortable with the court process.
Lee also defends clients in a whole range of criminal offences in the Crown Court, as well as accepting privately funded instructions in the Magistrates Court. He is also happy to advise both lay and professional clients as to the merits of their case. He has recently represented clients facing charges as diverse as serious identity fraud, drink driving, and supplying cannabis. Lee has also represented people against whom confiscation orders have been sought.
Family - Although experienced in all areas of family law, Lee has a particular specialism in the law relating to children. He acts in private law proceedings involving disputes of residence, contact, international movement of children, and child abduction. He also acts in public law matters representing parents and guardians in relation to all aspects of care proceedings. He is used to dealing with complex cases involving psychiatric assessments of children and implacable hostility between parties. His ability to empathise with often distressed lay clients, and to negotiate effectively with his opponents means that a beneficial outcome can be achieved.
Education & Qualifications
The College of Law – Bar Vocational Course (1998) – Very Competent
University College London – LLB (1997) – 2:1
Professional Memberships
Middle Temple
Criminal Bar Association
Professional Courses
New Practitioner’s Programme
Forensic Accounting
Professional Ethics
Established Practitioner’s Programme
Interests
Cooking, Literature, Theatre, Travel
