Anne Richardson

synopsis

Anne is now one of the most senior and experienced members of the criminal team within chambers. She has been a Grade 4 prosecutor for many years and practises exclusively in crime, having begun her career with a mixed family/criminal practice.

Anne has a wealth of experience dealing with sexual offences of all categories and has developed a particular expertise conducting cases of historic abuse allegations and those involving young and vulnerable defendants. She has a calm uncomplicated manner and is recommended for her interpersonal skills and her ability to speak to and gain the confidence of witnesses and defendants.

She has an understanding of the "Beijing rules" and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and has dealt with cases involving witnesses as young as five and defendants as young as eleven. She also deals with cases involving domestic violence and indecent images of all levels.

Anne has prosecuted and defended in cases involving serious violence, including murder. She has also represented those accused of multi handed drugs' conspiracies and is familiar with the obligations of disclosure under RIPA and is able to assimilate cell site analysis.

Anne regularly conducts lectures for her professional clients and past subjects have ranged from all aspects of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, trials involving young defendants and allegations of historic abuse, intermediaries and the criminal procedure rules.

Anne speaks French and German to a good standard and can converse at a basic level in Spanish.

Anne is always happy to be contacted privately by her professional clients – by mobile or email. Please speak to her clerks.

Anne delivered a lecture on Special Measures - Prosecution and Defence.  All relevant information, Case Law and Special Measures application can be obtained using the following links:-

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/annie-richardson-special-measures.doc

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/appendix-1-application-for-special-measures-ar.doc

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/appendix-2-special-measures-eligibility.doc

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/r-v-b.pdf

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/r-v-cox.pdf

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/r-v-great-yarmouth.pdf

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/r-v-sevenoaks.pdf

http://www.derestreet.co.uk/files/r-v-walls.pdf

notable cases

• Anne was involved in the first case to utilise a satellite link directly into the witness' home so that an elderly lady could give her evidence to the court without leaving her house.
• She has conducted numerous cases involving allegations of historical abuse, some over 50 years old and is well versed in the art of sifting through documents from the Local Authority disclosed under PII.
• She has developed a reputation for dealing with young defendants accused of sexual offences.
• Anne is currently prosecuting a number of cases involving allegations of ill treatment of vulnerable residents by care workers within care homes throughout the north East of England
• McKerry v. Teesdale and Wear Valley JJ : 164 JP 355, DC - 'Name and shame' of youth defendant
• R (Grant) v. DPP, R v. Grant [2002] : Cr.App.R. 38, DC and CA - Whether issues of fitness to plead invoke article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights - defendant on murder charge could not rely on defence of provocation as found unfit to plead under section 4 of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964.
• DPP v. Elsom, (2006) CA unreported : First prosecution appeal on evidential ruling under section 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Whether prosecution could invoke hearsay rules under the 2003 Act to admit video recorded interview of complainant as sole evidence of rape when she was unavailable for cross examination.
• Attorney General's Reference (No. 4 of 2002) [2005] 1 AC 264, HL : First terrorist case in England and Wales, junior counsel for acquitted person at trial and in the Court of Appeal and House of Lords - evidential burden of proof and human rights.

education

• Polam Hall School for Girls Darlington
• Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College Darlington
• University of Birmingham- LLB Law
• Council for Legal Education London- Bar Finals

memberships

• Member of the Criminal Bar Association

publications and broadcasts

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