Alex Kettle-Williams

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Overview

Alex graduated in Spanish and Music with Honours from Exeter University before being called to the Bar with the Inner Temple. She joined One Inner Temple Lane in 2006 before the successful merger with 2 King’s Bench Walk in January 2017.

Alex enjoys a successful defence and prosecution practice, including both private and publicly funded work as well as Leading and Junior Briefs. Her Crown Court practice extends predominantly across Greater London and the South East as well as the Western Circuit and further afield. Alex is experienced in a wealth of cases involving murder, other serious violent offences, serious sex offences, arson, witness intimidation, large-scale and multi-handed drug supply, firearms and fraud. Alex’s practice expands into the area of Judicial Review and she also benefits from experience in a variety of Court Martial cases, both at home and abroad.

Alex is a Grade 4 Prosecutor.

Crime- prosecution & defence

R v P – Kingston Crown Court – led junior; defending; trial following’ confession’ of paedophile killing; https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9316064/Ex-marine-who-murdered-neighbour-turned-away-by-police-when-he-tried-to-confess.html
R v T – Isleworth Crown Court – prosecuting; sexual assault; defendant a Chelsea Pensioner; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11735376/Chelsea-Pensioner-sexually-assaults-young-woman-in-his-room.html
R v M – Blackfriars Crown Court – defending; ‘stranger rape’; offences 15 years apart – https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jailed-minicab-rapist-who-plied-student-with-drink-and-drugs-a3635526.html
R v K – Central Criminal Court, prosecuting; s.18: domestic violence by liquid burns; http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14521780.Scorned_lover_cleared_of_pouring_scalding_coffee_on
R v J L & D – Luton Crown Court – prosecuting, multi-handed Class A drugs and firearms trial – https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2018-01-31/three-men-jailed-for-drugs-and-firearm-offences/
R v H – St Alban’s Crown Court – prosecuting; repeated possession of firearm; ‘vulnerable’ defendant; – https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/convicted-killer-back-jail-after-gun-found-hemel-hempstead-home-554459
R v B – Woolwich Crown Court – prosecuting; HMP Belmarsh prison officer conveying and supplying Class A; comprehensive analysis / disclosure issue re: third party / prison records / material
R v G – Luton Crown Court – prosecution; ex-army officer; “worst” child sex abuse images and videos; https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-news/bedford-ex-spanish-army-sergeant-6604029
R v G & Ors. – Central Criminal Court – defending; led-Junior; multi-handed stabbing; successful ‘half-time’; https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/family-jailed-for-killing-of-teenager-jay-sewell-in-lewisham/
R v R-D – Winchester Crown Court – prosecuting; led-Junior; murder; sadism; https://www.hampshire.police.uk/cy-GB/news/hampshire/news/news/2020/february-2020/brendan-rowan-davies-convicted-of-the-murder-of-kelly-anne-case/
R v X (a youth) – Central Criminal Court – defending; led-Junior; multi-handed stabbing; https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/metropolitan-police-old-bailey-burnley-norbury-wembley-b1086259.html

R v Nguyen [2015] EWCA Crim 923
R v Kilara [2012] EWCA Crim 2112 (Banks on Sentence 12th Ed.)
R v Apaw [2012] EWCA Crim 1857
R v Chakir [2012] EWCA Crim 1342
AG’s Ref. (No. 6 of 2011) [2012] EWCA Crim 86
R v Ayhan [2011] EWCA Crim 3184
R v McTigue [2008] EWCA Crim 2674
R v Oringa [2008] EWCA Crim 2051

BA Hons (2i Spanish with Music) – University of Exeter.
DELE (Spanish, Nivel Superior) – Instituto Cervantes, Valencia.
Diploma in Translation (Spanish, Letter of Credit) – Institute of Linguists, London.
PGDL (Commendation) – College of Law, Guildford.
BVC (Very Competent) – College of Law, London.