Overview
Alexia joined Chambers in February 2025 having been called to the Bar in November 2024.
Alexia qualified as a Solicitor in 2003 and has specialised in criminal practice since then. In 2009 Alexia gained her Higher Rights of Audience and then has appeared regularly at the Crown Court and is an experienced Trial Advocate.
Alexia's previous practice as a solicitor means that she has in-depth knowledge and experience of all stages of the criminal process, from the Police Station to the Crown Court. This insight enables her to liaise effectively with those instructing her, appreciating the pressures they face.
Alexia has exceptional client care skills and engages well in particular with young and vulnerable clients.
She undertakes the full range of Crown Court work and has recently undertaken trials defending those facing offences of Murder, Rape, Fraud and serious assaults. She has experience as a Leading Junior and being led. She has undertaken VHCC work.
Alexia undertakes both Legal Aid and Private work.
She also represents clients in relation to motoring offences.
Crime
Please see below for a selection of Alexia’s cases as a Higher Rights of Audience advocate with Bullivant Law:
Violence and Weapons Offences
R v AC – Murder – Central Criminal Court – trial 2024
R v JA – Manslaughter – Central Criminal Court – trial 2024
R v F – Snaresbrook Crown Court – assault using a knife in the context of a coercive and controlling relationship 2023
R v H – Inner London Crown Court – Attempted Murder of passenger of a platform in front of an oncoming tube, plea on day of trial, 2023
R v C – Central Criminal Court, Murder, identifying dismissal argument, Crown persuaded to offer no evidence 2023
R v A – Central Criminal Court – Attempted Murder charge, negotiated section 20 GBH, hospital order imposed, 2021
R v G – Wood Green Court Court multi-handed – Section 18 GBH, stabbing incident 2022
R v D – Kingston Crown Court – multi-handed false imprisonment and Section 18, torture case 2021
R v A – Southwark Crown Court – Section 18, stab wound to the head 2021
R v C – Inner London Crown Court sitting at the RCJ, assault on a Transport Worker, 2021
R v L – Inner London Crown Court, Manslaughter, one push and death following coma 2020
R v T – Snaresbrook Crown Court – Assault, Rape and False Imprisonment 2020
R v BF – Manslaughter – Junior Counsel at the Central Criminal Court, multi-handed 2017
Drug Offences
R v C – Snaresbrook Crown Court – PWITS case, originally multi-handed with firearm charges which were dropped following listing for Dismissal. Trial on drugs matters. 2023
R v P – Inner London Crown Court – PWITS and Possessing Criminal Property 2019
Sexual Offences
R v Z – Inner London Crown Court – attempted rape and sexual assault
R v K – Wood Green Crown Court – rape case involving Sexomnia as a possible defence 2023
R v T -Southwark Crown Court – rape case with vulnerable client 2022
R v D – Croydon Crown Court – sexual assault by penetration of a child (Section 28 case) 2022
R v C-S – Inner London Crown Court – sexual assault by a tube driver on a passenger 2021
R v O – Inner London Crown Court – assault by penetration of a child 2021
R v R – Snaresbrook Crown Court (sitting at a Nightingale Court) rape and GBH of a sex worker 2020
Financial offences
R v MK – Sheffield Crown Court – Conspiracy to Defraud, VHCC, 2024
R v LB – Southwark Crown Court – Transferring and Possessing Criminal Property 2022
R v EA – Inner London Crown Court – Perverting the Course of Justice (re fraud) 2022
R v AC – Inner London Crown Court – Possessing Criminal Property, 2020
R v AV – Lewes Crown Court – Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs with contested POCA 2019
R v P – Inner London Crown Court – PWITS and Possessing Criminal Property with contested POCA 2019
R v SD – Inner London Crown Court – Conspiracy to receive stolen goods/ money laundering 2018
Education
University of Lincoln
College of Law, York
Memberships
Alexia is a member of Women in Criminal Law and is on their Mentoring Committee.
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