Catherine Silverton
Year of Call:
2001
Education:
University of Newcastle, BA (Hons) English Literature, 1999
College of Law, CPE, 2000
College of Law, BVC, 2001
Scholarships:
CPE Scholarship, Linclon’s Inn 1999
Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn 2000
Sir Thomas More Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn 2000
Pupillage Scholarship, Lincon’s Inn 2001
Career:
Called to the Bar 2001, Lincoln's Inn
Pupillage at Sovereign Chambers, 2001-2
Member of the North Eastern Circuit
Member of the Criminal Bar Association
Grade 3 Crown Prosecutor
Catherine began her career with a general pupillage at Sovereign Chambers, and has experience in crime, civil, family and regulatory work.
Profile
Catherine has experience in a multitude of regulatory and disciplinary areas.
She has extensive experience of prosecuting for government agencies including Customs and Excise and the Food Standards Agency and has experience of appearing before the Coroner's Court.
Catherine has led junior counsel in a complex and wide reaching case involving breach of VOSA regulations.
She has also had involvement with the Police Federation in her capacity defending an officer from the Metropolitan Police Service for offences of grooming and indecent assault.
Catherine has recently returned from maternity leave and hopes to focus increasingly on her Regulatory and Disciplinary practice.
For further details contact Yvonne Crosbie, Chambers Criminal Clerk or Zoë Bellwood on 0113 245 1841
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