Rachel joined Chambers in October 2024.
She appears regularly for both the prosecution and defence, in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. She is also frequently instructed in youth cases, often involving issues of modern slavery.
Rachel has a broad range of experience of criminal cases, including harassment, sexual offences, drug offences, driving offences, violent offences and dishonesty offences.
Prior to joining Chambers, Rachel worked as a Legal Assistant on the Undercover Policing Inquiry, then worked as Chief of Staff to a First Tier Tribunal Judge.
R v DB (2025) [Hove Crown Court] Represented a client charged with coercive and controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship and ABH. Prosecution alleged that the defendant had engaged in controlling behaviour against his ex-partner during the course of their 18 month relationship. It was further alleged that the defendant punched the complainant’s foot causing significant injury. The defendant denied any such behaviour, arguing that their relationship was simply mutually unhealthy. He argued that the injury to the complainant’s foot was entirely accidental. The client was unanimously acquitted of both counts.
2020: Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University (Commendation)
2019: BA in Political Science, Columbia University, New York (Magna Cum Laude- equivalent to first class honours)