Linda Barker
Linda is a consultant solicitor in the crime department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. Handling a broad range of criminal matters from shoplifting and fraud, to murder and assault, she was previously involved in a multi-handed drug importation matter involving substantial amounts of monies, as well as a high-profile murder and a case involving a football coach charged with sexually assaulting a boy. Linda manages her own criminal defence team, they have dealt with an advance fee scam fraud, valued at half a million pounds, involving property developments in the Cayman Islands and Ireland. She was also involved in challenging the law on “Joint Enterprise" and Article 7 in the Supreme Court, by taking a case in which the defendant had been convicted of murder on the basis of Joint Enterprise to the Court of Appeal. Linda is both a court and police station duty solicitor, enabling her to attend police stations to advise and assist people who would otherwise have no legal representation. · Duncan Lewis Solicitors
About
Linda Barker is a consultant solicitor in the Crime department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors in England. She manages a criminal defence team and handles a broad range of criminal matters — from shoplifting and fraud to drug importation, sexual offences, assault and homicide — and acts as both a court and police-station duty solicitor; she has been involved in high-profile matters including an advance-fee fraud of £500,000 and cases raising Joint Enterprise and Article 7 issues.
Practice area
Office
Expertise
Education
- Degree in Law and Information Technology
- BPTC
- LPC
Admissions
- Qualified as a barrister (1991)
- Qualified as a solicitor via transfer exams (c.1992)