Jude Lanchin

England

Bindmans LLP · Associate, Criminal Defence and Extradition. Jude has an outstanding reputation in a range of areas including murder, firearms, drugs supply/importation, money-laundering and large-scale confiscation, protest/public disorder, and fraud/white-collar crime. She is particularly regarded for her tactical skills, and her ability and experience in dealing with difficult clients and cases involving young people. Jude is a known heavyweight in relation to youth justice and is passionate about ensuring that children and young adults get appropriate representation and guidance throughout the youth justice system. She is equally passionate about her representation of defendants charged after interactions with the police. Jude is also highly respected for her serious street crime and gang-related work. She represented many clients prosecuted after the 2011 London riots, and continues to act for a number of North London defendants in relation to gang-related murders, attempted murders and other criminal activity, and is renowned for her exceptional track record in this complex area of law. She inspires huge client confidence and is known as an assertive, dedicated and fearless lawyer, with very considerable agility when negotiating the complexities of criminal litigation and practice. Jude has also acted for a number of high-profile clients on a wide variety of allegations and issues. Her clients have included the employee of a London celebrity nightclub, the relative of a Premier League footballer, DJ’s and others in the music/club scene, and staff of national charities. Hisotrically, Jude has always worked on legal aid cases, and continues to do so. However, she now also brings the vast experience and expertise gained from these cases to private work. As with her legal aid work, she regularly receives personal referrals for private work due to her reputation for excellence, dedication and fearless defence work. Her private cases span a large range of advice and representation, including: A young woman of good character accused of public order offence involving a neighbour, an ex-police officer A woman with a significant history of sexual and physical abuse, accused of harassment of her ex-partner A student accused of a drunken assault in a nightclub A student accused of criminal damage during an environmental protest A young man accused of public order offence following an incident with police Jude also carries out a range of private semi-criminal work, such as providing advice for inquests, advice for women on the prosecution of abusive partners, and advising a young witness with mental health issues. Jude was recently approached by LBC for expert comment regarding court backlogs and the current state of the criminal courts system.

England