Audrey Archer

Call 2004
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Crime

Audrey Archer prosecutes and defends across the spectrum of criminal offences in London, and on the Western Circuit. She has a wealth of trial experience in the Crown Court, both acting alone and as a led junior. Audrey regularly acts for both the prosecution and defence in cases of particular seriousness and complexity, including matters of conspiracy to defraud, armed robbery, rape, serious violence and the supply of drugs.

Audrey has developed particular expertise in the defence of those accused of supplying class A drugs. She has acted for defendants accused of supply in various circumstances, including defendant’s charged with supply during large undercover police operations, and defendant’s accused of supply within prison.

As experienced junior counsel for the prosecution, Audrey has gained a thorough knowledge of issues relating to disclosure, third party material, PII, and is experienced in conducting proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Audrey completed a 3 month secondment with the Crown Prosecution Service during her early years of practice, and therefore gained an invaluable insight into the prosecution of cases.

Recent cases of Note:

R v C (October 2011) : Armed robbery. Defending a 13 year old. R v Abbinnett (June 2011): Historic sex offences. Prosecution trial. Defendant represented by Queens Counsel.

R v Hanson and Others (December 2010): Defence counsel. Trial. Offences: False imprisonment, wounding with intent, and threats to kill. Defendant acquitted of all charges.

Audrey has also appeared on a number of occasions as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal.

Court of Appeal cases:

R v Omar Blake (2010) EWCA Crim 2821. For applicant. Supply of class B drugs. Appeal against sentence allowed.

R v Pickett (2010) EWCA Crim 2757. For applicant. Consideration of manifestly excessive consecutive sentences in a young defendant’s case. Appeal allowed.

R v Conway (2008) EWCA Crim 845. For applicant. Consideration of compensation orders. Appeal allowed.

R v Donald Cooper (2008) EWCA Crim 1215. For applicant. Suppy class A drugs. Appeal dismissed.

R v O (2009) – Armed robbery. 15 year old applicant. Appeal dismissed.

R v Jason Ralph and Others (Junior defence counsel) – Led by Matthew Jewell. For the applicant. The Court quashed the applicant’s conviction.

Led cases:

R-v-Jobarteh and Others: Junior prosecution counsel. Violent disorder - Operation Montego. Led by Maria Lamb. Violent disorder. Ten defendants, nine of whom were youths. Southampton Crown Court.

R-v-Howard: Junior prosecution counsel. Complex historic sex abuse case, where the offences dated back to 1962. Led by Robert Bryan. Winchester Crown Court.

R v Ralph and Others: Junior defence counsel. Led by Matthew Jewell. Conspiracy to handle stolen goods - high value plant equipment. Conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Bournemouth Crown Court.

Audrey is accredited by the Bar Standards Board to act directly on behalf of individuals and organisations under the Public Access Scheme.