25 Bedford Row Barristers Chambers | Helen Valley

BA (Hons) University of London
Diploma in Law, Polytechnic of Central London
Bar Vocational Course, ICLS

Leading junior and junior Counsel in serious and complex crime, including homicide, drugs and fraud.

Helen Valley is associated with the following areas of expertise:

Cases

R –v- M & Ors - Conspiracy to import Class A and Class C drugs, large scale recruitment of couriers.
R -v- H & Others - Conspiracy to supply firearms, numerous under cover police officers.
R -v- J - Multi- handed GBH and violent disorder, involving issues as to remoteness of injury.
R -v- G - Multiple rape of step-child.
R -v- I - Extensive witness interference re attempted murder allegation.

R v W & Ors – False Accounting arising out of the take over of Derby County Football Club in October 2003. Fraud and money laundering alleged against Directors of the Club in relation to an unauthorised commission payment.
R -v- Fisher & Others – substantial VAT fraud.
R –v- Hancock & Others – VAT ‘carousel fraud’ (Operation Emmersed II) Case involved complex elements of banking and commerce. The trial was complicated by the potential of the introduction of the evidence in Operation Shoot against this defendant.
R -v- B & Ors - Conspiracy to defraud clearing banks, acting for bank employee.

Co-opted member of the Criminal Bar Association Committee. Working parties include the CBA response to the Clementi Report and reforms of the Probation Service.
Approved Pupil Supervisor, Middle Temple 2000.
Chambers Pupillage co-ordinator for 2 years.
Undertaken advocacy training exercises for the Bar Vocational Course.
Criminal Bar Association.
Central London Bar Mess.
Bar Pro Bono Unit.

T. 020 7067 1500