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Eleanor De
Eleanor is a committed criminal defence specialist, with a developing public law and regulatory practice.
Eleanor is instructed alone and as a led junior across a broad range of criminal matters including serious violence, supply of drugs, sexual offences and fraud.
She is dedicated to meticulous case preparation, effective advocacy and exceptional client care.
Eleanor’s expertise includes representing young people and vulnerable adults. She has a keen interest in cases engaging issues of exploitation, modern slavery and gang violence, and appears as assigned advocate in the Youth Court for unusually grave or difficult cases. She is also experienced in dealing with paper-heavy cases involving complex legal issues, expert evidence and substantial disclosure.
Before coming to the Bar, Eleanor worked across strategic litigation, policy and research with organisations such as the Texas Defender Service, Reprieve and Revolving Doors Agency. This included assisting with death penalty pre-trial preparation and appeals in the USA, researching the impact of the UK Government’s policy on ‘Overseas Security and Justice Assistance’ (OSJA) and campaigning for policy changes to help end the ‘revolving door’ of crisis and crime. She has also volunteered as a caseworker with the Centre for Criminal Appeals (now APPEAL) and the Free Representation Unit, successfully representing clients at the First-tier Social Security Tribunal.
Publications
- Janus-faced justice? The role of legal technology in the provision of access to justice, Legal Information Management Journal (2019) 19(1), 63-65
- No Justice in the Capital?, Revolving Doors Agency (2019)
- A literature review on severe and multiple disadvantage, Revolving Doors Agency (2018)
- Tackling violence against women and girls: the PCCs playing a crucial role, Policing Insight (2018)
Professional Memberships
- Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
- Criminal Bar Association
- Howard League for Penal Reform
- Young Legal Aid Lawyers
- Women in Criminal Law
Qualifications and Awards
- Bar Professional Training Course - City, University of London
- Inner Temple Major Scholarship
- MSc Criminal Justice Policy – London School of Economics
- BA (Hons) Law - Pembroke College, University of Cambridge