Lady-Gene Waszkewitz

Barrister

Lady-Gené has experience defending on a broad range of offences including drugs, violence, knife crime, motoring offences and fraud, often representing vulnerable defendants.

Lady-Gené was recently led on a multi-handed trial concerning a large-scale sporting ticket conspiracy to defraud.

She has a busy practice representing clients across the Youth, Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. She is regularly instructed on cases involving drug supply and has a particular interest in representing young defendants charged with serious offences.

Lady-Gené joined Chambers after successfully completing pupillage, during which she assisted in a number of homicide trials as well as a serious sexual offences and kidnapping trial.

Background

Prior to coming to the Bar, Lady-Gené gained experience in international criminal law working at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (The Khmer Rouge Tribunal).

Other experience includes policy, international and comparative research and immigration case work. Lady-Gené is fluent in German and French.

Qualifications

Bar Professional Training Course, City, University of London
LLM, European and International Law, University of Amsterdam
LLB, Law with International Relations, London Metropolitan University

Professional Memberships

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (Lord Denning Scholar, 2017)
Women in Criminal Law
Criminal Bar Association

R v L - The defendant was charged with attempted burglary, having been stopped and searched close to the scene. Forensic examination of the defendant's clothing established a large number of glass fragments. The defendant was acquitted.
R v K - The defendant was charged with five counts of criminal damage. DNA was the only evidence linking the defendant to the offence. The defendant was acquitted after a successful submission of no case to answer.
R v R - Represented a contractor at trial for contravening a health and safety regulation.
D v R - Appeal against conviction. Conviction for Harassment (fear of violence) quashed.
K v R - Appeal against conviction. Conviction for exposure quashed.
R v H - Committal for sentence. Suspended sentence for client convicted of possession of 1kg of heroin with intent to supply.