Alura Bather
CPS Grade: 2
Career overview
Alura graduated with honours from the University of Birmingham in 2021. She completed the Bar Practice Course and undertook a Masters in Law at the University of Law in Manchester in 2022, for which she received a distinction.
Alura worked Pro Bono for the Freedom Law Clinic, working on applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. As part of her work with the Clinic, Alura worked with a small team working on the case of R v McC, who was convicted of a murder committed in 2009. Alura’s primary focus was researching the analysis of the gun-shot residue presented to the jury. The results were ‘indicative’, not ‘determinative’, with only ⅔ of the elemental particles associated present, and further alloys were found which were inconsistent. Further, the gun-shot residue produced was not exclusive to the ammunition fired by an AK47, the suspected murder weapon. This research formed part of the application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, for the matter to be referred to the Court of Appeal, as forensic evidence was central to the Prosecution case at trial.
Alura joined Citadel in October 2023 upon successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Adam Western.
Practice Summary
Alura is a persuasive and incisive advocate with experience of prosecuting and defending the breadth of criminal proceedings in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court and Youth Court. She makes clear and structured submissions and has handled complex multi-defendant trials in the Magistrates’ Court.
In the Crown Court, Alura has experience of the breadth of criminal work. She has appeared on appeals against conviction and sentence for serious offences from the Youth Court and worked with defendants with additional needs such as ADHD.
Alura is a personable, professional, and calm advocate and gives realistic advice to clients while remaining empathetic.
Alura is a Level 2 CPS advocate and has also appeared on behalf of the National Probation Service, West Mercia Police, and the RSPCA.
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Further Information
Scholarships and Awards:
- Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholar 2021-2022
- University of Birmingham Chamberlain Award- 2020-2021
- Academic Scholarship to Moreton Hall School 2016-2018
Memberships:
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple