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Tom Kenning

Year of Call: 1989

CPS Grade: 4
 

 

Direct Access

Accredited by the Bar Council and in suitable cases he is happy to accept instructions direct from members of the public. Please see the Direct Access section of this website for further information.

Continuing Professional Development

An approved pupil supervisor. Has lectured on changes in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.

Areas Of Specialism

Murder & Manslaughter, Sexual Offences

Career overview

Previously Head of Chambers at New Court Chambers, Birmingham, before he joined 4 Fountain Court.

Practice Summary

An experienced criminal practitioner with specialist defence practice. Grade 4 prosecutor. A member of the Rape and Serious Sexual Offence (RASSO) Panel. 

Details of practice

Tom’s career has also included instructions to prosecute in a wide variety of matters; murder and manslaughter, serious non-fatal violence, armed robbery and other offences involving firearms, importation and supply of drugs, rape and other sexual offences (historical and current), dangerous driving and death by dangerous driving, dishonesty of all kinds.

Has extensive experience of covert police surveillance and public interest immunity issues arising in undercover drugs investigations.

Murder and Manslaughter:

Recent instructions have included:

  • Junior for the Crown in a murder case where death occurred some 7 years after the original incident.
  • Represented  (junior Counsel) one of 3 defendants charged with murder and attempted murder.
  • Represented (junior Counsel) a woman with substantial mental health problems, charged with murder of her 6 year old daughter.

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Witness Familiarisation Support And Courses

These are a few examples of courses in which our members have been involved:

  • Witness familiarisation with trainee police officers and special constables from Northamptonshire Police, where the officers were questioned regarding their statements about ‘mock’ arrest exercises
  • Similar exercises with detectives from the West Midlands Police
  • Witness familiarisation with officers of the Northamptonshire Probation Service.  These officers were given training on the process of giving evidence in sentencing hearings in the Magistrates Court and Crown Court
  • Expert witness familiarisation and training, with expert witnesses such as independent Forensic Scientists, and officers of the Health and Safety Executive. The exercises involved questioning regarding expert reports prepared by the participants

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Citadel’s members come from a range of backgrounds and everyone is treated with the same respect as part of our Chamber’s community. 

 

We operate an equal opportunity policy and act in accordance with the Bar Code of Conduct and the Equality Code for the Bar.

 

We seek to prevent direct or indirect discrimination towards our clients, staff, tenants and pupils, on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality or citizenship, political persuasion, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or age.

Maternity / Paternity Policy

We support all members  who  are fortunate enough to become parents.   Whilst Citadel has written policies dealing with issues of maternity and paternity leave for members of Chambers and support staff, we also try to be flexible in our approach and to accommodate individual needs.

Uniquely (to our knowledge) we offer direct financial support to members returning from parental leave in order to cushion the cash flow impact of return to practice . 

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