Chloe joined JMW in May 2022 and is a solicitor in the Business Crime and Regulation team.
Chloe has experience in general and serious crime, regulatory matters and private prosecutions. She is also instructed on extradition and cross-border criminal matters, collaborating with lawyers in other jurisdictions to achieve the best outcome for clients. She is experienced in drafting strategic and robust representations and in supporting clients with empathetic and considered advice throughout. Furthermore, Chloe has experience in public relations and can advise clients on liaising with the media.
In addition, Chloe has extensive experience in supporting vulnerable people having formerly worked for the London Survivors Gateway (a Rape Crisis Service) and SurvivorsUK. She provided reporting advice and emotional support to complainants and assisted with Victim’s Right to Review applications. She has qualifications in safeguarding and working with people who are experiencing suicidality.
Alongside her criminal and regulatory practice, Chloe serves as the London lead for volunteering on the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
In her spare time, Chloe is an avid Bob Dylan fan, enjoys going to the gym and visiting modern art galleries.
Current and recent matters Chloe has acted on include:
- Acting for a client who is privately prosecuting allegations of fraud related to a cryptocurrency investment
- Acting for a client to contest an extradition request to a Category 2 territory, working in tandem with his international defence team
- Acting for a client to appeal an extradition order granted on behalf of a Category 1 territory
- Advising and defending a client in relation to allegations of fraud in the workplace and successfully applied for the client’s restraint order to be varied
- Assisting on several cases concerning Account Freezing Orders and forfeiture proceedings
Previous successes Chloe has contributed to include:
- Acted as part of a team of lawyers across JMW, Barcelona and Andorra to represent a British national accused of a sexual offence, achieving an acquittal
- Assisted in successfully negotiating a client’s charge of assault occasioning ABH to common assault, thereby enabling him to keep his job as a regulated professional
- Successfully appealed a conviction for assault by beating in the Crown Court
- Successfully acted for an ACCA regulated member who was alleged to have behaved dishonestly
- Successfully obtained acquittals in the Magistrates’ Court for allegations of assault and obstructing the police
- Successfully obtained a sample deletion of our client’s personal data from ACRO
- Successfully drafted representations to the police to advocate for our client’s investigation to be closed, arguing that the allegations brought against her represented a continuation of the domestic abuse she had experienced
- Successfully assisted in acting for police officers accused of misconduct, gross misconduct and criminal charges
- Assisted in a matter concerning allegations of coercive and controlling behaviour in which our client’s case was closed following interview