BIOGRAPHY & EXPERTISE
Gemma qualified as a solicitor in 2021 having trained in regulatory law and has since developed a broad practice focused on serious and complex criminal matters. Prior to joining Corker Binning she worked at a leading criminal defence firm.
Gemma is duty qualified and police station accredited, with experience representing and advocating for vulnerable individuals at both the police station and in the Magistrates’ Court. She regularly advises clients at the earliest stages of investigations where her focus is on achieving favourable outcomes before charge. She has a track record of representing suspects at interview and making pre-charge representations resulting in no further action being taken.
Areas of expertise
She has acted for individuals across a wide range of criminal matters, with experience spanning cases from assault and theft through to homicide and terrorism. Her practice also includes fraud, business crime and serious sexual offences. Gemma has litigated in matters involving the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), National Crime Agency (NCA), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). She has represented individuals of all backgrounds, from students to CEOs.
She is an active member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association (YFLA) and Women in Criminal Law (WICL).
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Gemma has been part of teams across a broad spectrum of cases, including:
- Representing a client at the police station accused of laundering more than £12 million over a 70-day period as part of an organised crime group.
- Assisting in Crown Court trials involving allegations of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue of £20 million.
- Making representations leading to the discontinuance of a prosecution against a senior executive accused of stalking.
- Representing business professionals accused of assisting unlawful immigration on a significant scale.
- Advising clients at the police station in multi-handed drugs cases involving complex cell site evidence.
- Advice to both suspects and victims in sensitive criminal investigations with parallel family proceedings.
- Driving matters such as death by careless and dangerous driving.
Career
Gemma studied law at the University of Manchester, graduating first class in 2017 as an academic prize winner. She then completed with distinction the Legal Practice Course with a Master of Laws in 2018 at BPP University London. She also has Criminal Litigation Accreditation with the Law Society and Higher Rights of Audience (civil) which was obtained during her training contract at a boutique London firm.
Gemma has been part of teams across a broad spectrum of cases, including:
- Representing a client at the police station accused of laundering more than £12 million over a 70-day period as part of an organised crime group.
- Assisting in Crown Court trials involving allegations of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue of £20 million.
- Making representations leading to the discontinuance of a prosecution against a senior executive accused of stalking.
- Representing business professionals accused of assisting unlawful immigration on a significant scale.
- Advising clients at the police station in multi-handed drugs cases involving complex cell site evidence.
- Advice to both suspects and victims in sensitive criminal investigations with parallel family proceedings.
- Driving matters such as death by careless and dangerous driving.