Jack Barry

R v. H – Successfully persuaded the Crown to offer no evidence for an alleged motoring offence after a discussion at court with the prosecutor where reference was made to the defendant’s diligence and commitment pursuing the truth. The case concerned an alleged motoring offence involving a defendant of good character and a clean driving licence.

R v. W – Prosecuted a three day s.28 trial involving two child witnesses for the Crown, the case concerned issues around identification.

R. v W – Prosecuted a Gloucester book-keeper who defrauded several companies totalling almost £150,000, resulting in a sentence of immediate imprisonment being passed.  Read news story here.

R. v M – Successfully defended a man charged with assault in a domestic setting.

R. v W – Successfully opposed an application by the Crown to adduce hearsay evidence, resulting in no evidence being offered and the case dismissed for a man of good character.

R. v J – Persuaded the court to suspend a sentence of imprisonment for a man charged with dangerous driving, drug driving and driving without a valid licence or insurance. The driving being described by a police officer as some of the worst ever seen. The man was of previous good character and showed significant remorse and an awareness of his actions.

R. v A – Successfully defended a youth charged with possession of an offensive weapon, the court could not be sure he had knowledge of the item.

R. v T – Persuaded the court to make a lengthy community order for a man charged with possessing Indecent Images of Children. The court accepted that there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation and strong personal mitigation.

Jack joined the Employment Team at Queen Square Chambers in 2023 following a period of months shadowing senior members of the employment team and Judiciary. He has ably adapted skills honed in Criminal Law to this new area where in particular his experience of cross examination and experts will be of great benefit.

Although a Junior member of the Employment Team, Counsel has a wealth of experience in client handling, and is known for his commercial, professional outlook. Clients particularly appreciate Jack’s ability to assimilate detailed information and get to the core of the issues swiftly in order to provide pragmatic advice on the best path forward.

Having previously worked for a busy Solicitors office, Counsel is acutely aware of the pressures faced by those instructing and consistently provides timely updates and advice as required.

He is available for instruction for Tribunal matters at all stages in proceedings, alongside providing written advice.

LLB (Hons) – 2:1 (2015, Bangor University)

Bar Professional Training Course – (2020, University of the West of England)

Bangor University, ‘Graduates for our Future’ (2014)

The Honourable Society of The Middle Temple, Harmsworth Scholarship (2019)

The Honourable Society of The Middle Temple, Blackstone Entrance Exhibition (2019)

Criminal Bar Association