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Alejandra Llorente Tascon

"Fearless in advancing the cause of her clients"Legal 500 2022

Call 2016

Practice Profile

Alejandra is listed in The Legal 500 as a 'Rising Star' (Tier 1) and is a sought-after jury advocate with experience in complex and sensitive cases, both Defending and Prosecuting. 

Alejandra regularly acts in cases involving allegations of murder, serious sexual offences, serious violence, firearms, drugs cases involving EncroChat devices, financial crime, dishonesty offences and POCA.

Regularly instructed as sole counsel in large complex and sensitive cases, Alejandra has experience in cross-examining experts and dealing with vulnerable witnesses, child witnesses and defendants. She is meticulous with her case preparation, which allows her to represent her clients with mastery of the law and the facts.

Notable cases include murder, attempted murder, rape, historic sexual offences, kidnap, county lines drug dealing, and gang related tit-for-tat shootings and stabbings.

Alejandra is also an experienced Military Court advocate, appearing before the Courts Martial on a regular basis.  Alejandra has represented a range of military personnel from high-ranking officers to training soldiers for serious sexual offences, frauds and serious violence in cases both in the UK and abroad.

Alejandra is also an author on The Civil Court Practice Green Book, published by Lexis Nexis. Alejandra authors the chapters relating to terrorism investigation, supporting criminal justice and counter-terrorism and prevention.

Alejandra is a native Spanish speaker, a Grade 3 and RASSO Prosecutor, and is direct access qualified.

Alejandra's privacy policy can be download here.

Qualifications

  • PGDip Bar Professional Training Course, City Law School (2015-2016)
  • LLB(Hons) Law with Spanish, The University of Sheffield (2011-2015)
  • Spanish Law, La Universitat de Valencia (2013-2014)

Professional associations

  • CPS Advocate Panel Level 3
  • CPS RASSO List
  • CPS Specialist Advocate Panel for Serious Crime Level 3
  • CPS Specialist Advocate Panel for Fraud Level 2
  • Inner Temple
  • Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)
  • South Eastern Circuit
  • Western Circuit
  • Criminal Bar Association (CBA)
  • Panel member at the Bar Pro Bono Unit

Professional activities

  • Criminal Bar Association Bursary for Excellence in Advocacy (2019)
  • Criminal Bar Association Bursary for Excellence in Advocacy (2018)
  • The Marshall Hall Pupillage Award, Inner Temple (2018)
  • The University of Sheffield Graduate Award (2015)

News

Defendant Acquitted of Conspiracy to Kidnap and False imprisonment

18 April 2024

James Martin, leading Alejandra Tascon, represented the Defendant who was... Read More

Acquittal of Attempted Rape and Sexual Assault

17 January 2024

Alejandra Llorente Tascon represents young man acquitted of attempted rape and... Read More

Court of Appeal success for Alejandra Tascon

11 November 2022

Alejandra, instructed by Darekshan Salaria of Simon Bethel Solicitors,... Read More

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