Rupert Kent is a polished and sought-after barrister, who is routinely instructed in the prosecution and defence of lengthy and complex cases, involving financial crime, murder, terrorism, and other serious criminal charges. He is ranked in the Chambers UK Legal Guide for both financial crime and crime.
Rupert is an outstanding courtroom performer. He has strong oratory skills and the capacity quickly to establish trust with juries, and a rapport with witnesses that enables him to maximise the value of their testimony. He excels at making the complex simple and digestible for the lay person, ensuring that the finer points of even the most challenging case are accessible to the jury.
He is regularly instructed as leading counsel, and also appears as a led junior or junior alone. He is a Grade 4 CPS General Crime Advocate Panel member and receives Serious Fraud Office instruction (having been security cleared). Rupert is also public access qualified.
Rupert is both a Grade 4 CPS Fraud Specialist Advocate Panel member and a Serious Fraud Office B Panel member. He has extensive advisory and advocacy experience, both as a prosecutor and defence counsel, including on appeal, in the following areas:
Rupert is a member of the CPS Specialist advocate panels for Serious Crime and Counter Terrorism, both at Grade 4. He has advisory and advocacy experience as a prosecutor and defence counsel, including on appeal, in the following areas:
