Phoebe Bragg

Practice Profile

Phoebe is a specialist advocate with experience of serious and complex cases, both defending and prosecuting. Phoebe is ranked in Chambers UK 2025 and was ranked as "Up and Coming" in both 2023 & 2024. 

What people say about her: 

"Phoebe Bragg of 5 King's Bench Walk has thoroughly impressed this year with her forensic analysis of complex telephone evidence uncovering evidential gold." 

"Prompt to respond to email queries and ever willing to help, she has every detail of the case at her fingertips."

Her practice is concentrated upon all forms of serious offending with experience of cases involving multi-national fraud and money laundering as well as sexual allegations, drugs and other serious violence. Phoebe has experience dealing with all aspects of confiscation proceedings and costs applications following acquittal. She has a strong private practice and is also public access qualified.

Phoebe has co-authored a chapter with Sarah Forshaw KC in "Current Practice in Forensic Medicine" [Vol 3] on the disclosure of evidence in sexual assault cases.

Phoebe also undertakes work for regulatory bodies and has worked on the Grenfell Inquiry, the Post Office “Horizon” case and multiple multi-jurisdictional financial fraud matters of a sensitive nature including the “Wirecard” fraud.

She is regularly instructed as led junior both prosecuting and defending in large complex investigations often involving expert telephone and device, forensic and banking evidence. Phoebe is known for her early and thorough case preparation, attention to detail and excellent rapport with both her lay and professional clients.

Phoebe's Privacy Policy can be downloaded here.

Memberships & Awards:

• CPS Advocate Panel for General Crime at Grade 3
• CPS Specialist Panel - Fraud Level 3
• CPS Specialist Panel - Serious Crime Level 3
• South Eastern Circuit
• Criminal Bar Association and European Criminal Bar Association
• Fraud Lawyers Association
• Ann Goddard Scholarship- Gray’s Inn

 

Education & Prior Experience

• Trinity College, University of Oxford (BA Law)
• City Law School (BPTC)
• Criminal Law and Terrorism Division, Council of Europe
• Capital defence cases in the United States: Phillips Black Law Project 

News

• R v VV Snaresbrook Crown Court 2025

  Online Fraud

  Phoebe defended a young man accused of involvement in an online fraudulent spoofing scheme. The organisation provided fraudsters with subscription services to assist them in fraudulently obtaining one-time passcodes.  Following careful submissions the defendant (who was 16 at the time of the offences) was given a community order. 

• Operation Spree [Southwark Crown Court] 2024

  Cyber Fraud

  Multi-handed prosecution of a cyber fraud OCG involved in de-frauding HMRC. Phoebe was led prosecution counsel in the 6 week trial at Southwark Crown Court. 

• R v MA [Southwark Crown Court] 2024

  Defence of Police Officer for Multiple Sexual Offences

  Privately instructed in the defence of a serving police officer for multiple rapes, controlling and coercive behaviour and assaults. Phoebe was led by Sarah Forshaw KC. The CPS offered no evidence on all matters following the service of legal argument. 

• R v TK [Kingston Crown Court] 2024

  Death by Careless Driving Acquittal

  Client acquitted of causing death by careless driving. Privately instructed.

• R v Dhir & Raijada [Southwark Crown Court] 2024

  Drug & Money Laundering

  Prosecution of husband and wife exporting over 7 tonnes of cocaine to Australia and associated money laundering offences. Both defendants convicted and sentenced to 33 years in prison.

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