Phoebe Bragg

Practice Profile

Phoebe is a specialist advocate with experience of serious and complex cases, both defending and prosecuting.

Her practice is concentrated upon all forms of serious offending with experience of cases involving Sexual Assault, Robbery, Drugs, Violence and Road Traffic matters involving serious injury. She has experience dealing with confiscation proceedings and costs applications following acquittal.

Phoebe has also assisted in review work including the Grenfell Inquiry and in multiple multi-jurisdictional financial fraud matters of a sensitive nature. 

Phoebe is known for her early and thorough case preparation, attention to detail and excellent rapport with her clients. Before commencing at 5 King’s Bench Walk, Phoebe worked in the Criminal Law and Terrorism Division of the Council of Europe as well as on capital defence cases in the United States. She completed her BA in Law at The University of Oxford (Trinity College) and has received the Ann Goddard Scholarship from Gray’s Inn.

Phoebe is a member of the Criminal Bar Association and regularly attends lectures and conferences. In  June she will attend the European Criminal Bar Association’s annual conference of the European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers. 

Phoebe is on the CPS Panel Grade 2. 

• R v IH & Ors [Kingston] 2019

  Multi-handed conspiracy to defraud the immigration authorities

  Phoebe Bragg defended in a 17-handed conspiracy by Bangladeshi nationals to defraud the immigration authorities and obtain visas using fake documents. The multi-layered fraud involved both the UK and US immigration authorities.

• R v [VD] [Isleworth] 2019

  Fraud involving the sale of a Lucien Freud painting of Francis Bacon

  Phoebe Bragg successfully prosecuted in a fraud involving the Defendant purporting to be in possession of a genuine Lucien Freud painting of Francis Bacon, stolen in the 1980’s from a Berlin Gallery, and offering it for sale. 

• R v [Youth] 2019

  Numerous sexual assaults involving children under the age of 15

  Phoebe successfully sought a referral order in a case involving multiple sexual assaults. Instructed by BCL Solicitors.  

• R v. GJ [Youth Court] 2019

  Sexual assault trial on a child under the age of 15

  Phoebe Bragg was instructed in this Sexual assault trial on a child under the age of 15. The trial involved ABE evidence and cross-examination of a child with autism. Instructed by Bark & Co Solicitors.

• R v. KS [Croydon] 2019

  Sexual activity with a child

  Phoebe Bragg was instructed for the defence in this matter involving Sexual Activity with a Child. Phoebe made a successful application to exclude the Crown’s evidence in relation to age on the basis that it did not satisfactorily amount to “expert” evidence. This lead the Crown to offer no evidence on the more serious s.9 SOA 2003 offence. Instructed by Blackfords LLP.

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