Clementine Simon

Barrister

Clementine has a busy Crown Court practice defending people accused of dishonesty offences, weapons, serious violence, drugs, and domestic abuse.

Clementine acts as led junior or junior alone.

As junior alone, Clementine frequently defends in drugs cases representing young people and vulnerable adults who have been victims of modern slavery. Clementine joined 25 Bedford Row from Release where she ran legal-outreach projects at drug and alcohol clinics so she has particular expertise assisting those with substance use disorders. Clementine also appears in the Youth Court for unusually grave or difficult cases requiring certificate for counsel.

As led junior, Clementine has recently acted in complex frauds as well as firearms cases.

Clementine is part of the Chambers’ inquests and inquiries group. She is on the Attorney General’s ‘junior juniors’ Panel of Counsel.

Background

Clementine is a member of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights. In 2019, the Lincoln’s Inn Overseas Placement Fund sponsored her to undertake an internship at Defence for Children International based in Hebron. She has also worked for a charity in Mumbai, assisting the daughters of sex workers in the red-light district of Kamathipura, and has volunteered with the English Collective of Prostitutes.

Clementine has experience as a caseworker in the public law department of a legal aid firm where she acted on behalf of prisoners in human rights challenges against decisions made by the Secretary of State for Justice. Clementine has also volunteered at the Prisoners’ Advice Service and is a member of the Howard League. She has an LLM in human rights law and her thesis focused on prison abolition.

Qualifications

Bar Training Course, BPP Holborn (2021)
LLM in Human Rights Law, Birkbeck, University of London (2020)
Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law (2018)
BA (Hons) English Literature & American Studies, University of Nottingham (2017)

Awards

Lincoln’s Inn - Lord Denning Scholarship (2020)
BPP University - Excellence Scholarship (2020)
Lincoln’s Inn - Overseas Placement Fund (2019)
University of Nottingham, American Studies - Highest Scoring Essay Prize (2017)

Memberships

The Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Female Fraud Forum
Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
Women in Criminal Law

R v MJ and others – Representing the first Defendant who is charged on an indictment alleging the theft from Blenheim Palace of the art exhibition ‘America’ , an 18-karat solid gold lavatory worth $6 million. Led by Jeffrey Israel.
R v SE (and another) – Represented the second Defendant in complex money laundering case with values in excess of £2.5 million. Co-defended with Dermot Keating KC at Harrow Crown Court.
R v RB (and others) – Led by Sonal Dashani in a 6-week trial prosecuted by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Defendant was charged on an indictment alleging conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to breach the general prohibition under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and possession of criminal property (cash).
R v RJ (and another) – Represented the first Defendant in a trial alleging a knife-point robbery at Wood Green Crown Court.
R v LV (and others) – Led by Sheryl Nwsou. The Defendant stood trial on an indictment alleging conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life at Harrow Crown Court.
R v MM – the Defendant was charged on an indictment alleging numerous counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs as well as dangerous driving. Relied on S45 modern slavery defence.
R v SES (and others) – The Defendant was charged on an indictment alleging numerous counts of fraud and money-laundering with values in excess of £1 million. Led by Gary Bell KC at Leicester Crown Court.
R v AC – the Defendant was charged with s18 and attempted s18 at Preston Youth Court. She was extremely vulnerable and was pregnant during proceedings.