The Criminal Team have published their Crime Bulletin April 2025. The bulletin was authored by Katie Walden.
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Overview
Pierce Power has practised at the criminal bar for over 34 years. He both regularly defends and prosecutes. Pierce is a Grade 3 prosecutor and is on the prosecution Rasso list.
Over the years Pierce has defended in the most serious criminal cases from murder through to large scale drug conspiracies, prison mutiny and serious sexual violence.
For more the bulk of his career Pierce practised on the South Coast at Westgate Chambers before moving to Nine Chambers in for family reasons.
Pierce is well regarded criminal advocate who is both hard working, conscientious and easy to deal with.
Notable Cases
R v D – murder
R v C – rape
Associations
Criminal Bar Association
Education
BA (Hons). Dip Law: City University, London
Inns of Court School of Law: Bar Finals
Perscribed Infromation
Pierce Power is a practising barrister, regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Details of information held by the BSB about Pierce can be found here. Pierce’s clerks will provide no obligation quotations for all legal services that she offers. Pierce accepts instructions on legal aid rates where those are available, details of which can be found here. For other work, Pierce usually charges a brief fee plus refresher fees for court hearings, with advisory, conference and other preparation work charged at an hourly rate. Pierce aims to return paperwork within 14 working days, however her professional commitments, complexity and volume of documentation can affect these approximate timescales.
