Kirstin Beswick
Call: 2001
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Mathematics; PGDL, Joseph Jackson Scholar
Kirstin completed a degree in mathematics before turning her intellectual capabilities towards law. She is noted for her popularity with lay clients. Her practical and friendly approach belies a calm and proficient skill within the courtroom.
Kirstin accepts instructions at all levels. In the Crown Court she has conducted cases involving dishonesty, violence, drugs and sexual offences. She has a particular interest in cases of a sexual nature involving children and has an enviable record in the cross-examining child witnesses. Kirstin enjoys dealing with vulnerable defendants including the mentally ill and those unfamiliar with the court process. She is familiar with the law regarding fitness to plead and hospital orders.
Kirstin heads the Family Team and conducts cases covering all areas of public and private law. She has recently found an interest in the law surrounding foreign marriage and divorce.
Kirstin accepts instructions on a wide cross section of civil law. She is particularly adept at finding answers to unusual legal queries from instructing solicitors.
NOTABLE CASES
AL-NAAL V KHATTAB
Financial settlement case involving the validity of a Syrian Divorce.
LYNARI PROPERTIES LTD V SHORTDEA
Very acrimonious land management dispute. Kirstin aided the parties to settlement and won an exacting costs battle.
R V A
2 separate cases of charges of sexual nature including commiting an act with intent to commit a sexual act. Involved co
R V BOOTH
Multiple count indictment of sexual assault including allegations of oral rape involving a child defendant.
ST. BERNARDS COURT V MARTLET EST
Multi-million-pound dispute involving multi-party covenants of leasehold property. This was a complex case involving an
WADE V GMP
Action against the police - 5 day trial involving an allegation of assault by officers during detention.