Jayne Beckett
Call: 1995
Jayne Beckett
MA (Hons) (Cantab) Law
Middle Temple – Diplock Scholorship
Legal Aid Supplier Number 055WZ
Contact
T: 01274 722 560 or 0113 246 2600
Jayne Beckett practices in the field of criminal law and deals with both prosecution and defence cases of the utmost severity.
Other Information:
Jayne was brought up locally and attended local schools. As such she has a working understanding of the communities in the West Yorkshire area. Prior to entering Chambers Jayne worked briefly for a large Solicitors firm in London.
Reputation
Jayne conducts seminars on behalf of the crime team and has conducted training with the local police.
Expertise
Crime
Jayne Beckett is a Grade 4 Crown Prosecutor and has experience as a trial advocate in respect of most types of criminal matters.
Jayne has dealt with a large number of offences involving rape and serious sexual offences and is experienced in the handling of child witnesses and vulnerable complainants. She has a working understanding of problems particular to these cases such as third party disclosure in relation to complainants.
In addition, Jayne is regularly instructed in cases involving extreme violence. Her experience goes beyond the handling of serious assaults. She has frequently dealt with matters such as those involving child or infant complainants as well as serious armed robberies. Jayne has been led on several occasions in cases of murder.
Notable Cases
R v H(2024) – Prosecution
Prosecuted trial of Defendant who fled the UK after being charged with indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl more than two decades ago. The Defendant was charged in 2018 as part of Operation Stovewood (Rotherham Child Exploitation Investigation). The Defendant was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment and may face deportation thereafter. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrmvy5pp16o#:~:text=Shahid%20Hussain%20left%20the%20country,act%20in%20Rotherham%20in%202003.
R v G (2024) – Prosecution
Successful prosecution for the rape of an underaged girl in the 90’s. The defendant was sentenced to 14 years and 3 months imprisonment and will remain on the sex offenders register for life https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24446471.martin-gorman-elland-jailed-14-years/
R v L (2024) – Defence
Successful defence of an adult charged with historic sexual offences having fathered the child of a family member.
R v C (2023) – Defence
Successful defence of an adult charged with raping a close friend.
R v Jon Smith (2022) – Prosecution
Successful prosecution of practising medical consultant for sexually assaulting female colleague.
R v Sohail Hussain and others (2021) – Defence
Successful defence of an adult charged with others in a case of serious historic sexual grooming of a child.
R v Azad Raja and others (2021) – Prosecution
Leading junior prosecuting as part of Operation Stovewood (The Rotherham enquiry into child exploitation)
R v Frederick Denton (2019) – Defence
2 week trial involving serious historic sexual allegations with complainants who were minors at the time of the alleged offences.
R v H (2018) – Prosecution
Successful prosecution for serious familial sexual offending spanning 12 years. Defendant represented by Queens Counsel. Sentence 24 years imprisonment.
R v James Hutchinson (2017) – Defence
Murder. Led by Miss Michelle Colborne QC. Boxing Day murder of Defendant’s partner with complicated domestic background and difficult sentencing points successfully made.
R v H (2017) – Defence
Manslaughter. Defendant supplied drugs into prison which were ingested by her partner. Death occurred. Successful legal argument. Not possible to prove causation.
R v Martin Panton (2017) – Defence
Defendant facing two sets of proceedings. Serious historic sexual abuse and terrorism. Successful combined outcome on sentence given admissions.
R v L & H (2016) – Prosecution
Successful prosecution of two Defendants charged with serious conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Lengthy trial. Considerable detail.
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