Chloe Fordham

Year of Call: 2005

Chloe has developed a busy and successful criminal practice in her six years at Furnival Chambers. She has experience in prosecuting and defending in a wide range of criminal offences, including drugs, violence, firearms, sexual offences, dishonesty and financial crime.

Instructing solicitors have commented on Chloe's ability to develop excellent relationships with clients and, in particular, to reassure young defendants and their families. Chloe regularly represents young defendants charged with the most serious of offences. In a recent notable case, she secured an acquittal for a young person charged with multiple counts of knife-point robbery and kidnap. In another case she represented an eleven year old boy charged with sexually assaulting a six year old girl which involved very careful handling of both the witness and the defendant. This also resulted in an acquittal.

In prosecuting a wide range of offences for the Crown Prosecution Service, Chloe has dealt with complex issues such as the handling of vulnerable witnesses, disclosure of social services records, hostile witnesses and fitness to plead / insanity defences.

Prosecuting for other agencies such as local authorities, Chloe has dealt with offences of benefit fraud and breach of trademark regulations and has advised on and acted in subsequent confiscation proceedings.

As well as her principal focus on crime, Chloe has experience in quasi civil proceedings such as applications for sexual offences prevention orders, anti-social behaviour orders, restriction orders under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act. Chloe has also developed a prison law practice, conducting adjudications and Parole Board hearings.

Chloe is currently acting as junior counsel for the Crown in the Crown Prosecution Service's first civil recovery claim which involves the recovery of several million pounds worth of assets obtained through drug related activity and money laundering. Previously, she was instructed by the Assets Recovery Agency (now subsumed into the Serious Organised Crime Agency) in civil recovery matters which involved both drafting particulars and conducting applications in the High Court.

Recent Notable Cases

R v M & Others: 3 young defendants charged with kidnap, robbery and aggravated vehicle taking
R v D: 11 year old boy charged with sexual assault of a 6 year old girl
R v Kalisa & Others : 7 defendants charged with conspiracy to steal and export luxury cars
R v Lancaster: Defendant charged with section 18 (stabbing)
R v Grant and Newby: 2 defendants charged with robbery
R v Yoosoof: Carer charged with assault of elderly lady patient in care home
R v Rahman: Defendant charged with section 18 (attempting to amputate wife's hands)
Operation Crawl: Crown Prosecution Service's first civil recovery claim