Areas of expertise

General CrimeInquests & Public InquiriesSerious Sexual Offending
Lincoln’s InnSir Walter Wigglesworth Pupillage Scholarship 2012
Lincoln’s InnContinuing Education Fund Award2010 and 2011
Lincoln’s InnWinner, Inter-Inn Mooting Competition 2009
Lincoln’s InnUK semi-finalist, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition2009
BPP Law SchoolQuarter-finalist, Peters & Peters Mooting Competition2009
BPP Law SchoolQuarter-finalist, Inter-BVC Provider Mooting Competition2009
Lincoln’s InnSir Thomas More Bursary 2008
Keele UniversityProfessor Michael Akehurst Memorial Prize2008
Keele UniversityInternational Human Rights Award2008

Georgina specialises in criminal justice and public inquiries and routinely advises on sensitive, high-profile cases. She is a diligent and effective advocate who combines sound judgement with meticulous preparation.

Georgina is an accredited advocacy trainer for Lincoln’s Inn. She has been elected twice by members of Lincoln’s Inn to the Bar Representation Committee between 2017-2022.

She currently sits on the editorial and policy board for the monthly journal of the Bar, Counsel Magazine.

Georgina has been commissioned by the Bar Standards Board to write and mark examination questions for the Bar Professional Training Course.

Georgina was a member of the Texas Defender Service panel at Cambridge University and conducted constitutional law research for several death row appeals, including in the US Supreme Court. During the summer of 2011, she undertook an internship with the Texas Defender Service in Austin, Texas, assisting attorneys defending capital cases.

CPS Panel appointments

General Crime Level 3

Notable cases

Public Inquiry into Covid-19 (June 2022 – present): instructed as senior junior counsel to the Inquiry chaired by Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE.

R v S (St Albans Crown Court): instructed in a sexual offences case involving three complainants with separate allegations. The Defendant received a community order. Case was reported in the media.

R v O and another (Woolwich Crown Court): secured acquittal on all counts where the allegation concerned physical abuse and neglect against the Defendant’s two young stepsons who provided corroborating accounts. Involved careful and sensitive cross-examination.

R v R (Bristol Crown Court): secured acquittal in a s.20 GBH trial where significant injury was caused to the complainant.

R v D (Southwark Crown Court): instructed in a nationally reported violent incident which occurred at a fashion event at the Serpentine Gallery in London. The Defendant received a suspended sentence.

Further information

Education History

University of Cambridge, LL.M. (2011)

BPP Law School, Bar Vocational Course (2009)

University of Keele, LL.B. Law with Criminology (First Class) (2008)

Wider Engagements

Appointments

CPS Advocate Panel General Crime (Grade 3)

Accredited advocacy trainer, Lincoln’s Inn

Elected member, Lincoln’s Inn Bar Representation Committee

Member, Policy and Editorial Board, Counsel Magazine

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn