March 6, 2025
Having completed their pupillage, Chambers is delighted to congratulate and welcome Katie Bacon and Theo Burges as tenants to Chambers.
Jane Oldfield, Co-Head of the Education Training Committee said: “I am delighted to welcome Katie and Theo as tenants following the successful completion of their pupillage at Chambers. Over the past eighteen months, they have honed their legal and advocacy knowledge and skills while shadowing members across diverse practice areas and undertaking their own cases in court. Their dedication and hard work have been outstanding and they have excelled in every aspect of their training. We wish them a rewarding career at the Bar and look forward to supporting them every step of the way.”
Katie Bacon appears for the prosecution and defence in all criminal matters in the Magistrates’ Court, Youth Court and Crown Court. She is a CPS Grade 2 panel advocate and has represented defendants at trial in a wide range of cases, including section 20 grievous bodily harm, possession of class A drugs, assault emergency worker and racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress. Prior to pupillage, Katie comes to the Bar from a strong academic background. She was awarded the Balliol College Jenkyns (Law) Prize for the highest marked Jurisprudence essay and completed the bar course with Distinction, achieving the (joint) top mark in Examination in Chief. Whilst on the bar course, Katie volunteered with the Prisoners’ Advice Service and Advocate. [Katie Bacon Profile]
Theo Burges regularly defends in a range of criminal matters in both the Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Court and prosecutes on behalf of the CPS as a Grade 2 panel advocate. He has developed particularly strong knowledge involving issues of automatism and insanity and has a specific interest in National Security and Espionage Law. Prior to pupillage, Theo worked at the Ministry of Defence advising on a variety of policy areas and taught British Parliamentary debating to vulnerable offenders at HMP Brixton as part of Vocalise. [Theo Burges Profile]
