
Simon Spence KC has written an opinion piece for the latest edition of The Circuiteer ( News from the South Eastern Circuit) which examines the role of a criminal barrister against recent interaction
between the media, Parliament and the legal system and discusses the age old question most criminal barristers get asked in the course of their career: “How can you defend someone you know is guilty?”
Read piece here: [Circuiteer_54_March_2024.pdf]
Simon Spence KC was appointed Silk in 2009 and is instructed in an even mix of prosecuting and defending Crime work across East Anglia and London. Before taking silk, he worked regularly as a leading junior and often led in high-profile cases. In 2008 he was the prosecution junior in the successful prosecution of Steve Wright, the man accused of murdering five Ipswich women. Read more: [Simon Spence KC Profile]