Oliver Kirk
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 6 : Crime
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About
Provided by Oliver Kirk
Practice Areas
Crime, Criminal Defence and Prosecution.
Oliver Kirk has been immersed in criminal law for 30 years. He is an experienced advocate who is regularly instructed on a private or publicly-funded basis in serious criminal cases; including allegations of serious violence, murder, sexual offences, drug dealing and trafficking of people, drugs, weapons, evasion of duty and money-laundering.
He has significant experience of dealing with cases with international elements and cross-border crime.
He has a reputation of providing sound and realistic advice to professional and lay clients on the preparation of defence cases and has an engaging style of advocacy.
Career
Qualified as a solicitor in 1996.
Obtained Higher Rights of Audience 2009.
Called to the Bar in 2019.
Professional Memberships
Criminal Bar Association.
Personal
Oliver speaks fluent French.
When not at work, he enjoys gardening, walking, cooking, and listening to live music.
Chambers Review
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Oliver is incredibly straightforward and pragmatic and he has a brilliant way with clients. He has a way of bringing people to his way of thinking, has good judgement and juries adore him."
"He is superbly well-prepared and deals with clients very well. He creates very good skeleton arguments."
"Oliver is incredibly straightforward and pragmatic and he has a brilliant way with clients. He has a way of bringing people to his way of thinking, has good judgement and juries adore him."
"He is superbly well-prepared and deals with clients very well. He creates very good skeleton arguments."
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