Legal assistants, trainees and paralegals
Chris Dyke - Legal Assistant
Chris Dyke joined Corker Binning in 2008. Having been called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 2007, he is now completing his training to cross qualify as a solicitor with the firm. Chris has acted in investigations and prosecutions brought by HM Revenue & Customs, the Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office, the Serious Fraud Office and the Crown Prosecution Service. He has experience of defending individuals in a wide variety of cases including offences of money laundering, fraud (including Carousel or MTIC frauds), firearms, sexual offences, contempt, extradition proceedings and corruption cases involving multi-jurisdictions and parallel proceedings. He is a committee member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association.
Jemma Hamlin - Legal Assistant
Jemma Hamlin joined Corker Binning in 2008 as a paralegal, having been called to the Bar in 2006. She is training with Corker Binning to cross qualify as a solicitor with the firm. Before joining the firm Jemma worked as a Legal Officer of HM Revenue & Customs. Working in the VAT & Excise department Jemma gained experience of tax, fraud, customs work and general civil litigation. She assisted senior lawyers on cases involving MTIC or Carousel frauds as well as coordinating references to the European Court of Justice and high-profile judicial reviews. Jemma has used her experience to assist lawyers at Corker Binning on a wide variety of cases ranging from the defence of extradition proceedings brought by Russia to prosecutions by HM Revenue & Customs and the Serious Fraud Office, as well as other general criminal proceedings. She is a member of the Criminal Bar Association, Liberty, Human Rights Lawyers Association and Young Fraud Lawyers Association.
Lisa Bald - Paralegal
Lisa Bald joined Corker Binning in 2010 as a paralegal, having been called to the Bar by Lincolns Inn in 2009. She begins her pupillage at a criminal set of chambers in October 2010. Lisa recently returned from Jackson, Mississippi where she worked as an Amicus intern at the Office of Capital Defense Counsel as a mitigation investigator on capital cases. She has previously worked on a number of pro bono projects including the Streetlaw Prisons initiative which involves educating prisoners on their legal rights. Lisa has experience of working as a paralegal in a civil and criminal firm where she assisted in a wide variety of actions from corporate and family law to corruption and Asset Recovery Agency claims. Lisa is a member of Amicus and Reprieve.
Duncan Jones - Paralegal
Duncan Jones joined Corker Binning as a paralegal in 2009. After graduating from the University of Essex Human Rights Centre in 2008, Duncan worked for several months as an Amicus Intern at the Office of Capital Defense Counsel in Jackson, Mississippi, where he gained a range of experience assisting attorneys representing clients facing the death penalty. In the UK, Duncan has worked as a paralegal in a corporate law firm conducting complex commercial fraud litigation where MTIC fraud was alleged and in the Criminal Finances Litigation department of HM Revenue and Customs, where he gained in-depth experience of Proceeds of Crime Act cash seizure proceedings. Duncan sits on the fundraising committee at Amicus, is a ratified Free Representation Unit representative, and is a member of Liberty and the Young Fraud Lawyers Association.
Kate Kelleher - Paralegal
Kate Kelleher joined Corker Binning as a paralegal in 2009, having worked in the Fraud Insolvency Division of an accountancy firm in the City. She completed the GDL in 2007 and the LPC in 2009 having studied part time. Kate has worked on multi jurisdictional fraud investigations, involving complex litigation, leading to the identification and recovery of assets into insolvent estates. Kate has worked on cases involving preference actions, wrongful trading, and dishonest assistance claims in corporate and personal insolvency, and has extensive experience of cases of MTIC fraud. Kate also has experience of mental health law having worked as a paralegal on the preparation of applications before the Mental Health Review Tribunal. Kate is a member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association, The Young Legal Aid Lawyers and the Human Rights Lawyers Association.
Lena Sherif - Paralegal
Lena Sherif joined Corker Binning as a paralegal in 2010. She completed an LLM at the University of Nottingham in 2008, acquiring particular expertise on international and comparative law. Lena recently returned from Geneva, Switzerland where she worked with the UNHCR as a policy assistant intern. She has previously worked on a number of international criminal justice issues, with a special focus on the work of the International Criminal Court. Lena worked for several months at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia where she assisted the criminal defence team for Nuon Chea, who is charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide relating to his role in Democratic Kampuchea between April 1975 to January 1979. Lena is a member of Liberty, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Human Rights Lawyers Association.