Gabrielle McAvock
CALLED TO BAR: 1994
INN OF COURT: Lincoln's Inn (Hardwicke Scholar)
EDUCATION: LLB (London)
PRACTICE AREAS: Crime

• Member of the Criminal Bar Association
• Member of the Association of Military Court Advocates
• Direct Public Access: authorised to accept direct public access work directly from a member of the public or organisation

For further information, please contact clerks@2kbw.com or ring 0207 353 1746. Alternatively, use the secure email clerks@2kbw.com.cjsm.net

Gabrielle prosecutes and defends a wide range of allegations including fraud and dishonesty, violence, sexual offences, drug offences and firearms.  Gabrielle is a Grade 3 prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service.

Gabrielle was formerly a legal officer in the rank of Major in the Adjutant General's Corps (Army Legal Services) from 1997-2001.  Due to her military experience Gabrielle defends at courts-martial.

During 2009-2010 Gabrielle was Crown Counsel attached to the Attorney General's Chambers in Ascension Island, where she advised on a wide range of legal issues for the Ascension Island Government. Gabrielle has recently completed that post and has now returned to her practice at 2KBW.

Examples of cases undertaken:

• R v Swami - sophisticated fraud involving pension funds, Croydon Crown Court  (Prosecution)
• R v Zaman - travel agency fraud, Southwark Crown Court (Prosecution)
• R v Rameshkumar - 33 count money laundering case, St Albans Crown Court  (Defence)
• R v Rajananthan & another - alleged stranger rape by two males, Central Criminal Court (Defence)
• R v C & others - alleged gang rape of 12 year old girl, Central Criminal Court  (Prosecution)