Instructing Kate Temple-Mabe
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Kate Temple-Mabe has a rapidly growing practice with a focus on crime (including general crime, financial crime, extradition, mutual legal assistance, and investigations) and public law, particularly as it relates to criminal activity and the criminal justice system.
Her client-focussed and attentive approach to case preparation is complemented by a persuasive and compelling style of written and oral advocacy. Her practice is informed by experience across all of chambers’ areas of expertise, meaning she is well-placed to advise and act in matters which sit at the intersection of different practice areas.
She is a dual UK and USA national.
Kate is regularly instructed by both the Prosecution and Defence in Crown Court trials. She is a Level 3 Prosecutor, and has prosecuted and defended a variety of offences including serious assaults, drugs offences, fraud, sexual offences, firearms offences, theft, and high-value criminal damage. Her defence work encompasses a range of general criminal matters, often against grade 4 prosecutors. She has particular experience acting on behalf of vulnerable defendants. She is regularly led in complicated multi-handed cases and those involving the most serious charges.
Recent Defence cases
Recent Prosecution cases
Kate is developing a financial crime practice which has thus far included:
She accepts instructions to investigate, review material, advise, prosecute and defend in relation to allegations of financial crime including fraud, bribery/corruption, and money laundering.
Kate is on the CPS Extradition Panel at Level 2 and regularly appears on behalf of judicial authorities at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. She also accepts instructions to act on behalf of requested persons and is able to provide advice and representation at short notice.
Kate also acts in investigations and prosecutions involving mutual legal assistance and collaboration between different investigating/prosecuting authorities. She is currently instructed in an ongoing offshore investigation where MLA requests have been made to a number of jurisdictions, and where careful consideration has had to be given to the human rights implications in making requests to certain foreign authorities.
Kate is instructed to advise on and review material in offshore investigations and prosecutions of financial crime, money laundering, fraud, bribery and corruption. She also advises on actions in commonwealth jurisdictions and accepts instructions to appear in matters on appeal to the Privy Council. She has done a significant amount of work on public law and constitutional claims arising from criminal law and procedure in Trinidad & Tobago, and is instructed in investigations and prosecutions in Jersey and the Channel Islands.
Kate has a domestic and commonwealth public law practice, and is frequently instructed in matters touching on criminal activity, criminal investigations and the criminal justice system. She appears in the First-Tier Tribunal on behalf of victims of human trafficking in appeals against the refusal of compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, and has advised on judicial review claims relating to the exercise of police powers. She has also appeared in the First-Tier Tribunal in appeals under the Freedom of Information Act.
She is regularly instructed by attorneys in Trinidad & Tobago in judicial review and constitutional claims relating to a wide range of matters in Caribbean jurisdictions including the interception of communications, bail, detention, and malicious prosecution.
Acted for the Auditor General of Trinidad and Tobago in an application for judicial review of an executive-led investigation into her conduct.
Judgment >Acted for the applicants in a constitutional action relating to the right to appeal bail decisions.
Judgment >Acted for the Applicant in an appeal under the Freedom of Information Act, relating to a request for material connected to the McGurk's Bar bombing in Belfast.
Judgment >Instructing Kate Temple-Mabe
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