Tracey joined KCH Garden Square in 1995, being called to the Bar in the same year, and now practises exclusively as ‘special counsel’ in matters relating to Public Interest Immunity and Legal Professional Privilege.
Largely instructed by the Police and other public bodies, Tracey also undertakes independent counsel advisory work in criminal and family law matters.
As ‘special counsel’, Tracey has assisted the High Court in a large scale murder case where independent opinion was sought, by the trial judge, on police procedure and conduct. In relation to computer crime, Tracey was nominated Counsel for Nottinghamshire to prosecute all ‘Operation Ore’ cases – an international operation, originating in the United States, into the investigation of the use of the internet to distribute child pornography. She was also asked to join a dedicated pool of approximately 20 barristers nationwide to have conduct over computer crime cases insofar as it related to child abuse. Having successfully completed a course in Data Recovery and Analysis at the Centre for National High Tech Crime Training, Tracey is very experienced in the effective presentation of computer evidence in the court setting.
Tracey has a strong criminal practice specialising in Serious Sexual Offences, Computer Crime (including distribution of child pornography) and Fraud (both prosecuting and defending multi-million pound cases) having also been instructed as Junior Counsel in many murder trials.
For the past 10 years, Tracey has been involved in advising a number of Local Authorities and charities (i.e. Childline) in matters relating to Public Interest Immunity insofar as it relates to third party material. She is fully conversant with the National and Local Protocol for Disclosure in Criminal Cases.
Tracey is regularly instructed by the police to advise on matters relating to Legal Professional Privilege in relation to police searches and seizures and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.