Alice Hewett
YEAR OF CALL 2022
Alice is a diligent, efficient and trustworthy junior, impressing both lay and professional clients. She's sought after for particularly complex and sensitive work.
Alice accepts instructions across Chambers’ areas of expertise and is regularly instructed in cases beyond her call. As well as conducting Crown Court trials herself, Alice has been led in multi-handed conspiracy cases including theft and large-scale drug importation. She has prosecuted and defended in the Central Criminal Court and has also appeared before civil tribunals including Judicial Review proceedings in the High Court.
Alice is currently instructed as Junior Counsel in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on behalf of His Majesty’s Government. She also accepts instructions from the Metropolitan Police Service and other government agencies, who she advises on matters of national security and counter-terrorism.
Before coming to the Bar, Alice gained significant experience in inquests and public inquiries. While a paralegal with the Metropolitan Police Service, she assisted in the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry, the East London Inquests, and the Angiolini Inquiry. She also worked alongside King’s Counsel on the Duke of Sussex’s Judicial Review proceedings.
GENERAL CRIME
R v N and others (June 2024, Isleworth Crown Court): Led in a multi-handed conspiracy to steal and convert £1 million worth of duty-free products from British Airways.
VIOLENCE
R v H (September 2025, Central Criminal Court): Defended a vulnerable client accused of assaulting a Prison Officer. Successfully argued that a restraint used by the Officer was unlawful and secured an aquittal.
R v H (January 2025, Chichester Crown Court): Prosecuted a Crown Court trial involving domestic violence and strangulation with a particularly vulnerable victim.
DRUGS
R v M (September 2025, Central Criminal Court): Prosecuted the sentence of a large-scale drugs operation.
R v C (March 2025, Snaresbrook Crown Court): Led and successfully achieved conviction in a large-scale drug importation and supply case, with a street value of up to £40 million.
INQUESTS/ INQUIRIES
Omagh Bombing Inquiry (February 2025 – present) – Junior Counsel for HMG.
MEMBERSHIPS
CPS Advocate Panel, Level 1
Inner Temple
EDUCATION
LLB: Law with French, University of Bristol
BPTC: “Outstanding” Criminal Advocacy