Alice Hewett

YEAR OF CALL 2022

Alice is a diligent, efficient and trustworthy junior, impressing both lay and professional clients. She's often sought after for particularly sensitive work, and is exceptional with vulnerable clients.

Alice accepts instructions across Chambers’ areas of expertise and is regularly instructed in cases beyond her call. As well as routinely conducting Crown Court trials herself, Alice has been led in multi-handed conspiracy cases including theft and large-scale drug importation. Alice also appears before civil tribunals including in the High Court, and before panels in matters of professional discipline.

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.

NOTABLE CASES

  • R v D (July 2025, Croydon Crown Court): secured conviction of D, charged with assisting unlawful immigration, following a 5-day trial.

    R v N and others (June 2024, Isleworth Crown Court): Junior defence counsel in a multi-handed conspiracy to steal and convert £1 million worth of duty-free products from British Airways. 

  • R v T (February 2026, Lewes Crown Court): Secured a conviction in an indictment of Threats To Kill, having won legal argument on “No Case” during the trial.

    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 acquittal.

    R v H (January 2025, Chichester Crown Court): Prosecuted a Crown Court trial involving domestic violence and strangulation with a particularly vulnerable victim.

  • R v D (July 2026, Isleworth Crown Court): Prosecuted and sentenced a case of 18 kg Class A drug importation.

    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.

  • Omagh Bombing Inquiry (February 2025 – present) – Junior Counsel for HMG.

Alice Hewett

MEMBERSHIPS

CPS Advocate Panel, Level 2

Inner Temple

 EDUCATION

LLB: Law with French, University of Bristol

BPTC: “Outstanding” Criminal Advocacy