Eve Macatonia
- Called to the Bar in 2005
- Practice Areas: Crime, Family
- Lincoln's Inn
- Eve is a barrister in chambers, specialising in criminal and family cases.
To instruct Eve Macatonia, contact her clerks at clerks@2drj.com or call 020 7936 2613
Profile
With an eye for detail, Eve diligently prepares her cases and places great importance on her approachability. Understanding how any Court case can have both an immediate and long term impact on her clients and their families, Eve prides herself on her sympathetic ear. A persuasive and committed advocate, Eve has represented clients for the breadth of criminal offences.
Before pursuing the bar, Eve assisted with VHCC cases at a London law firm, including the well reported Jimmy Choo trial (exploring the Computer Misuse Act 1990). Since being in Chambers Eve has defended and prosecuted across the Criminal Law spectrum, representing vulnerable youths for offences of robbery, adults for serious offences of violence, public disorder, sexual offences and aggravated burglary.
Eve has both defended and prosecuted fraud for the Department for Work and Pensions and in recent years, Eve has assisted in the prosecution of serious and complex fraud for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (Excise Fraud), Crown Prosecution Service (R v Scourfield & Others – The Wolf of HBOS), the Serious Fraud Office (R v Alaghband & Others) and the Financial Conduct Authority, for offences of Bribery, Corruption, Conspiracy to Defraud, Concealing Criminal Property and Fraudulent Trading.
Historically, Eve has acted in Private and Public Children law proceedings, acting for mothers, fathers, grandparents and local authorities in private residence and contact disputes.
Cases of Note
R v W and others
Defended offences of racially aggravated violent disorder in a 9 handed indictment.
R v M and others
Led junior counsel defending charges of conspiracy to kidnap, possession of firearms and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. The jury were hung and the Crown did not proceed to a retrial.
R v Oye [2013] EWCA Crim 1725 - Prosecuting appeal against conviction
Prosecuting appeal against conviction – A defendant suffering from an insane delusion that he was being attacked or threatened was not entitled to an acquittal based on self-defence. An insane person could not set the standards of reasonableness as to the degree of force used by reference to his own insanity.
R v Bray (Lawrence Keith) [2010] EWCA Crim 1991 – Appeal against sentence
The Judge’s comments, when remanding the appellant in custody pending and adjournment for a pre-sentence report, had given rise to an expectation that an immediate custodial sentence would not be imposed. Appeal Allowed.
R v Messham (James Alexander) [2009] EWCA Crim 2568– Appeal against sentence
Where the appellant had confessed his offence to the police, a further reduction in sentence should properly follow. Appeal allowed
Qualifications
- BVC (BPP) (VC)
- LLB (Hons) (2.1) (Sussex)
Memberships
- Lincoln’s Inn Cholmeley Scholarship (2007)
- Criminal Bar Association
- Family Law Bar Association
