Eleanor Fox’s practice spans Chambers’ core practice areas and includes criminal law, inquests and professional discipline.
Eleanor is regularly instructed to both prosecute and defend cases involving serious violence, sexual offences and fraud. She is a CPS Grade 3 prosecutor and has extensive advocacy and advisory experience. Recent defence instructions include rape, s.18 GBH [see here], and conspiracy to defraud. She has an eye for tactical legal arguments, particularly at the early stage of proceedings, and is meticulous in her approach to case preparation.
A background in financial services and experience of restraint and account-freezing proceedings mean that Eleanor is well-placed to advise both individual and corporate clients in this area.
Eleanor is frequently instructed to advise and represent a range of interested persons at inquests. She also appears before the major healthcare regulators including MPTS and the NMC.
Eleanor has recently advised on agreements made under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and the Sentencing Act 2020.
HMRC v X Ltd – Manchester Magistrates’ Court (2025)
Eleanor was instructed to advise and represent both corporate and private individuals resisting an application for an Account Freezing Order. The prosecuting authority sought to freeze several million in sterling. This represented the company’s working capital. The application was resisted successfully.
R v K – Aylesbury Crown Court (2026)
Eleanor is currently instructed to defend a man of good character alleged to have been part of a conspiracy to defraud.
R v S – Cambridge Crown Court (2026)
Currently instructed in a rape case. The defendant is of previous good character.
R v W – Wood Green Crown Court (2026)
Successfully applied to dismiss the case against a young mother of good character, which was uncontested by the CPS. The allegations concerned involvement in multi-kilo cannabis supply, and the substantial cultivation of cannabis at the defendant’s property.
R v O & Ors – Inner London Crown Court (2026)
Successfully applied to dismiss the case against a young woman of good character, which was uncontested by the CPS. The allegations related to an affray and assault that was filmed by bystanders. The defence challenged the identification of the defendant by a police officer, examining the lack of adherence to PACE 1984 Code D.
R v J – Lewes Crown Court (2026)
An exceptional suspended sentence of imprisonment was handed down to a young mother of good character. The prosecution alleged that she had a significant role in the supply of Class A drugs, with a starting point for sentence of 4.5 years’ custody.
R v A & Ors – Reading Crown Court (2025)
Successful application to dismiss, which was contested by the CPS. The application focused on the evidential difficulties of prosecuting an affray when both sides are alleged to have used unlawful violence.
R v C – Wood Green Crown Court (2025)
Eleanor’s client was acquitted of s.18 GBH after a 4-day trial. The complainant was stabbed in the chest and seriously injured. The offence was captured on CCTV and witnessed by an individual who had previously taken out a restraining order against the defendant. The jury returned Not Guilty verdicts in 1 hour.
See the press release here.
R v W – Wood Green Crown Court (2025)
Eleanor’s client, a university student, was charged with attempted rape, non-fatal strangulation, assault occasioning ABH, and coercive and controlling behaviour. There was extensive legal argument in advance of the trial. This included a 3-day abuse of process hearing. After service of a s.41 YJCEA 1999 application by the defence, the CPS offered no evidence on the first day of trial.
Eleanor is regularly instructed to act for Interested Persons at inquests.
Inquest into the death of G (2026)
Acted for a medical centre involved in the care of a young man who committed suicide. No adverse findings were made.
Inquest into the death of H (2026)
Instructed to represent a medical centre at risk of criticism relating to the outbreak of a contagious skin condition at a care home. No adverse findings were made.
Inquest into the death of K (2025)
Instructed to represent a consultant anaesthetist in a 10-day inquest into the death of a 7-month-old baby in hospital. No criticism was made of Eleanor’s client. The case attracted significant media attention.
Eleanor is a Grade 3 CPS prosecutor. She has extensive advocacy and advisory experience.
R v D – Inner London Crown Court (2026)
Currently instructed in a case concerning the sexual assault of a child.
R v K & Ors – Wood Green Crown Court (2026)
Currently instructed in a multi-handed conspiracy to rob.
R v V – Reading Crown Court (2025)
The defendant was charged with multiple offences of attempted sexual communications with a child and making Category A indecent images of children. He was unanimously convicted by a jury after trial.
R v D – Isleworth Crown Court (2025)
This case concerned the unauthorised possession of offensive weapons, and the unauthorised transmission of images by a serving prisoner.
Law Officers Department of Jersey v Various (2024-2025)
Advised on the prosecution of a broad range of offences. These included drug importation conspiracies, historic sexual offences, and offences under Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999.
Eleanor spent a year instructed by HM Attorney General of Jersey to provide pre-charge advice in respect of numerous criminal investigations. Cases relating to the importation of drugs, and those concerning defendants who were foreign nationals, required the cooperation of international law enforcement agencies.
Eleanor undertakes instructions to represent both individuals and professional regulatory bodies. She has appeared before the major regulatory tribunals, including the MPTS, NMC, and SWE.
Licensing proceedings in relation to the O2 Brixton Academy
Eleanor assisted junior counsel acting on behalf of Academy Music Group following a fatal crushing incident at the O2 Academy Brixton in December 2022 in the application to vary conditions of the licence and to oppose the application to revoke the licence made by the Metropolitan Police.
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