Chloe Hill

Chloe is clerked primarily by Lee Johnson, Clare Sabido, Jennifer Pooler and Emma Bell. 

Experience & expertise

Having completed her pupillage in criminal law, Chloe moved to the police team at Serjeants’ Inn Chambers in November 2022. She successfully completed 6 months training under the supervision of James Berry and Elliot Gold, whilst also accepting instructions in her own right.

Chloe is on the Government Legal Department’s Junior Junior’s scheme and acts as legal advisor to the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Human Rights Committee.

Police Law 

During her training Chloe gained a broad exposure to high profile and sensitive police law matters touching upon police misconduct, human rights, discrimination and civil actions against the police. She now uses this training in her own cases and as a led junior, including in a number of high profile, sensitive cases.

Chloe has experience drafting pleadings and applications, and advises police forces widely, including in relation to vetting, disclosure, and judicial review.

She is regularly instructed in civil claims and has successfully secured strike-out of claims against the police, with orders that the claims are totally without merit.

Chloe is also instructed to obtain civil orders such as those under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and has experience of appeal hearings regarding these civil orders.

Recent cases include:

• McCaffrey and Birney v the Police Service of Northern Ireland and others [2024] UKIPTrib 8 – led by James Berry KC in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal representing the Metropolitan Police Service.
• Partridge v Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police – represented the Chief Constable in a County Court trial regarding false imprisonment.
• Trota v Chief Constable of Wiltshire Constabulary – successfully defended a Crown Court appeal in relation to an account forfeiture order.
• Applied for a Forced Marriage Protection Order in respect of an adult with learning difficulties.

Professional Discipline 

Chloe has extensive experience in police misconduct and accepts instructions in both gross misconduct hearings and accelerated hearings and appears in associated appeals and judicial review challenges. Chloe also acts as legal advisor to panels.

Recent cases include:

• Representing the Appropriate Authority in the gross misconduct case brought against two police officers in relation to their treatment of a member of the public detained in their care.
• Representing the Appropriate Authority in a particularly sensitive accelerated misconduct case brought against a Detective Superintendent.
• Representing the Appropriate Authority in a gross misconduct case brought against a Police Sergeant of British Transport Police.

Inquests and Inquiries

Chloe developed her inquiry experience by assisting core participants in the Grenfell Inquiry and working as a lead paralegal for the Infected Blood Inquiry. She is currently instructed in the Under Cover Police Inquiry and Stockport Inquiry.

Chloe has a keen interest in inquests and coronial law and accepts instructions on behalf of all interested parties to appear in pre-inquest review hearings and inquests. She has experience drafting Article 2 submissions.

Recent inquests include:

• Inquest into the death of Sean Fitzgerald [2025]
• JH [2025] – acted on behalf of a local authority in a case involving submissions on whether the Coroner could make a conclusion of suicide.
• FB [2024] – acted on behalf of the Home Office in an 8-day jury inquest regarding a death in custody.
• AJ [2023] – acted on behalf of Metropolitan Police Service in a case which had been subject to a lengthy criminal investigation.
• NT [2022] – acted on behalf of Metropolitan Police Service in a 5-day jury inquest involving a road traffic collision and complex expert evidence.

Court of Protection

Chloe accepts instructions to appear in the Court of Protection, having received training and shadowed experienced members of Chambers in this area. She has recently appeared in section 16 and section 21 cases on behalf of local authorities.

She has a particular interest in those cases involving an overlap between issues of mental capacity and the criminal justice system. Chloe has appeared in a large number of cases involving Forced Marriage Protection Orders, Sexual Risk Orders and various other orders of this nature and advises in quasi-criminal matters such as when police officers can detain people under the Mental Health Act 1983 or Breach of the Peace. She is able to use this experience to advise in cases whereby P is, for example, subject to one of these orders.

Regulatory and financial crime

Chloe’s criminal law background makes her particularly well placed for this area of law. Her pupillage included noting briefs in a case of VAT fraud and money laundering, and a private prosecution for fraud. She was also exposed to regulatory crime, such as in cases brought by the Environment Agency and cases brought for breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. She remains up to date on this area of crime and is regularly instructed in civil claims under POCA.

prior to the bar

Prior to the Bar Chloe had a successful career as a parliamentary researcher and senior policy advisor. She advised on draft legislation and on an Attorney General’s reference to the Supreme Court. This piqued her interest in the law and led to her joining the Bar.

During the GDL and BPTC Chloe volunteered with the Free Representation Unit, representing clients in the Social Security Tribunal.

RECOMMENDATIONS

“Chloe Hill is an extremely able advocate and black letter lawyer. She shows an experience beyond her years of call. She is prompt and pragmatic in her advice and shows a maturity beyond her years. Chloe adopts a collegiate approach with instructing Solicitors and clients which is always well received.”
Instructing Solicitor

“Chloe is an excellent advocate and a great team player. She pays real attention to detail and provides an accurate assessment of any matter.”
Instructing Solicitor

“Chloe is communicative, responsive and accommodates client’s requests. She quickly grasps the needs of the client and their expectations and provides detailed advice. She is a pleasure to work with.”
Instructing Solicitor

QUAlifications

University of St Andrews, MA Geography and Philosophy – 2:1
City, University of London, Graduate Diploma in Law
BPP University, Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) – Very Competent
BPP University, LLM Legal Practice (Barristers) – Distinction

Scholarships, awards & publication s

Mould Scholarship, Pupillage Senior Scholar, Gray’s Inn
Gray’s Inn Residential Scholar
The Wilfred Getz Award, Major BPTC scholarship, Gray’s Inn
Hebe Plunkett Award, Gray’s Inn
Ann Ebsworth Award, Major GDL scholarship, Gray’s Inn
Dorothy McKinney Human Geography Dissertation Fieldwork Award, University of St Andrews

Chloe’s LLM dissertation was published in the law journal Judicial Review. Entitled ‘Litigants in Person in Judicial Review Cases: lessons from the wider legal context and ways to improve the process for litigants in person’ it was issued in March 2020.

further information

For further details of Chloe’s practice please contact a member of the clerking or client service team.

Bar Council Membership No: 72454
Registered Name: Ms Chloe Hill
VAT Registration No: 401560738

Privacy

Chloe adopts and adheres to his provisions of the privacy notice which can be accessed here.