Amber Pierce

YEAR OF CALL 2023

Education

BVS with Specialism (Advanced Criminal Advocacy and Fraud), City Law School
GDL, City Law School
PhD History, Royal Holloway, University of London
MA Holocaust Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
BA History, Royal Holloway, University of London

Memberships

Appointed to the CPS Advocate Panel at Level 1
The Honourable Society of Middle Temple

Scholarships & Prizes

BVS Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence, City Law School
Winner, Freedom Law Clinic Essay Competition: “Ukraine and the International Rules-Based Order: Are Legal and Historical Justice Compatible?” (2022)
DL Scholarship for Academic Excellence, City Law School
Amy Buller PhD Scholarship, Cumberland Lodge
Sports Scholarship, Royal Holloway University of London

Publications

Simone Gigliotti and Amber Pierce, ‘The Narrative Legacies of Exceptional Crime: The Prosecutor as Peacebuilder’ in Legacies of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: A Multidisciplinary Account (ed. Carsten Stahn et al, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020).

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Overview

Amber joined Chambers in October 2025 having successfully completed her pupillage.

Amber prosecutes and defends in both the Crown and Magistrates Court. She has been instructed in cases involving causing grievous bodily harm, robbery, stalking, failure to provide a PIN to a phone against the backdrop of counterterrorism, and drug offences such as the importation of drugs, and possession and supply of drugs.

Amber also prosecutes on behalf of the Probation and Local Authorities.

Amber has completed specialist Youth Court and Vulnerable Witness training. She priorities thoroughness of preparation and client wellbeing.

Prior to joining Chambers, Amber worked as a paralegal at Murray Hughman Solicitors and as the lead caseworker for the Freedom Law Clinic, working on complex drugs cases and providing opinions on grounds of appeal for cases seeking to apply to the Criminal Case Review Commission. Amber also volunteered at a variety of legal charities including the Schools Consent Project (facilitating and presenting workshops on sexual consent) and the Intervene Project (undertaking casework and aiding Category A and B prisoners facing disciplinary measures in HMP Isle of Wight).

Amber’s PhD assessed the role of historians as expert witnesses in international criminal trials (specifically Holocaust related trials), and her research has explored how the socio-political narratives of major historical events have been shaped by criminal trials.

Notable Cases

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Defence

R v R (Staines Magistrates Court, 2025) – Defendant faced two charges of criminal damage. Successfully challenged the identification evidence relied on by the Prosecution and the failure of the police to follow identification procedure. The Defendant was acquitted of one charge. On the second charge, Amber highlighted that the offence had occurred when the Defendant was 17 but charged when he was 18, having an adverse impact on the sentence that he would receive. The Defendant received a reduced sentence to represent his age at the time of the offence than his age at trial (19).

R v A (Willesden Magistrates Court, 2025) – 12-year-old Defendant, charged with Robbery. Successfully opposed an application to adjourn in a youth trial due to Prosecution witness non-attendance. The Prosecution had to offer no evidence and the proceedings against the Defendant concluded.