
Bethany Condron
Prosecutes and defends serious crime.
YEAR OF CALL 2016
Education
BPP University, BPTC: Very Competent
College of Law, GDL: Commendation
Cambridge University, Newnham College, MA (Hons) Cantab, Classics: First Class
Scholarships
Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
Middle Temple Harmsworth Entrance Exhibition
Margaret Sylvia Kemp Award, Newnham College, Cambridge
Memberships
The Honourable Society of Middle Temple
Criminal Bar Association
Amicus
Overview of Practice
Bethany Condron is an established criminal, regulatory and public law practitioner. She was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 2016, having been awarded the Queen Mother’s Scholarship. She has been a tenant at Foundry Chambers since 2017.
Bethany has extensive experience of public inquiries, having acted both as Junior Counsel to the Inquiry and on behalf of public sector Core Participants in a number of high-profile investigations, including the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, representing the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the Cranston Inquiry, representing the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and as Junior Counsel to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Her regulatory practice includes secondments with the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Bank of England. She has worked on matters of significant public interest, including enforcement action against major financial institutions.
Bethany also maintains a practice in criminal law. She both prosecutes and defends in the Magistrates’, Youth and Crown Courts, and has experience in asset recovery, restraint and confiscation proceedings. She regularly undertakes large-scale disclosure and legal professional privilege review exercises on behalf of both prosecution agencies and defence teams.
Bethany holds a First-Class degree in Classics from the University of Cambridge. Prior to commencing pupillage, she gained valuable experience working on capital defence cases in the United States.
Notable Cases
R v H – Bethany appeared for a defendant charged with Assault on a Police Constable in the Execution of their Duty. The defendant was acquitted after a successful submission of no case to answer.
R v M – Bethany defended a client charged with allowing himself to be carried on a conveyance knowing he did not have consent or lawful authority to do so. He was acquitted after trial.
R v M – Secured acquittal of nightclub bouncer accused of ABH.
R v B – Bethany represented a client facing a section 4 Public Order Act charge. She secured an acquittal after disputing identification.
R v B – Secured acquittal of client accused of Possession of Cannabis found in her bedroom.
NEWS STORIES
Bethany Condron appointed Junior Counsel for the Covid-19 Public Inquiry
FCsewAmi9bell2023-11-07T21:20:16+00:00June 23rd, 2022|
Foundry Chambers host Criminal Litigation Update
FCsewAmi9bell2023-11-08T22:00:35+00:00April 30th, 2019|