Harry Piercy

Practice Areas

  • Crime
  • Regulatory

Harry completed his pupillage at a leading criminal defence firm in September 2025. Prior to pupillage, he worked as a caseworker at a niche law firm specialising in mental health and capacity law. Harry’s previous experience in mental health law makes him well equipped for dealing with cases involving mental health and fitness to plead issues.

Harry’s practice focuses on criminal and regulatory law. He defends and prosecutes in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts and appears before tribunals in regulatory proceedings. Harry is instructed on a broad spectrum of criminal offences, on both a private and publicly funded basis. He is experienced in drafting legal arguments, written representations and at researching complex points of law.

Harry’s confident style of advocacy, combined with his impressive academic abilities, has led to highly commendable feedback from clients.

CPS Grade 1 Prosecutor
R v T (2025) – Harry represented the third Defendant in a complex conspiracy to commit a domestic burglary. The total value of the burglary was over £80,000.

R v M (2025) – Harry represented a client charged with breach of notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The CPS discontinued the charges after Harry drafted detailed submissions on the law.

R v P (2025) – Harry represented a client opposing a civil application for a ‘Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order’ in the Magistrates court.

  • Criminal Bar Association
  • Human Rights Lawyers Association
  • Young Legal Aid Lawyers
  • Neville Laski and Basil Neild Pupillage Scholarships – Inner Temple (2025)
  • Exhibition Scholarship – Inner Temple (2023)
  • Lawton Prize in Law – Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (2022)
Criminal Law

Criminal Law

Extradition Law

Extradition

Regulatory Law

Regulatory Law

Immigration Law

Immigration Law

Family Law

Family Law

Public Law

Public Law & Judicial Review

Domestic International

Domestic & International

Corporate & financial Crime

Corporate & Financial

International And Business Law

International Business Law

Employment Law

Employment Law

Prison Law

Prison Law

Licensing

Licensing

Inquiries and Inquests

Inquiries & Inquests

Sports Law

Sports Law