Albany Kidd

Albany successfully completed her pupillage under the supervision of Jonathan Harley and became a tenant at Park Square Barristers in March 2025.
She regularly prosecutes and defends a range of criminal offences in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court and Youth Court. In the Crown Court, Albany’s experience includes sentencing hearings, appeals from the lower court and final POCA hearings for offences including s.18 wounding, fraud, dangerous driving, and stalking involving fear violence, among others. In the Magistrates’ Court, she has successfully appeared for the prosecution and defence in a number of trials, including securing an acquittal in a case involving an allegation of racially aggravated assault.

Albany has been commended by members of the Judiciary and other advocates for her thorough preparation and calm approach in court.

Prior to commencing pupillage Albany worked as a legal advisor at Teesside Magistrates’ Court. This role gave her a deeper understanding of the criminal justice system and exposed her to a full spectrum of criminal offences. Albany had to maintain excellent knowledge of criminal law and procedure in order to give informed and structured advice to members of the bench. She gained a valuable insight into the decision-making processes of Judges and Magistrates which has informed her advocacy. Throughout this employment, Albany also provided assistance to unrepresented defendants. Her calm and approachable manner allowed her to build a rapport with individuals from a wide cross-section of society and support them as they navigated legal proceedings.

Albany is also passionate about pro bono work and her various volunteering positions have improved her advocacy, legal knowledge and ability to work with individuals, professionals and agencies. She prides herself on delivering work to a professional standard in high pressure environments, a skill she developed through working with legal clinics and charities. Albany’s experience includes working with vulnerable members of society and people in crisis, such as her time aiding in the evacuation of families facing persecution in Afghanistan. She has also had legal research published by the International Committee of the Red Cross and submitted to the NATO Legal Office.

Albany successfully completed her pupillage under the supervision of Jonathan Harley and became a tenant at Park Square Barristers in March 2025. She has an interest in developing her practice in regulatory law and welcomes instructions both prosecuting and defending cases.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Albany worked as a legal adviser at Teesside Magistrates’ Court. In the course of this employment, she was involved in cases brought on behalf of a range of prosecuting authorities, including the Health and Safety Executive, RSPCA and local authorities. She was also exposed to a variety of applications from the Police, including Closure Orders, DVPOs, Stalking Protection Orders and applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Albany further has experience presenting road traffic and local authority cases to magistrates through the court’s single justice procedure. She has provided informed legal advice to the Bench on these matters and gained an insight into the approach of both prosecution and defence in cases of this nature.