Holly Menary

Year called: 2019

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Education & Scholarships

Law LLB 1st Class (Hons) – University of Liverpool

Inner Temple Exhibition Award Scholarship

BPTC (80% – Very Competent) – BPP Manchester

Area of Expertise

Crime

  • Serious Drug offences including Production, Possession with Intent to Supply and Conspiracy Offences
  • Violent offences including section 18, section 20 and section 47 assaults
  • Dangerous and Careless Driving Offences
  • Offences under the Theft Act including Burglary and Robbery
  • Offenses involving Modern Slavery
  • Sexual Offences
  • Fraud
  • POCA

Family

  • Public Law
  • Private Law

Memberships

Inner Temple

Criminal Bar Association

Family Law Bar Association

The Northern Circuit

Women in Criminal Law Northwest Committee

The Northern Circuit Inner Temple Education Committee

Appointments

Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Advocates Panel

CPS Grade 3 – General Crime Advocate Panel

CPS Grade 2 – Serious Crime, Specialist Advocate Panel

Directories

Chambers & Partners
Crime – Northern (Bar)
 
Up and Coming

Holly Menary has a strong prosecution and defence practice. She is a well-regarded criminal barrister who is noted for her expert handling of complex cases involving homicide and conspiracies to supply.

Strengths

“Holly is quite brilliant and an absolute star in the making. She is very confident, a clear thinker and an effective advocate.”

“She has a very nice demeanour in court, measured, concise and thoughtful. She is diligent, very personable and hard-working, with great attention to detail.”

(Legal 500 2025) (Rising Stars: Crime)

‘Holly is a most thorough advocate and her case preparation is of the highest standard, identifying each issue with precise regard. Her approach to defending matters in court is through and robust, and her advocacy is superb.’

Clerked by

Rachel Kehoe at Rachel.Kehoe@7HS.co.uk

Caz Dobson at Caz.Dobson@7HS.co.uk

Or alternatively email Clerks@7HS.co.uk

Practice Overview

Notable/Recent Cases

Crime 

Operation Perth (2023)

Led by Paul Greaney KC. Second Junior for the Prosecution in a high-profile murder trial attracting significant media attention.

Operation Superior (2023)

Led by Alex Langhorn. Prosecution of over 30 defendants charged with various levels of involvement in running a number of “deal” lines in the Preston area.

Operation Daisy (2023)

Led by Will Beardmore Prosecution of over 20 defendants in a Conspiracy to Supply Class A and B drugs in the Lancashire area involving EncroChat material.

Operation Thunder (2022)

Led by Kim Obrusik. Prosecution of over 25 defendants charged with Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs in the Lancashire area.

Operation Zodiac (2021)

Led by Alex Langhorn. Prosecution of over 20 defendants charged with various levels of involvement in running a number of “deal” lines in the Preston area.

R v T (2021)

Prosecution of a defendant charged with production of approximately £500k of Class B involving a number of complex legal arguments.

 

Family

Re L (2023)

Acting on behalf of a parent facing allegations of sexual abuse against a child. Following a lengthy final hearing, the parent was wholly exonerated.

Re M (2022)

Acting on behalf of the Local Authority. Findings of parental alienation were made against a parent following a lengthy finding of fact hearing.

Re K (2020)

Led Junior for the Local Authority involving allegations of non-accidental injury to a child and the cross examination of multiple medical experts.

M v A (2022)

Acting on behalf of the respondent. Numerous allegations had been made by the applicant including serious criminal allegations. Following a finding of fact hearing, no findings were made against the respondent and findings of parental alienation were made against the applicant.

Re H (2021)

Acting on behalf of a parent. Finding of fact in which the parent avoided findings of failure to protect in the context of non-accidental injury to the child.