Kevin Dent K.C.

Year of Call: 1991 | Year of Silk: 2019

A highly persuasive advocate with a calm, measured, yet robust courtroom manner. Kevin took silk in 2019, building upon his heavyweight practice in the fields of financial crime and serious crime. Kevin is ranked in the Legal 500.

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"Kevin has an extraordinary command of the details of very complicated, fact-heavy cases. An understated, yet devastating, advocate."

The Legal 500, 2025 | Fraud: Crime

"He is a very gentle and persuasive advocate and does an excellent job."

Chambers & Partners, 2025 - Crime

"He has a considerable command of the factual detail of a case and a very nice way with the jury."

Chambers & Partners, 2025 - Crime

Lucy Letby inquiry & the need to bolster accountability | The Times | Kevin Dent KC & Alecsandra Manning-Rees

Kevin Dent K.C. & Alecsandra Manning-Rees02/11/2023

Kevin Dent QC authors report for International freedom of speech organisation PEN Norway

Kevin Dent K.C.15/10/2020

5SAH Business Crime - July 2020 Update

Kevin Dent K.C., Gary Pons, Alexa Le Moine, John Oliver & David Stern06/07/2020

New Role for Private Prosecutions in the Wake of Covid 19: Counsel Magazine

Kevin Dent K.C.22/05/2020

Kevin Dent QC provides expert analysis for LexisNexis on the new Private Prosecutor's Code

Kevin Dent K.C.28/08/2019

Co-operation on security and law enforcement post-Brexit: Kevin Dent for the barrister magazine

Kevin Dent K.C.04/12/2017