Aimee Stokes

Senior Associate

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What can I do for you

Aimee is a barrister in the regulatory and public law team.

She has extensive post-qualification experience in criminal law. Prior to joining Mills & Reeve, Aimee worked as a senior crown prosecutor on the Homicide Unit at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). During this time, she gained experience in dealing with large and complex cases.

Alongside her work at the CPS, Aimee also delivered a series of training inputs on the Investigative Skills course to newly qualified detective constables within Thames Valley Police.

While at the independent bar, she had a practice comprising of criminal prosecution and defence. Aimee also completed secondments at both the Financial Conduct Authority and the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
At Mills & Reeve, Aimee is putting that experience to good use by helping clients through regulatory investigations and prosecutions.

What do others say

Professional clients say, “Aimee is very hard working, bright and articulate.” When providing written advice, she's been described as “thorough, concise, coherent and precise”.

“The legal advice I received was excellent and Aimee has a deep understanding of criminal law – she offered clear and practical solutions to our issue and I felt extremely confident in the guidance received. All communication was prompt and regular updates were provided.  Aimee was very pro-active in her approach to our issue, keeping us informed at every stage. Aimee’s professional approach made us feel valued as a client. Overall, we are extremely satisfied with the service received and would highly recommend the services of Mills and Reeve to anyone in need of legal assistance.  Thank You!”

While at the CPS, Aimee received an award for Excellence in Outstanding Prosecution, as well as a personal Letter of Recognition from a Thames Valley police superintendent.

What else should you know?

Aimee is a Harmsworth Scholar of Middle Temple and remains involved with the Inn of Court. She's currently assisting in the mock interview pupillage scheme.  

Aimee's a double recipient of the Criminal Bar Association’s Award for Excellence in Advocacy.

Aimee was recently elected to the Bar Council of England and Wales. 

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”