Chambers of Mukul Chawla QC
LONDON, WC2A 2JR, ENGLAND
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- Work 020 7400 1800
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Amy Mannion
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- Work +44 20 7400 1800
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Position
Amy’s main areas of practice are public law, human rights law, extradition, fraud and general crime. She appears in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, as well as in the Administrative Court and Court of Appeal (Criminal and Civil Divisions). She also appears regularly before the First-tier Tribunal (Tax). Extradition: Amy regularly acts in contested extradition proceedings before the City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court and at appeals before the Administrative Court. She also advises and undertakes drafting work in relation to extradition matters. Amy was seconded to the CPS Special Crime Division Extradition Unit in 2007 for seven months, dealing with import and export extradition within the European Arrest Warrant Scheme and throughout the rest of the world. Public law: Amy regularly acts and advises in a wide range of judicial review proceedings. She is instructed by the Treasury Solicitor, the Serious and Organised Crime Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service, as well as by claimants. Amy’s current instructions include acting for the MoD in a judicial review claim arising out of the alleged conduct of UK soldiers in Iraq. Value added tax and duties: Amy acts, both alone and with a leader, in appeals before the First-tier Tribunal (Tax). She is instructed on behalf of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue in many lengthy and complicated missing intra-community fraud matters. Amy also appears on behalf of HMRC in the High Court. Regulatory, environmental and licensing: Amy acts for various regulatory bodies and borough councils dealing with environmental offences, social security offences and other regulatory matters. She defends in health and safety prosecutions. She provides advice and representation covering a wide range of health and safety prosecutions launched by the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities, in both the Crown and Magistrates’ Courts. Amy has represented publicans before councils in matters under the Licensing Act 2003. General crime: Amy prosecutes and defends in the Crown Courts. Her practice without a leader encompasses serious crime including aggravated burglary, wounding/grievous bodily harm with intent, robbery, money laundering offences and supply of class ‘A’ drugs. With a leader Amy has appeared in high-profile cases including R v Larcenko & ors (prosecuting a ring of human trafficking bringing young women from Lithuania into the UK for the purposes of prostitution). Amy appears before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in appeals against conviction and sentence.
Career
Called 2003. Attorney General’s C Panel of Civil Counsel. Serious Fraud Office’s C Panel of Counsel; Grade 2 Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service.
Member
Extradition Lawyers’ Association; Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association; Criminal Bar Association; South Eastern Circuit; Lawyers for Liberty.
Education
London School of Economics (BSc (Hons) Sociology).
Practice Areas
Crime - general; Environment; Fraud: crime
