9BR Chambers

Joanna has experience in crime, extradition and regulatory work.

Before coming to the bar, Joanna practised for 8 years as a solicitor - first at Ashurst LLP and then at Brown Rudnick LLP - where she focused on high-profile civil fraud and commercial litigation matters, with a number of her cases involving a crime or extradition element.

Joanna’s degree was in Spanish and Russian and she has spent time working and studying in both Madrid (2016) and Moscow (2010-11).

Crime

Joanna regularly defends in the Crown and Magistrates Courts, representing clients charged with a range of offences. She is appointed to the CPS Advocates Panel Level 1 for General Crime.

She has also acted in confiscation proceedings, account forfeiture proceedings, and proceedings for stalking protection orders, sexual risk orders and a slavery and trafficking prevention order. Joanna also acts in Youth Court proceedings.

Extradition

Joanna has a growing extradition  defence practice and regularly represents clients in full extradition hearings and interim applications. 

International

As a solicitor and during pupillage, Joanna assisted on matters in relation to international sanctions and international crime.

Disciplinary and Regulatory

Joanna also has experience as a solicitor advising on financial regulatory disputes, as well as experience in pupillage of police disciplinary proceedings.

Spanish, Russian

• Criminal Bar Association

• Women in Criminal Law

• Defence Extradition Lawyers Association

• Solicitors’ Higher Rights of Audience (Crime and Civil)

• LPC with LLM: Distinction

• Graduate Diploma in Law: Distinction

• BA in Modern and Medieval Languages (Russian and Spanish): Double First, Robinson College, University of Cambridge. Third year abroad studying Russian and Sociology at Moscow Lomonosov State University. Scholarship of Robinson College 2008-2012; College Prize for Modern Languages (2008)