No5 Barristers' Chambers

Public Law

Barrister

Ffyon is a human rights barrister who practises exclusively in public law

Inquests - Ffyon is regularly instructed to represent the interests of the bereaved family at inquests: arising from a range of contexts. Routinely these are Article 2 inquests, both jury and non-jury.

Prison Law - Ffyon appears regularly before the Parole Board both in person and in virtual hearings; this includes complex cases, including IPP prisoners, and public Parole Board hearings. Ffyon acts for claimants in judicial review proceedings challenging Parole Board decisions. She was recently led in the Court of Appeal in Fajr Ellis v Secretary of State for Justice

Education Law - Ffyon represents both appellants and respondents in Special Educational Needs (SEN) appeals before First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability). Ffyon is regularly instructed on appeals concerning disputes surrounding Sections B, F and I of the Educational, Health and Care Needs Plans (EHCPs), as well as appeals arising from the Local Authority’s refusal to assess a young person’s EHC needs. She also represents parties in Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution (JADR) hearings prior to Special Educational Needs and Disability Appeals.

Publications - Contributed chapters on The Police, The Criminal Trial Process, Sentencing, Youth Justice, and Criminal Appeals in Catherine Elliott and Frances Quinn, English Legal System (20th edn, Pearson 2019; 21st edn, Pearson 2020; 22nd edn, Pearson 2024)

Extending time: from misery to forgiveness? (2024) 174 New Law Journal 8078, 11

Advocate

ALBA: Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association

Court of Protection Bar Association

Human Rights Lawyers Association (Executive Committee)

London Irish Lawyers Association

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

LL.M University of Cambridge

Civil Mediation Accreditation – London School of Mediation

Southeastern Circuit’s Keble Advanced Advocacy Course, Oxford

Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law

B.A. (Hons), University College London