Set Profile > Chambers of P Mendelle QC, G Carter-Stephenson QC & J Dein QC > London, England
Chambers of P Mendelle QC, G Carter-Stephenson QC & J Dein QC Offices
25 Bedford Row
LONDON
WC1R 4HD
England
Chambers of P Mendelle QC, G Carter-Stephenson QC & J Dein QC > The Legal 500 Rankings
Proceeds of Crime Act and asset forfeiture Tier 1
Adrian Eissa QC - 25 Bedford Row ‘ Highly regarded for his in-depth knowledge of POCA issues. ’Crime Tier 1
'An excellent set with high-calibre barristers', 25 Bedford Row is a defence-only set that handles, alongside privately funded work, some of the most difficult publicly funded work, often including multi-defendant violent crime cases. Tyrone Smith QC represented a teenage drug dealer who, having been arrested and found with a 30cm knife four days before, stabbed a youth worker who asked him to stop selling drugs outside his home; the defendant was found not guilty of murder and convicted of wounding with intent. Turning to criminal appeals, Jeremy Dein QC represented far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon in a successful appeal against his initial committal to prison for contempt of court in May 2018 for interfering with sexual offence trials subject to reporting restrictions in Canterbury and Leeds. Among the juniors, Melanie Simpson represented a Hungarian woman who, along with her special constable husband, was convicted of trafficking women to a brothel they ran in an apartment block in Chelsea.
2018 Silks
Leading Juniors
Leading Silks
Fraud: crime Tier 1
'Excellent set' 25 Bedford Row houses a team of 'robust defence practitioners'. The group has been handling, among other areas, high-profile VAT frauds, boiler room scams, and carbon credit cases. Recent highlights include George Carter-Stephenson QC acting in the Operation Treacle £10m fraud case, concerning the resale of tickets for gigs and events.
2019 Silks
Leading Juniors
Leading Silks
Proceeds of Crime Act and asset forfeiture Tier 1
Nathaniel Rudolf - 25 Bedford Row ‘ Prosecutors fear having him as an opponent. ’Environment Tier 2
Samantha Riggs - 25 Bedford Row ‘ A wonderful barrister who is at the top of her field and has knowledge that is second to none. ’Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations) Tier 3
25 Bedford Row's members have been kept busy handling a range of financial crime cases; for example, new silk Nicola Howard QC acted in a bribery case concerning inducements to obtain contacts via a public official in Korea. She is appearing in a case spanning over 20 jurisdictions, including Moscow, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Madrid, and Amsterdam, concerning alleged defrauding of $180m from a Russian banking group via fraudulent trades in emerging markets warrants.
2018 Silks
Leading Juniors
Leading Silks
International crime and extradition Tier 3
At 25 Bedford Row, 'hugely talented advocate' Sam Blom-Cooper is instructed by the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), as co-counsel, to represent Augustin Ngirabatware (the former Minister of Planning in Rwanda) in an appeal concerning the client's convictions for involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide; the defendant was originally sentenced to 35 years' imprisonment by the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2012, which was reduced in 2014 to 30 years by the MICT Appeals Chamber.
Leading Juniors
Leading Silks
Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police) Tier 3
Joanna Evans - 25 Bedford Row ‘ Capacity for hard work, original thought, and genuine concern for the client, makes her a first-class advocate. ’Proceeds of Crime Act and asset forfeiture Tier 3
Geoffrey Payne - 25 Bedford Row ‘ Very personable and demonstrates great client empathy. ’Professional disciplinary and regulatory law Tier 3
Alex Jamieson - 25 Bedford Row ‘ A poised and persuasive advocate. ’Professional disciplinary and regulatory law Tier 4
David Wood - 25 Bedford Row ‘ Unflappable and tenacious. ’Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police) Tier 4
John Cooper QC - 25 Bedford Row ‘ A skilled advocate. ’Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police) Tier 4
Diana Ellis QC - 25 Bedford Row ‘ Tenacious and has vast knowledge on international criminal law. ’Set overviews: England and Wales
The ‘reliable’ and ‘well-run’ 25 Bedford Row has ‘all the advantages of a bigger, traditional set’ with ‘a good number of robust defence practitioners, well versed in POCA, at all levels of call’ and is an ‘excellent, top-notch choice for white collar work’. ‘The client care and service provided to lay clients and instructing solicitors exceeds expectations.’ Chambers has been strengthened following Nicola Howard and Simon Pentol taking silk in 2019, and Mark Stevens and Lisa Wilson-Taylor, formerly of 2 King's Bench Walk and Furnival Chambers respectively, joining chambers. Director of clerking Guy Williams ‘offers a great service’ and leads the ‘extremely responsive’ clerks’ room which is ‘always on hand to help and are sensible in their choice of counsel’. Deputy director of clerking Emma Makepeace is ‘a standout clerk’ who is ‘personable, honest, gets to know the solicitor and, therefore, has a unique ability to match the solicitor with the appropriate barrister for a particular case’. Senior practice clerk Alfie Lee ‘constantly raises the standard of clerking’; ‘he is contactable 24/7 and nothing is too much trouble. He is able to find sensible representation for a client regardless of the short notice of instructions or the location of court’. Offices in: London
Chambers of P Mendelle QC, G Carter-Stephenson QC & J Dein QC > Firm Profile
This innovative set specialises in every aspect of modern defence advocacy, acting in the very highest profile cases. Having achieved and maintained the quality standard for the Bar (BarMark) since 1999, chambers is consistently assessed as a centre of excellence.
The set: 25 Bedford Row is widely recognised as the leading defence chambers in its core practice areas, due to its client-focused, high-quality service. Its reputation for excellence is best demonstrated by involvement in almost every recent major criminal trial, whether in fraud, organised crime or murder. Considered to have unsurpassed defence expertise in fraud and financial litigation matters and for providing advisory services and advocacy of the highest quality. Regulatory defence includes professional disciplinary and environmental law. Experienced in the conduct of criminal related civil applications including restraint, Data Protection Act and search warrants and costs. The excellence extends to the high quality of its staff who have a justified reputation for for their knowledge, efficiency and integrity.
Types of work undertaken: Criminal: unrivalled defence experience and expertise across the entire spectrum of criminal law, Covering all aspects of serious crime including murder, organised crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and crimes of extreme and sexual violence. Members also act for UK nationals charged with serious criminal offences in other national jurisdictions. Private client specialists accept instructions on all criminal matters, focusing on reducing the impact on individual reputations, careers and personal lives.
Fraud and financial litigation: specialising in defending individuals and corporations against allegations of international, corporate and financial crime. Providing a full range of advice and representation in both the criminal and civil aspects of this discipline from preliminary stages, including restraint, right through to appeal, confiscation and civil recovery. Assistance is also provided in relation to risk management and compliance, training and advisory work.
Professional disciplinary and regulatory: defence of individuals appearing before their professional bodies, disciplinary tribunals and regulatory authorities. Including healthcare professionals, solicitors, police officers, accountants, sports people and sports organisations. Expertise in all areas of contentious regulatory work in relation to environmental law and health and safety work, acting for employees, directors and companies.
Environmental/Health & Safety: Experienced in health and safety investigations and prosecutions, acting in respect of allegations of corporate manslaughter and other prosecutions where serious injury has been caused. Experts advise and appear in relation to the full spectrum of Environmental law, including waste management offences.
Civil liberties and human rights: acting for persons whose human rights are infringed in a wide range of areas of law including actions against the police and public authorities, extradition, international law, inquests, mental health, prisoners rights and public and administrative law. Experts are involved in judicial review and appellate cases and challenges to decisions of a wide range of public authorities.
International work: experts in defending those accused of offences perpetrated by states, including war crime and other human rights abuses and offences against states, including espionage and terrorism. Advice and representation in international human rights law and trans-national justice issues for individuals, governmental organisations and major NGOs in a wide range of jurisdictions. Members act for and advise clients who face action from foreign governments including for the freezing or forfeiture of their assets.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Director of Clerking | Guy Williams | ||
| Deputy Director of Clerking | Emma Makepeace | ||
| Senior Practice Clerk | Alfie Lee | ||
| Members of Chambers | CARTER-STEPHENSON QC, George (1975) (QC 1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MENDELLE QC, Paul (1981) (QC 2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DEIN QC, Jeremy (1982) (QC 2003) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SANGSTER QC, Nigel (1976) (QC 1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GRIFFITHS QC, Courtenay (1980) (QC 1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ELLIS QC, Diana (1978) (QC 2001) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DOYLE QC, Peter (1975) (QC 2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KELEHER QC, Paul (1980) (QC 2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOOPER QC, David (1971) (QC 2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FORTSON QC, Rudi (1976) (QC 2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | COOPER QC, John (1983) (QC 2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PRICE QC, Tom (1985) (QC 2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HYNES QC, Paul (1987) (QC 2010) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SIDHU QC, Jo (1993) (QC 2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITH QC, Tyrone (1994) (QC 2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | EISSA QC, Adrian (1988) (QC 2018) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PENTOL QC, Simon (1982) (QC 2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | HOWARD QC, Nicola (1995) (QC 2019) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MITCHELL, Jonathan (1974) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BEYTS, Chester (1978) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALEY, Bill (1982) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WELLS, Colin (1987) | ||
| Members of Chambers | VALLEY, Helen (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PIERCY, Arlette (1990) | ||
| Members of Chambers | AKUWUDIKE, Emma (1992) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POTTER, Harry (1993) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ALEESON, Warwick (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | BYRNES, Aisling (1994) | ||
| Members of Chambers | OSMAN, Osman (1995) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GUILOFF, Carolina (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RIGGS, Samantha (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RUDOLF, Nathaniel (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MURRAY, Daniel (1996) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GARDINER, Sebastian (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KEATING, Dermot (1997) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SIMPSON, Melanie (1998) | ||
| Members of Chambers | THOMAS, Dominic (1998) | ||
| STEVENS, Mark (1998) | |||
| Members of Chambers | NEOFYTOU, Michael (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | O'REILLY, Beth (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SMITTEN, Ben (1999) | ||
| Members of Chambers | POWER, Laurie-Anne (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | NWOSU, Sheryl (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | PAYNE, Geoffrey (2000) | ||
| Members of Chambers | GOMULKA, Michael (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DASHANI, Sonal (2002) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STEVENSON, Monica (2004) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LAZARUS, Paul (2017) Higher Rights (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RADSTONE, Matthew (2005) | ||
| Members of Chambers | RANDALL, Rebecca (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BLOM-COOPER, Sam (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | CHADWICK, Daniel (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILSON, Lisa (2006) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JAMIESON, Alex (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MALHOTRA, Priya (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | WOOD, David (2007) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DI FRANCESCO, Alex (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SHAW, Robert (2008) | ||
| Members of Chambers | KUMAR, Sushil (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | STUART-SMITH, Emma (2009) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JOHNSON, Abimbola (2011) | ||
| Members of Chambers | DICKSON, Henry (2012) | ||
| Members of Chambers | JONES, Duncan (2012) | ||
| LYNCH, Leon (2012) | |||
| Members of Chambers | COLLIER, Laura (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | FLAVIN, Tom (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ISLAM, Zeenat (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LLOYD-OWEN, Natasha (2013) | ||
| Members of Chambers | LEWIS, Joy (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | SIMPEH, Vida (2014) | ||
| Members of Chambers | ROWAN, Kerrie-Ann (2015) | ||
| Members of Chambers | MURPHY, Nick (2015) |
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Set Rankings
- Environment
- Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
- International crime and extradition
- Proceeds of Crime Act and asset forfeiture
- Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police)
- Set overviews: England and Wales