Meeno Chawla > Chambers of David Josse KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Meeno accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ areas of practice.

Meeno prosecutes and defends in a wide range of criminal cases. She has a growing practice in Extradition, Proceeds of Crime and related areas and also accepts instructions in regulatory and family proceedings.

Meeno is on the CPS General Crime Advocate Panel at level 1.

Meeno supports pro-bono work and has recently completed working on a case for Advocate and was awarded their Pupil Pledge Pro-Bono Award. This highlights her commitment to access to justice.

In her first 4 months of pupillage, she observed extradition and international law cases. In her second stage of pupillage, she observed serious and organised crime under the supervision of Dominic Connolly.

“It was a difficult case with a particularly vulnerable client and anxious family members. You dealt with everything extremely professionally and conscientiously. I am very grateful for all the effort and care you put into the case.

You are a credit to your profession and your Chambers. I look forward to working with you in the future.”

Feedback from Instructing Solicitor.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Meeno worked as a paralegal at the Crown Prosecution Service based at Isleworth Crown Court. She gained considerable experience in all Crown Court cases, ranging from driving offences to serious violence, sex offences to murder. Meeno was seconded to the Central Criminal Court and was part of the prosecution team in several high-profile murder cases, which includes the murder of the two sisters Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman (Wembley Park stabbings).

Meeno was a case manager on the Innocence Project and worked on miscarriages of justice. She represented an individual who was convicted of robbery and was challenging his conviction based of mistaken identity. Also, Meeno worked at Ealing Equality Council where she assisted on matters social security, housing and debt issues.

Additionally, Meeno is the first Afghan Sikh to be Called to the Bar of England and Wales. She has published several articles about her journey to the Bar in ‘The Youth Law Journal’, ‘The Middle Templar Magazine’ and ‘The Lawyer’.