2 Hare Court

Ella’s practice encompasses criminal law, professional discipline and inquests.

Ella represents individuals and companies across the full spectrum of criminal offences. Recent instructions include human trafficking (acting for the first defendant of three), conspiracy to supply drugs of class A, firearms and serious sexual offences. Recent financial crime cases include defending an individual involved in a two-year conspiracy to defraud multinational technology corporations, acting for a director and her company over charges brought by HMRC and, as a led junior in a trial at Southwark Crown Court, representing a banker accused of conspiring with five others to defraud an international bank.

She regularly acts on behalf of regulators and for medical professionals accused of serious misconduct, including dishonesty and allegations of sexually motivated behaviour. She has appeared before the major healthcare regulators, including the MPTS and NMC. A recent fitness to practise hearing, heard for 4 weeks in total, comprised the defence of a clinical lead at an 85-bed care centre and involved the cross-examination of four CQC inspectors.

Ella advises and represents a range of interested persons at inquests, including medical professionals, authorities and Trusts. Her experience includes Article 2 and jury inquests. She recently represented a Trust in a 9-day inquest where Article 2 was engaged and six of the Trust’s district nurses were called to give oral evidence.

Ella has a growing practice in licensing and regulatory crime in both the Magistrates’ and Crown Court. She recently represented one of the UK’s largest transport companies at trial and is currently prosecuting one case involving £625k’s worth of counterfeit goods, and another concerning fraudulent documentation submitted to a local authority.

Before coming to the Bar, Ella worked as a legal researcher in the white-collar crime department of Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP.

Called in 2021.

CPS Advocate Panel – Level 2, Honourable Society of Inner Temple, Female Fraud Forum, Women in Criminal Law, and Young Fraud Lawyers Association.

BA Hons English Language and Literature, University of Sheffield; Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University; LL.M Public International Law, Leiden University; Bar Professional Training Course, BPP University. Awards include the Exhibition Award from the Inner Temple and the Excellence Scholarship from BPP University.