
187 Chambers
England
Barristers

Lily Belfer
- Phone020 7430 7430
- Email[email protected]
Position
Barrister
Career
Lily regularly accepts instructions to prosecute and defend in the Crown Court, as well as the Magistrates and Youth Court where she deals with a wide range of offences.
Lily is also instructed by the Nursery and Midwifery Counsel and has a growing practice as a Case Presenter.
Before coming to the Bar, Lily completed a traineeship at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France as the 2021 Nicolas Bratza Scholar from Lincoln’s Inn. As a part of her role, she conducted legal research, and drafted papers and speeches for the President and Registrar of the Court. She also worked as a research and campaign assistant for one of the world’s leading human rights organisations. Lily holds an LL.M in International Law: Crime, Justice, and Human Rights with Distinction from the University of Birmingham, and has delivered papers on international law at academic conferences across Europe.
Memberships
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Grade 2 CPS Counsel
Women in Criminal Law
Criminal Bar Association
Education
The 2022 ICLR Pupillage Award
The 2021 Nicolas Bratza Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn
Cassel Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn for Bar Vocational Studies
City, University of London, LL.M Bar Vocational Studies in Advanced Criminal Practice
The University of Law (London), Graduate Diploma in Law
Best Orator Award at the 2019 Specialisation Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists at the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Italy
The University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarship
The University of Birmingham, LL.M International Law: Crime, Justice and Human Rights