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33 Bedford Row
LONDON
WC1R 4JH
England

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North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)

Leading Silks

Gul Nawaz Hussain KC – 33 Bedford Row North

Ranked: Tier 2

North Eastern Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence

Ruth Richards - 33 Bedford Row 'Ruth is an absolute force of nature. Her legal knowledge is second to none. She commands the court room and gains the respect and confidence of clients on all cases.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Daniel Foster – 33 Bedford Row 'Daniel is extremely diligent, capable and confident. He adopts a professional and pragmatic approach to each case and has excellent rapport with clients.'

Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)

Leading Juniors

S Chelvan – 33 Bedford Row ‘His expertise in sexual identity related asylum claims is world-renowned, and it is clear from just a perusal of Chelvan’s reported cases that his knowledge and experience is not limited to asylum law. He is ground-breaking in the arguments he makes.’

Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > International crime and extradition

Leading Juniors

Haydee Dijkstal –33 Bedford Row ‘In the field of international criminal law, Haydee is a leading authority on the judicial review of decisions related to the opening of investigations at the International Criminal Court.’

Ranked: Tier 2

London Bar > Crime

Leading Juniors

Nichola Cafferkey – 33 Bedford Row ‘Nichola is an exceptionally talented barrister who should be in silk. She has a warm and compassionate manner with defendants. She has a phenomenal eye for detail and discovers where evidence is missing or withheld with great skill. She is also a confident and highly capable advocate who argues with great persuasion.'

Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law

Leading Juniors

Francis Graydon – 33 Bedford Row ‘Francis is a standout practitioner. He is extremely thorough, conscientious and knowledgeable. He manages clients’ expectations extremely well, and always provides proactive advice.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Zahra Ahmed – 33 Bedford Row ‘Zahra has an excellent understanding of regulatory and public law principles. As an advocate, she is unfazed by any opponent and can deftly respond to whatever is thrown at her.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Tope Adeyemi – 33 Bedford Row ‘Tope has an unflappable manner. She is methodical in her approach when dealing with any procedural issues that arise, and tailors her approach effectively to present her case in the best way.‘

Ranked: Tier 4

Wafa Shah – 33 Bedford Row ‘Wafa is a persuasive advocate with a clear, unfussy delivery. Her advice in conference is insightful and easily digestible.‘

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse

Leading Juniors

Ann May –33 Bedford Row ‘Ann is a very diligent and client-focused advocate. Her eye for detail is like no other, and she goes above and beyond at hearings. She has a unique advocacy style, which is succinct and to the point, and her written submissions are fantastic.’

Ranked: Tier 5

Deborah Seitler –33 Bedford Row ‘Deborah is a very thorough barrister. She is empathetic towards the clients and has great attention to detail. She goes above and beyond for her clients.’

Ranked: Tier 5

33 Bedford Row was established in 1986 and has a long history as a common law set. It was one of the first sets to move out of the Inns of Court to Bedford Row where it has been practising since the 1990s. In 2013, members of three well-known high-profile sets, existing 33 Bedford Row, Old Bailey Chambers and Renaissance Chambers, formed to create the present 33 Bedford Row, each bringing their own areas of established expertise. By judicious expansion it has rapidly grown to become a leading common law set consisting of more than 70 members offering outstanding advice and advocacy in criminal, civil, regulatory, family and public law including immigration, at all levels.

The set: Chambers places a premium on being accessible, commercially aware and service-oriented. Chambers includes high-profile King’s Counsel who undertake work in criminal, local authority, family, public and international law. It can also count among its members exceptional juniors, each of whom is committed to achieving the best possible outcome in each case. Clients can expect outstanding administration and clerking support as part of chambers’ commitment to client care.

Members of chambers are advocates of choice for multiple local authorities, government departments, Parliamentary inquiries, businesses, private individuals and for solicitors throughout England and Wales. Members have appeared in court throughout the country at all levels up to and including the Supreme Court and have acted on behalf of the Attorney General, Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority and the Official Solicitor. Members regularly appear in a full range of tax and VAT tribunals. It is increasingly known for the range of international instructions that its members attract.

Types of work undertaken: Members of chambers undertake a wide variety of common law work. The emphasis in all areas is on sound, solution-oriented advice and specialist advocacy.

The civil and commercial team provides expertise in commercial disputes; intellectual property; landlord and tenant; professional negligence; insolvency; personal injury, including industrial injury; insurance and reinsurance; employment law; inquests; and inquiries, including Parliamentary inquiries.

The experienced criminal team practice includes serious violence; sexual offences; organised crime; fraud and asset recovery. It has also acted on the largest ever local authority complex fraud trial.

The family team has specialists in the full range of work including family finance; public and private law; human fertilisation and embryology; elder care and mental health including work in the Court of Protection.

The regulatory team has experience in professional regulation including NMC, GMC and FCA. It has also provided advice and appeared before professional sporting tribunals.

Public law work includes a strong immigration team that has acted on appeals and appeared in the High Court on asylum cases.

Chambers offers specialist advice through its innovative India desk which promotes bilateral trade with the Indian sub-continent. It has also developed a strong specialist market through its Polish client services (both civil and crime).

Chambers also undertakes direct access and supports alternative dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Senior clerk	Gary Reed
Members of Chambers	WHIPPMAN, Constance (1987)
Members of Chambers	MERCER, Neil (1988)
Members of Chambers	NATHAN KC, David (1971; Silk 2002)
Members of Chambers	LLOYD-ELEY KC, Andrew (1979; Silk 2010)
Members of Chambers	GORMLEY, Professor Laurence (1978)*
Members of Chambers	PLANGE, Janet (1981)
Members of Chambers	HILL, Andrew (1982)
Members of Chambers	MORE O'FERRALL, Geraldine (1983)
Members of Chambers	NAZARETH, Melanie (1984)
Members of Chambers	BRYAN, Deborah (1987)
Members of Chambers	LONSDALE, David (1988)
Members of Chambers	POPLAWSKI, Roman (1989)
Members of Chambers	WILLIAMS, Paul (1990)
Members of Chambers	LUCAS, Edward (1991)
Members of Chambers	SEITLER, Deborah (1991)
Members of Chambers	CLEEVE, Thomas (1993)
Members of Chambers	MORGAN, Austen (1995)
Members of Chambers	MAHMUD, Ishrat (1997)
Members of Chambers	CAFFERKEY, Nichola (1998)
Members of Chambers	ABDEL SAYED, Nermine (2001)
Members of Chambers	HILL, Simon (2001)
Members of Chambers	ANWAR, Afzal (2001)*
Members of Chambers	JOTANGIA, Jayesh (2002)
Members of Chambers	BISBEY, Gayle (2002)
Members of Chambers	MAHMOOD, Dr Tariq (2002)
Members of Chambers	NARTEY, Elizabeth (2003)
Members of Chambers	HAYHOE, Crispin (2004)

Name	Position	Profile
Nermine Abdel Sayed	Introduction Nermine has developed an outstanding practice, both prosecuting and defending a wide…	View Profile
Alexander Adamou	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Bribery and Corruption Care & Supervision Child Arrangement Civil…	View Profile
Tope Adeyemi	Tope is an experienced advocate, appearing regularly in various courts and tribunals.…	View Profile
Susan Ahern	Susan is an Irish qualified practising barrister specialising in arbitration, regulation and…	View Profile
Zahra Ahmed	Zahra has developed a successful practice encompassing regulatory and public law. In…	View Profile
Afzal Anwar	Afzal has 14 years continuous experience at both the employed and independent…	View Profile
John Asaad	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Care & Supervision Child Arrangement Divorce Family Family Finance…	View Profile
Hammad Baig	Hammad advises on all aspects of commercial litigation, domestic and cross border…	View Profile
Craig Barlow	Craig has experience in landlord & tenant disputes. Further, he has acted in…	View Profile
Nussrat Bashir	Nussrat has transferred to the Bar with over 20 years of legal experience. She qualified as…	View Profile
Dudley Beal	Introduction Dudley specialises predominantly on criminal matters, both defence and prosecution, appearing…	View Profile
Jamila Bernard-Stevenson	Introduction Jamila graduated from Oxford University with degrees in law (BA honours…	View Profile
Gayle Bisbey	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Family…	View Profile
John Black	Introduction Over many years John Black has maintained a distinctive specialist practice…	View Profile
Hannah Bramley	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Arrangement Family Molestation &…	View Profile
Jennifer Brenton	Introduction Jennifer is a committed junior barrister with significant experience in fraud…	View Profile
Deborah Bryan	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Court…	View Profile
Nichola Cafferkey	Introduction Nichola is a specialist criminal advocate. She has substantial trial experience…	View Profile
Dr Giuseppe Cala	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Care & Supervision Child Abduction Divorce Family Family Finance…	View Profile
Dr S Chelvan	You have exceeded the maximum number of characters for this text area.…	View Profile
Keith Chipato	Introduction Keith has a general civil practice which includes personal injury, housing,…	View Profile
Thomas Cleeve	Introduction Tom is a seasoned advocate in the criminal and civil courts.…	View Profile
Richard Clough	Richard is a practitioner of family law, including private and public law…	View Profile
Dee Connolly	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Bribery and Corruption Confiscation Crime Defence Defending Professionals Drugs…	View Profile
Diana Constantinide	Media The HuffPost published an article about successful lawyers and Diana was…	View Profile
Martin Davis	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Civil…	View Profile
Haydee Dijkstal	Introduction Haydee Dijkstal is a barrister practicing international criminal law, international human…	View Profile
Nigel R Edwards KC	Practice YEAR OF CALL: 1995 YEAR OF QC: 2019 HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL…	View Profile
Jemma Emmerson	Jemma works across several practice areas including commercial litigation, landlord and tenant.	View Profile
Robert Fitt	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Bribery and Corruption Confiscation Crime Defence Drugs Financial Crime…	View Profile
Mr Dermot Flanagan	Dermot Flanagan FCIArb, S.C has been in practice as a Barrister in…	View Profile
Alex Fletcher	Alex has recently joined Chambers from a Chambers based in the South…	View Profile
Daniel Foster	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Crime Defence Drugs Family Financial Crime & Fraud Murder…	View Profile
Tom Gilchrist	Prior to joining chambers, Tom was a barrister in New Zealand, practising…	View Profile
Prof Laurence Gormley	Professor Gormley is Emeritus Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Professor…	View Profile
Dr Francis Graydon	Francis has a diverse and overlapping practice that incorporates the following general…	View Profile
Professor Stephan Hardy	Profile Stephen is Professor of Employment Law and Head of School at…	View Profile
Jane Hayford	Family Law barrister with expertise in all areas of family law: Private…	View Profile
Crispin Hayhoe	Crispin has expertise in insolvency; commercial; contract; asset recovery; employment; general civil…	View Profile
Poppy Henderson	Whilst a Second Six pupil, Poppy has enjoyed a mixed Civil, Public…	View Profile
Ashleigh Heyworth	Ashleigh is a second six pupil with vast experience in criminal law…	View Profile
Lara Hicks	Introduction Lara is a sought after civil practitioner with a wealth of…	View Profile
Simon Hill	Expertise: property, company, contract, insolvency. personal injury. Simon has an established practice…	View Profile
Andrew Hill	Andrew has over 30 years of experience as a barrister, initially both prosecuting…	View Profile
Kevin Holder	Kevin is a commercial chancery barrister, specialising in property, chancery, insurance and commercial…	View Profile
Gul Nawaz Hussain	Introduction Year of QC 2018 Year of Call 2000 Naz Hussain QC…	View Profile
Aqsa Hussain		View Profile
Shakeel Jamil	Shakeel is a specialist criminal practitioner who has over 18 years experience…	View Profile
Elise Jeremiah	In crime, Elise has led in cases of murder and multi-handed drugs conspiracy,…	View Profile
Rhys Johns	Rhys has a complementary practice in commercial and company law and regularly…	View Profile
Jayesh Jotangia	Expertise: arbitration and mediation proceedings; arbitration and mediation proceedings; civil and commercial…	View Profile
Seema Kansal	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Divorce…	View Profile
Lucy Keane	Lucy is qualified in four jurisdictions. She is a barrister in England…	View Profile
Andrew Kerr	Introduction Year of call 2006 Andrew has an established and recognised expertise in…	View Profile
Victoria Kiver	Victoria is a dual qualified Barrister (England & Wales) and Isle of…	View Profile
Alex Lawson	Introduction In whatever area of practice, Alex can be relied upon to…	View Profile
Victor Leginsky	Victor Leginsky is a Chartered Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute…	View Profile
Barry Leon	ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR Barry was the Presiding Judge (Commercial Division), Eastern Caribbean…	View Profile
Andrew Lloyd-Eley	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Bribery and Corruption Confiscation Crime Defence Drugs Financial Crime…	View Profile
Arthur Lo	Arthur is a dedicated and adaptable junior barrister, who combines commercial acumen…	View Profile
David Lonsdale	David is a senior member of the 33 Bedford Row Civil and…	View Profile
Edward Lucas	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Bribery and Corruption Confiscation Crime Defence Drugs Financial Crime…	View Profile
John-Paul MacNamara	John-Paul was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 2008…	View Profile
Tariq Mahmood	Dr Mahmood has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice covering a…	View Profile
Ishrat Mahmud	Ishrat offers advice and advocacy across the full spectrum of immigration work.…	View Profile
Elizabeth Maltas		View Profile
Ms SanMari Martins	SanMari enjoys diverse practice with particular focus upon commercial and regulatory disputes.…	View Profile
Manisha Marwaha	Introduction Manisha has been recognised as a tier one leading junior for…	View Profile
Ann May	Ann is an experienced advocate, appearing in all levels of court and…	View Profile
Helyn Mensah	Expertise: trade mark litigation; trade mark registry; passing off; designs; fashion and…	View Profile
Neil Mercer	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Advising Regulators Bribery and Corruption Care & Supervision…	View Profile
Aysha Miah	Aysha completed her pupillage at a leading family law set in 2012…	View Profile
Rabia Mir	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Care & Supervision Child Arrangement Crime Defence Divorce Drugs…	View Profile
Jamil Mohammed	Jamil regularly appears in the Family Court, acting in both public and private…	View Profile
Geraldine More O'Ferrall	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Divorce…	View Profile
Austen Morgan	Introduction Austen practises private law and public law, especially with international aspects.…	View Profile
Elizabeth Nartey	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Bribery and Corruption Care & Supervision Child Abduction…	View Profile
David Nathan	Introduction Head of Chambers During the 1980s, David led in numerous high-profile…	View Profile
Melanie Nazareth	Melanie commenced practice in common/criminal law but has specialised in Family law…	View Profile
Maeve O"Rourke	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Civil Family International Criminal Law International Human Rights Law…	View Profile
Maurice O'Carroll	Introduction Maurice has over 25 years’ advocacy experience, having called to the…	View Profile
Eorann O'Connor	Eorann prosecutes and defends, appearing in the magistrates’ and youth courts as…	View Profile
Nick Parry	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Civil Crime Family Introduction Nick came to the…	View Profile
Philippa Parry-Jones	Philippa regularly represents a range of Local Authorities and parents in public…	View Profile
Sandip Patel	Introduction Introduction Sandip specialises in cross border civil and commercial dispute resolution,…	View Profile
Janet Plange	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Divorce…	View Profile
Rehana Popal	Rehana is a skilled and robust advocate whose practice encompasses all aspects…	View Profile
Roman Poplawski	Introduction Roman is a bilingual barrister admitted to practice both in the…	View Profile
Clive Redley	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Court…	View Profile
Ruth Richards	Introduction Specialising in a wide range of complex matters relating to children,…	View Profile
Ylenia Rosso	CRIMINAL PRACTICE Ylenia regularly defends and prosecutes in the Crown Court, Magistrates’…	View Profile
Ravinder Saimbhi	Introduction Ravinder has been involved in the Justice system since 1992 when…	View Profile
Sharmila Salvi	Sharmila was called to the Bar in 1997 having obtained a BSc…	View Profile
Mohammed Saqib	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Asylum Care & Supervision Child Arrangement Crime Defence Drugs…	View Profile
Mark Savage	Prior to joining the Bar, Mark was a senior partner in at…	View Profile
Emma Scott	Emma specialises in Crime. Emma has a breadth of experience defending clients…	View Profile
Rachanda Shafei	Introduction Rachanda was a court advocate prior to joining 33 Bedford Row…	View Profile
Sapna Shah	Sapna is a family law barrister of 15 years’ experience specialising in…	View Profile
Wafa Shah	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Advising Regulators Crime Defence Defending Professionals Drugs Employment Financial…	View Profile
Katherine Simpson	Door Tenant Dr. Katherine Simpson, FCIArb, is an arbitrator based in London…	View Profile
Maeve Thornton	Maeve is a barrister with a diverse practice. She practices in all…	View Profile
Deborah Tompkinson	Practice A senior civil barrister (1984 call), Deborah worked, after pupillage, as…	View Profile
Jon Trussler	Jon has over 30 years’ experience as a barrister, specialising in criminal…	View Profile
Ramakrishnan Virorghavan sc	Introduction Ram is a senior counsel in India and a barrister in…	View Profile
Amber Walker	Amber appears in the Magistrates, Crown and Youth Courts in both a…	View Profile
Daniel Walker	Daniel joined Chambers in November 2018 and has established a multi-disciplinary practice…	View Profile
Michael Wall	Michael’s advocacy career began when he obtained his Higher Rights of Audience…	View Profile
Christina Warner	Christina is an experienced advocate in all aspects of private child and…	View Profile
David Webster	David is a specialist in Criminal advocacy and advice. A former solicitor…	View Profile
Constance Whippman	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Divorce…	View Profile
Philip Williams	Philip is a busy leading junior with an extensive civil practice covering…	View Profile
Paul Williams	Introduction Paul has an extensive leading junior practice with over 20 years’…	View Profile
Gwen Williamson	Introduction Gwen deals with a wide variety of offences across the crime…	View Profile
Misbah Zahid	AREAS OF EXPERTISE Bribery and Corruption Confiscation Crime Defence Drugs Family Financial…	View Profile