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We work with and for a diverse range of professional and lay clients.  Chambers’ expertise across a wide range of areas, our commitment to excellence, to finding solutions for our clients, and our collegiate working environment means that we are able to share our knowledge between and within areas, be approachable and offer the highest standards of representation.  ​

Chambers is guided by its commitment to the communities it serves.  We strive to support our members’ innovative, and often quiet, efforts to use law both to obtain justice for our individual clients and more broadly as a tool for social change.  We owe much of our ethos to the leadership of Len Woodley KC, the first Afro-Caribbean to become a KC, who was head of chambers for the twelve years from 1988 to 2000.  He was involved in some of the most important race trials in the in the 70s and 80s. His dedication to civil liberties and equality of opportunity was not showy but it was radical and it is this approach that remains evident in chambers today.

We are a very diverse set of chambers with a breadth and depth of expertise across a broad range of areas including crime, immigration and asylum, housing and community care, family, actions against the police, public law, international law and civil litigation.  It is important to us that we continue to not only continue to do legally aided work but try to find ways to share our knowledge and offer support; the pressures on legal aid providers, following deep cuts and ongoing funding issues, continues to challenge the sector as well as access to justice.

Chambers supports its members’ strong links with community organisations and charities committed to bringing about structural change and addressing inequality both locally and internationally.  Members regularly provide expert advice and representation for these organisations as well as to representatives and on a direct access basis.

Barrister Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Amritpal Bachu	An approachable barrister, a formidable opponent; Amritpal practises housing and employment law. …	View Profile
	Soraya Bauwens	Soraya combines a busy Crown Court practice with an established career in…	View Profile
	Alex Bennie	Alex originally joined 1MCB as a pupil. His interests range across crime, social…	View Profile
	John Benson	John Benson QC is a multi-disciplinary silk with expertise and extensive experience…	View Profile
	Jackie Bond	Jackie specialises in all aspects of immigration and asylum law, including immigration…	View Profile
	Alex Chakmakjian	Alex is regularly instructed on complex and challenging immigration and asylum cases.…	View Profile
	Michael Chambers	Michael has a mixed general criminal and civil practice. His criminal practice…	View Profile
	Ranjeet Dulay	Ranjeet is a highly regarded barrister who specialises in crime, immigration, asylum…	View Profile
	Iain Edwards	Iain is a seasoned and compassionate barrister specialising in serious crime. He…	View Profile
	Ignatius Fessal	Ignatius’s practice is exclusively criminal defence. He specialises in all areas of…	View Profile
	Caroline Gassman	Caroline provides pertinent advice and ruthless advocacy in serious criminal offences. She…	View Profile
	Janette Haywood	Janette is a highly experienced practitioner who has always been passionate about…	View Profile
	Mike Hollis	Mike prosecutes and defends in the Crown Court on a range of…	View Profile
	Ghazala Hussain	Ghazala is a strategic and tenacious barrister dedicated to the needs of…	View Profile
	Shashi Jaisri	Shashi was called to the Bar in 1995 by Lincoln’s Inn and has…	View Profile
	Parveen Judge	Parveen is an experienced barrister who believes in representing her clients fearlessly…	View Profile
	Geeta Koska	Geeta practises in all areas of housing, actions against the police and…	View Profile
	Salma Lalani	Salma specialises mainly in criminal defence work and has developed a highly…	View Profile
	Barnabas Lams	Barnabas is a barrister specialising in immigration and asylum law and related…	View Profile
	David Langwallner	David is an experienced advocate in a broad range of legal practice…	View Profile
	Jemma Levinson	Jemma is an experienced criminal defence barrister who regularly represents defendants charged…	View Profile
	Jacqueline McIntosh	Jacqueline provides advice in family, crime and immigration work. She now specialises…	View Profile
	Shuyeb Muquit	Shuyeb is a highly regarded practitioner specialising in the fields of immigration,…	View Profile
	Michael Murphy	Michael’s career at the Bar has involved a number of high profile…	View Profile
	James Murray-Smith	James has wide experience of practice at the Bar. For many years…	View Profile
	David Parvin	David specialises in all areas of criminal law, both prosecution and defence,…	View Profile
	Michael Peters	Michael is a dual qualified solicitor and barrister. He was admitted to…	View Profile
	Rajesh Rai	Rajesh specialises in Public Law with emphasis on Human Rights, Immigration, Nationality…	View Profile
	Philip Romans	Philip has prosecuted and defended, but now exclusively defends, in all areas…	View Profile
	Pamela Rose	Pamela Rose is known for representing her clients fearlessly and with unwavering…	View Profile
	Shiraz Rustom	As a barrister of considerable experience in criminal and civil as well…	View Profile
	Bernadette Smith	Bernadette has a busy practice with a focus on immigration, asylum and judicial…	View Profile
	Michael Sprack	Michael has a busy junior practice, combining housing, employment law and criminal…	View Profile
	Neelim Sultan	Neelim is an established practitioner in criminal and public law children cases.…	View Profile
	Gwawr Thomas	Throughout all areas of her practice, Gwawr is dedicated to promoting human rights…	View Profile
	Anna Watterson	Anna has a busy and varied practice. This allows her to maintain…	View Profile
	Jeffrey Yearwood	Jeffrey practises exclusively as a defence advocate in the Crown Court, principally…	View Profile