Qualifications

• LLB King’s College London 1998
• Gray’s Inn Scholarship 2001
• Called to the Bar in 2002
• Qualified to undertake direct access work in 2009
• Admitted to practice before the ICTY in 2010

Summary of Practice

I have a broad domestic practice with a particular emphasis on criminal law, extradition, immigration and prison law. Internationally, I have been instructed in cases at the ICTY and the UN Human Rights Committee. 

Recent Cases

The Supreme Court

Louca v Public Prosecutor of Bielefeld, Germany (2009) – junior counsel in appeal concerning the procedural requirements of a European Arrest warrant

The Court of Appeal Criminal Division

R v N (2008) - successful appeal against conviction for rape
R v Tibby (2007) - successful appeal against conviction for money laundering
R v Oloya (2009) - sentence for numerous offences of theft reduced on appeal
R v Chapman (2008) - sentence for blackmail reduced on appeal
R v Aloui (2008) - sentence for conspiracy to defraud reduced on appeal
R v Ward (2008) - sentence for aggravated burglary reduced on appeal

The Administrative Court

AI v Lithuania (2010) -junior counsel for the defence in case where victim of trafficking in human beings was discharged from extradition proceedings on Article 8 grounds.
Asztalos v Hungary (2010) – junior counsel for the defence in leading case on the interpretation of section 2 (2) of the Extradition Act 2003.
Hughes v Germany (2010) – sole counsel in case concerning the procedural requirements of a European arrest warrant.
Kalniets v Latvia (2009) – sole counsel in appeal against extradition for murder on Article 3 grounds
Louca v Public Prosecutor of Bielefeld; Kaba v Court of Creteil, France (2008) – sole counsel in extradition appeal on the compatibility of aspects of the Extradition Act 2003 with the European Framework Decision on Extradition.

The Crown Court

R v Spencer and others (2011) - junior counsel for the first defendant in confiscation proceedings arising out of large scale drug importation conspiracy - Birmingham Crown Court.

R v Ibori Ibie and others (2010) – sole counsel in multi-million confiscation proceedings concerning the proceeds of corruption of the former Governor of Delta State, Nigeria.

     R v Soussi and others (2009) –junior counsel multi-£million conspiracy to evade duty – Reading Crown Court
R v Bentolila (2009) – sole counsel international fraud involving bribes paid to Russian government officials– Oxford Crown Court
R v Khan and others (2008) – junior counsel in conspiracy to murder – Central Criminal Court
R v Lynch (2008) – junior counsel in attempted murder - Central Criminal Court
R v Butler (2008) – junior counsel for manager of a care home long running trial concerning the abuse and neglect of residents– Snaresbrook Crown Court
R v Lynch and others (2008) – counsel alone conspiracy to commit armed robbery – Guilford Crown Court

The City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Romania v Caleap (2010) sole counsel for 16 year old wanted for extradition, discharged on Article 8 grounds
Argentina v Wright (2010) – represented UK citizen whose extradition was requested by Argentina in relation to allegations of drug trafficking
Albania v Marku (2009) – representing the Government of Albania in extradition proceedings for extradition of defendant accused of gangland shooting
Switzerland v Daffe (2009) - represented the government of Switzerland in extradition request for defendant accused of rape and drug trafficking .

International Work

Gobithas v Government of Sri Lanka – instructed by Fair Trials International in 2011 to represent a British citizen detained without trial by the Government of Sri Lanka in proceedings before the UN Human Rights Committee. 

Prosecutor v Radovan Karadzic - Appointed as Legal Assistant to Radovan Karadzic by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in 2010

Prosecutor v Ojdanic and others (ICTY) Extensive work for the defence in 2009 

Lectures/Publications

• Lectured at the Law Society on disclosure in criminal proceedings.
• Articles on national and international criminal law published in opendemocracy and elsewhere.

Voluntary work

• Regular volunteer on Liberty’s Human Rights Advice Line – advising members of the public on a range of human rights issues.
• Member of Islington Youth Offender Panel