33 Bedford Row congratulates nineteen members of chambers who have been ranked in this years' Legal 500 Ranking. 

Crime

Nichola Cafferkey 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 3)

"Nichola is extremely affable and a natural jury advocate. She deals beautifully with extremely difficult clients and is on top of the law."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gul Nawaz Hussain KC

Silk, Regional Bar, North Eastern Circuit (Tier 3) 

Family: children and domestic abuse

Deborah Bryan 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 5)

"Deborah is unflappable, confident, knowledgeable and approachable."

 

Ann May 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 5)

"Ann's preparation of cases is second to none, and her client care is excellent. she has an air of calm about her." 

 

Deborah Seitler 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 5)

"Deborah is a fearless advocate. She establishes good client rapport, and her advice is dynamic and methodical." 

 

Christina Warner

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 6)

"Christina is an excellent barrister who can put her clients at ease, and obtains realistic solutions in complex family matters." 

Rabia Mir

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 6)

"Rabia is skilful with vulnerable and challenging clients. She is very reliable, flexible and dependable." 

 

Daniel Foster

Leading Junior, North Easter Circuit, Regional Bar (Tier 2)

"He is an advocate that charms the court with his common sense approach. Daniel can quickly assess information and provide dynamic advice that the client can understand. A very personable barrister."

 

Hannah Bramley

Leading Junior, North Eastern Circuit, Regional Bar (Tier 4) 

"An excellent communicator, empathetic with clients and provides robus advice." 

 

Immigration (including business Immigration)

Dr S Chelvan

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 1)

"A leading authority in the area of immigration and asylum claims. He approaches his cases with empathy, and is known for his strategic and academic approach to addressing complex and novel questions on the law." 

 

International human rights and criminal law

Haydee Dijkstal

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 2) 

"Haydee is an exceptional international lawyer. Her knowledge of international human rights law and international criminal law is remarkable. She is strategic from the outset and thinks many steps ahead in cases engaging issues of law and complex diplomacy. She is an expert in representing people detained abroad, as well as cases concerning natural resources."

 

Professional disciplinary and regulatory law 

Francis Graydon 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 3)

"Francis is articulate, direct and gives sound advice." 

 

Zahra Ahmed 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 4) 

"Zahra is empathetic with clients, and gets to the crux of the client's needs with ease."

 

Tope Adeyemi 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 4) 

"Tope has excellent technical knowledge of the law and a strategic approach to litigation" 

Wafa Shah 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 4)

"Wafa is meticulous in her work - she is able to analyse large volumes of material and determine very quickly the issues at hand. She is very knowledgeable, and an experienced and tenacious advocate."

 

Tax: Vat and excise 

Hammad Baig 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 3) 

"A tenacious barrister who fights hard for his client's rights. He will review all aspects of a case, both commercial and legal, and advise the client on the best course of action."

 

Valuation and Rating 

Simon Hill 

Leading Junior, London Bar (Tier 3) 

"He is a thorough and articulate advocate and provides detail yet concise advice as part of his case preparation. He is an excellent advocate at court."

 

 

Company and insolvency

James Ruddall

Leading Junior, Regional Bar, Wales and Chester Circuit

"James is very approachable. He intimately understands the concerns and issues facing solicitors having been a solicitor for many years before working in-house as an advocate. He is very easy to relate to and extremely personable. James is also extremely well prepared which means his advocacy is spot on at trial."

 

Property, planning and construction

Maurice O'Carroll 

"Maurice has a very engaging manner which instantly puts witnesses as their ease."

 

Huge congratulations to those recognised as leading individuals in their field. 

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