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Raj Punia

Raj Punia

St Philips Chambers, West Midlands

Work Department

Crime

Position

Prior to joining St Philips Chambers, Raj taught the English legal system and criminal law at a Sixth Form College in Oxford for three years. In 2000, she joined the Crown Prosecution Service where she was a senior crown prosecutor for three years and a Higher Court Advocate for the Crown.

Raj has a thriving Criminal prosecution and defence practice in all areas of crime. She is a highly experienced practitioner. She regularly appears in the Crown courts and Court of Appeal. In particular she is regarded as a very persuasive and articulate advocate.

She is charming and personable and has excellent communication skills.

Raj is a Grade 4 Prosecutor.

Career

Called 1999, Lincoln’s Inn.

Languages

Fluent in Punjabi and can speak basic Urdu and Hindi.