Rose Court Chambers

Abbe is regularly instructed in both defence and prosecution work; as leading and junior counsel. This work includes cases of armed robbery, arson, serious violence, large scale drug trafficking, serious and complex fraud, as well as a whole range of sex offences. As a grade 3 prosecutor, she has conducted several multi-handed trials, and has appeared as junior counsel in several high-profile cases. Abbe is used to dealing with factually complex cases, that often involve the use of expert evidence. When defending, she has successfully challenged and won cases in which the prosecution heavily relied on expert evidence. Advising on applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission are one of Abbe’s specialties. She has dealt with a large volume of Appeals against both conviction and sentence. These have involved cases of murder, armed robbery, GBH and large-scale drug importations. Throughout her practice, Abbe has represented many private clients - securing acquittals in prosecutions for serious sexual, violent, and road traffic offences. Similarly, where Defendants have opted not to contest the charges, she has represented private clients at sentencing hearings for large scale drugs importations, sex offences and offences of dishonesty – securing very favourable sentences on their behalf.

Abdul Kapadia

Before becoming a barrister, Abdul was a solicitor advocate from 1999 and solicitor from 1996, and in legal practice from 1986. Areas of Practice • Criminal Defence • Business Crime & Financial Services

Andrew Frymann

Andrew Frymann specialises in serious crime, serious and historic sexual offences and complex fraud. He defends and prosecutes.

Asma Khan

Asma demonstrates a high level of competency in each and every case she is instructed on. Over the years she has developed a substantial practice in criminal, immigration and family law. She is a persuasive and passionate Advocate determined to achieve results in every case she appears on.

Balvinder Bhatti

Balvinder is a defence specialist. She has a reputation for working hard and achieving excellent results for her lay clients. Balvinder works closely with her instructing Solicitor’s giving her attention to each case at every stage of the proceedings. She has extensive experience with dealing with young and vulnerable defendants and is able to quickly build a rapport with them. Regularly works on cases involving intermediaries and other experts.

Callum Ratcliffe

Callum has been a criminal clerk since 2014, where he met both Joel and Leon, accumulating over 10 years’ experience in the legal sector. Callum holds the position as 1st Junior Clerk and his roles involve dealing with diary management, the day to day operating of the diary, all aspects of case administration and delivering professional services with the highest of quality to our clients and enquiries received via both phone and e-mail from either solicitors, CPS and barristers within chambers. Callum has recently in 2021 completed the Bar Council's Public Access for clerks course, which enables him to support barristers when accepting Public Access instructions. Callum also deals with the out of hours phone calls for court cover.

Charles Burton

Leading junior specialising in criminal defence across the full range of serious crime including, murder, organised crime, fraud and sexual offences. Charles is known for taking on difficult cases and achieving results through strategic planning and tactical awareness. His fully rounded style of advocacy means that he is both adept in legal argument and persuasive with juries. A highly focussed and tenacious approach to all aspects of case management and disclosure means that no stone is left unturned in the preparation and presentation of cases. Both lay and professional clients across the wide spectrum of offences with which he deals value his ability to engage and inspire confidence.

Emily Winter

Emily is responsible for all aspects of Rose Court Chambers’ billing and fees collection. In addition to this she also manages Chambers’ financial administration. Emily has over 10 years’ experience as a fees clerk, and previously was a fees clerk at Furnival Chambers for 5 years before coming to Rose Court. She has proven herself to be highly proficient in all types of criminal billing, for both defence and prosecution. She will always utilise her experience and knowledge to make sure counsel are remunerated to the fullest extent possible.

Erin Kitson-Parker

In 2017, Erin obtained a First Class Honours degree and Masters in Law at Northumbria University. Erin completed the BPTC throughout her degree and attained a Very Competent. She continues to mentor students currently undertaking the BPTC. Erin worked for the Ministry of Justice, as one of the youngest legal advisers in the country before pursuing a career at the bar. Throughout her practice, Erin has experience of prosecuting and defending in all types of criminal proceedings. Erin is instructed in both the Magistrates and the Crown Court. Her practice is steered towards a criminal defence. She is described as approachable with clients. Last year, Erin gained a Direct Access Qualification.

Graeme Wilson

Leading Junior Counsel. Criminal defence. Graeme Wilson is a highly experienced and successful leading barrister who has regularly led in many large scale and high profile cases. Those cases have included offences of murder, conspiracy to murder, armed robbery, large scale drugs importations and conspiracy to supply, serious fraud, money laundering and asset forfeiture. His practice has also involved him in cases of historic child sex abuse allegations, rape, fisheries regulatory offences and firearms.

Graeme Molloy

Graeme is a pragmatic and meticulous advocate who quickly grasps and identifies the issues in a case. He builds a strong and approachable rapport with his lay and professional clients from the outset and has a reputation for exceptional hard work and commitment to every case he is instructed in recognising that every case is the most important issue in his client’s life at that point. Graeme has a mixed defence and prosecution practice and appears on the CPS London and South Eastern Advocates Panel at Grade 4 and the CPS Serious Crime Panel. Graeme is regularly instructed in complex drugs conspiracies, serious cases of violence and robbery, and organised crime however accepts cases at all levels of the spectrum.

Helen Douglass-Dixon

As well as having an extensive background in criminal defence, Helen completed pupillage with the Crown Prosecution Service in London and therefore brings a unique knowledge and understanding of both sides of the criminal justice system. She uses her experience to both prosecute and defend in the Magistrates and Crown Courts including youth and private client work. Helen is an empathetic, personable, and compassionate advocate who is able to develop positive working relationships with both her lay and professional clients. She is thorough and meticulous in her preparation and presentation of cases and is passionate about the pursuit of justice.

Ishan Dave

Ishan is a determined and charismatic advocate with an exceptional presence in Court. He is an outstanding jury advocate. He defends exclusively and is committed to upholding human rights, civil liberties and combating social injustice. He is known for his fearless courtroom advocacy, client care and empathy. He has developed a reputation for tenacious and robust cross-examination coupled with engaging and persuasive closing speeches. Ishan has been praised by opponents and judges alike for his precise and well-reasoned legal arguments.

Joel Mason

Joel has been described as "formidable" and "one of the best clerks in London" Legal 500, 2017. A career that has spanned for well over two decades, Joel brings a wealth of experience to Rose Court Chambers. His unmistakable and unrivalled ability to interact with professional clients is what sets him apart from his peers. Without a doubt a true leader in his profession.

John Briant

John qualified as a barrister after two and a half decades working as a police station representative. His practice covers the full range of criminal defence work, but he has particular interests in working with vulnerable defendants and juveniles and in protest law. As well as his significant publicly funded practice, John takes on work from privately paying clients which he uses to support his pro bono work with those who cannot afford representation. He also keeps up his police station defence work, which both informs and adds another dimension to his practice.

June Warwick

June gets matters dealt with quickly by using negotiation, tactical and forensic analysis of evidence and law. She takes a sensible approach when advising clients, robust when necessary and so provides consistent realistic advice which in turn brings about consistent good results. Described as one of a kind by both solicitors and clients alike, June has proven herself to be a strong and skilful advocate and is regularly the first port of call for instruction in heavyweight and violent crime.

Kate Riekstina

Kate is an empathic, persuasive and thorough advocate predominantly with a criminal defence practice. She has significant experience in all areas of criminal law, but is particularly instructed in serious sexual offences, drug offences and violent offences.

Kimberley Aiken

Kimberley is an independent criminal barrister who has over 24 years of principally criminal prosecution and defence and also advises on matrimonial matters. Kimberley’s breadth of experience in the varied example cases shown below adds depth to give her clients a comprehensive service; Fraud; Public disorder offences; Drugs importation Defending HMRC investigations and prosecutions Rape allegations Defending National Crime Agency NCA proceedings Proceeds of Crime Proceedings

Lady-Gené Waszkewitz

Lady-Gené has experience defending on a broad range of matters including dishonesty offences, drugs, violence and knife crime. In addition to her general criminal practice, she also regularly represents clients for driving and road traffic matters. Lady-Gené’s approachable manner allows her to build a rapport with clients, especially when representing young and vulnerable clients, as well as those with diverse diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder.

Lauren Hebditch

Lauren joins Chambers with previous experience having worked as a criminal defence paralegal, conducting litigation on her own Crown Court caseload. Lauren also previously worked as a County Court Advocate, where she acted on behalf of both claimants and defendants in a variety of civil hearings including infant approvals, bankruptcy proceedings and landlord and tenant disputes. Lauren has extensive experience both defending and prosecuting in the Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Court. She is well equipped to deal with cases involving young and vulnerable witnesses and defendants. She is regularly instructed to act in cases involving violent assaults, drugs, dishonesty, weapons and sexual offences. Lauren receives both public and private instructions. Lauren is a tenacious and articulate advocate who is thorough in her preparation and presentation of cases. She prides herself on her approachability for both lay and professional clients and maintains her down-to-earth attitude when giving sound legal advice.

Leon St. Muir

Leon has amassed over 20 years of experience in the legal profession. Having clerked at some of the most established criminal sets in London and the Caribbean, Leon has become, and it has been said “one of the most influential clerks around.” He has the responsibility of managing and developing the individual practices of each member, which also includes the strategic and focused business development and marketing of chambers.

Mark Fraser

Mark is a defence specialist.‍ He has a reputation for building a strong rapport with both lay and professional clients based on meticulous preparation, coupled with a direct no-nonsense approach both in and out of court. He also a reputation for being able to get the best out of young and vulnerable defendants, including those on the autistic spectrum and clients suffering from mental incapacity and mental illness. His experience extends to cases where an intermediary was required. Mark regularly appears in cases alleging Murder, Kidnap, Serious Violence, Firearms, Large-Scale Drugs Supply, and Offences of Dishonesty, including Large-Scale Fraud and Money Laundering Cases. He also defends in trials involving Serious Sexual Offences (including Historic Sex Cases). Mark’s experience includes representing defendants charged with evasion of Import Duty and Value Added Tax. He has particular experience in representing defendants charged with Causing Death by Dangerous Driving. Mark is regularly privately instructed to advise on the merits of appeal on cases in which he was not originally instructed. Mark Is Direct Access qualified.

Mark Hemming

Mark is a polished lawyer with over 30 years experience in dispute resolution; problem-solving; research; negotiation and advocacy, both written and verbal. He practised as a Solicitor for 16 years, in private practice, achieving and regularly exercising Higher Rights of Audience, in both Criminal and Civil jurisdictions as a Partner and Director of legal practice. Significant experience of duty solicitor work in Magistrates court and at police station, still regularly instructed to carry out that work. Able to conduct cases from arrest and as Prosecution and Defence Counsel. He has a Certificate for both Civil and Criminal advocacy. Experience in all courts, including Court of Appeal, Coroner’s Court, and Court Martial.

Matheos Lefteris

Matheos Lefteris was called to the Bar in 1997. He is a highly experienced defence practitioner who has appeared in numerous murder trials over the last 20 years, particularly at the Central Criminal Court. Matheos has expertise in the following areas: • Murder and serious violence • Conspiracy and multi defendant cases • Fraud and conspiracy to defraud • Serious sexual offences

Nargees Choudhury

Junior Barrister at Rose Court Chambers, specialising in all areas of crime. Nargees has extensive experience defending in the Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Court. She is regularly instructed to act in cases involving violence, dishonesty, weapons, drugs and sexual offences.

Paul Douglass

Paul Douglass specialises in serious and historic sexual offences, violence, drugs and fraud. He prosecutes and defends.

Paul Spreadborough

Having been called to the Bar in 2002 Paul spent many years practising in courts across England and Wales, before moving from London to the South West of England in 2018. Since then Paul has balanced an exclusively defence practice featuring only allegations of serious crime with his personal interest in marine wildlife conservation.

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Peter Moulson KC

During his career as Silk; Peter has been instructed in lengthy, complex, joint-enterprise murder and manslaughter cases for the Prosecution and Defence. He has prosecuted and defended in multi-defendant international and domestic conspiracy cases. He has appeared in homicide cases involving loss of self-control, self-defence, abnormality of mental functioning, and cases involving complex medical-causation issues. He has defended regularly in multi defendant cases involving “cut – throat”defences. He is very well versed in the analysis and presentation of complex telephone evidence and able to challenge attribution and other evidence relating to the seizure and alleged use of electronic devices. Peter has defended in lengthy complex cases involving spousal and other familial homicide and in many “one punch manslaughter” cases. He has prosecuted and defended in numerous joint enterprise knife-crime homicides. Additionally, in February 2017 Peter was leading Counsel for the Prosecution in a multi defendant motor – manslaughter “cash for crash” case. In March 2017, Peter defended in a case involving the murder and serious serial physical abuse of a baby aged four and a half months. This involved the assimilation of, and challenge to, highly complex pathological, neuropathological and histo-pathological evidence. In addition to the forgoing, he is instructed regularly by the defence in a range of cases on a privately paid basis. He has successfully defended clients from the professions.

Raymond Ali

With an exclusive Criminal Defence Practice, ranging from multi-handed drug conspiracies to complex frauds, both domestic and international, Raymond’s approach to instruction(s) is judicious and pragmatic. Dedicated to his professional duties to the Client and the Court, Raymond’s advocacy has been remarked upon by Judges as ‘smooth and assertive.’ Constantly alert, Raymond has readily taken instructions at extremely short notice in cases of notable complexity and with challenging clients, gaining positive results under the most testing of circumstances. With 27 years at the Bar, Raymond advocates with great mastery, skilfully responding to evidential and procedural issues as they unexpectedly arise within the course of his Trial Raymond has rights of audience throughout the Caribbean and is a respected member of the Bars of Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. More domestically, he is a member of the CBA. His professional experience, alongside an earnest demeanour, fuse in a manner which routinely and expertly meet the everchanging demands of the Criminal Bar.

Robert Mochrie

Robert has extensive experience in defending serious offences across the full spectrum of criminality. In particular, Robert has developed specific experience in defending serious offences of rape and sexual abuse.

Susan Meek

Barrister specialising in Criminal Law, she only defends.Susan is an experienced leading junior criminal barrister. She has been regularly instructed as a leading junior and a led junior and has been involved in many serious and important cases. She has been instructed in murders and attempted murders, armed robberies, firearms, “baby shaking” cases, serious rapes and historic sexual abuse, sexual offences involving persons of trust and mentally disordered clients and victims.

Yimi Yangye

A leading junior, Yimi is an experienced barrister with a predominately criminal defence practice. She is regularly instructed in high profile, serious and complex cases. She has extensive experience acting in cases covering the gambit of the criminal law including murders, sex trafficking, serious assaults, armed robberies, firearms, drugs offences, money laundering, fraud, and sexual offences. She is often instructed in sexual case involving vulnerable clients and/or witnesses. She has on numerous occasions received Judicial praise for her incisive cross-examinations, deftly submissions and sensitive handling of witnesses. Known for her straight-talking approach, she is a tenacious and fearless advocate. Yimi is direct Access qualified: availability in crime, family, and public law. “…we were impressed by your conduct of Ms U’s appeal and the manner in which you appear to have defended her at trial. You pursued all the right points, without being tedious or repetitive…” The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Fulford, Vice president, of the Court of Appeal ‍ ‍ “…a most impressive display of dedication, determination and focused advocacy” HHJ Raynor Woolwich CC Yimi Yangye has a strong work ethic, able to assimilate and present complex cases effortlessly, you can throw anything at her last minute, and she will identify legal points which others are unable to find, leaving no stone unturned. Her attention to detail is second to none. She is prepared to go the extra mile for the client. She excels in difficult cases and with clients that require a lot of reassurance. She is a delight to work with, extremely passionate about her cases and clients, tactically astute and respected by clients, judges, and solicitors. I trust her implicitly with my lay clients. Undeniably, a true asset. Selena Synge MB Law Solicitors

Yogain Chandarana

Yogain Chandarana is a specialist criminal defence practitioner, instructed in a wide range of complex and high-profile criminal cases. He has built a successful reputation as a barrister who is a passionate and diligent advocate seeking to achieve the best results for his professional and lay clients. He is respected for his advocacy, detailed approach to legal arguments and his court room presence. Yogain also defends Service personnel in Court Martial trials. Yogain is Direct Access qualified.

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