Magistrates’ Court, the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court

Having joined in 2011, Ieva is an integral part of the Lloyds PR team who is currently a solicitor and a supervisor.  In addition, Ieva heads the Extradition department and is part of the marketing team. The range of cases that Ieva defends is varied but she particularly specialises in complex fraud and white-collar crime, conspiracies to steal high value vehicles, drugs offences, serious sex offences and extradition.

Ieva represents clients at all stages of the criminal justice process, including at pre-investigation stage, at the police station, the Magistrates’ Court, the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court. The cases she defends are prosecuted by the National Crime Agency, Her Majesty Revenue and Customs, the Serious Fraud Office, the Crown Prosecution Service, the CPS Rape and Sexual Offences Unit and the CPS Extradition Unit. She also advises on Mutual Legal Assistance (“MLA”) and works with lawyers across various jurisdictions to address such requests.  

Ieva also holds a position at the Legal Aid Agency’s Independent Review Panel as an Independent Reviewer.

The Law Society of England and Wales Defence Extradition Lawyer Forum Member Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum (DELF)

Ieva is an experienced duty qualified solicitor and supervisor at the firm.

The University of Law - Legal Practice Course University of East Anglia - Bachelor of Laws degree