Mountford Chambers

Shekyena specialises in Criminal law and Professional Discipline.

She regularly defends a broad range of offences such as violence including domestic abuse, animal cruelty, road traffic, public order, drugs, and weapons in the Crown, Magistrates’ and Youth courts. Her calm and confident manner allows her to put forward her client’s case in a clear, concise way and make submissions that achieve positive results. Shekyena recently secured an acquittal for one count of ABH and successfully made a submission of no case to answer on three other counts of ABH for a client accused of strangulation during intercourse.

She has experience representing vulnerable clients with mental health conditions, as well as youths having completed Youth Justice training from the Youth Justice Legal Centre. Her bubbly personality and attentiveness allow her to build a rapport with lay clients and put them at ease, during what can be a difficult and stressful time.

Shekyena has extensive experience in Regulatory law and Professional Discipline. She acts for professional regulators in final substantive hearings, interim order applications and reviews, and substantive order review. Shekyena also acts for regulated professionals at all stages of the professional disciplinary process including advising registrants and providing representation at hearings.

Shekyena frequently appears in complex fitness to practise matters involving criminal convictions, lack of competence, and serious allegations of professional misconduct including sexual misconduct. She also completed a secondment at the Nursing and Midwifery Council in 2022 where she presented cases on behalf of the regulator.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Shekyena has years of Professional Discipline experience having worked at the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Case Manager, and the Health and Care Professions Council as a Case Manager and Advocate. Most recently she worked at the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Adjudicator’s Office (HM Revenue & Customs), where she developed experience in financial and tax matters.

The Honourable Society of Inner Temple

The Criminal Bar Association (CBA)

Women in Criminal Law (WICL)

Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)

Young Fraud Lawyers Association (YFLA)

LLB (Hons), Nottingham Trent University

BPTC (LLM), BPP Law School