London Bar
Crime
Leading silk4Steven Powles KC – Doughty Street Chambers 'Steven is very very clever and a delight to work with. He is kind and compassionate.'
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Steven Powles KC
Doughty Street Chambers, London
- Phone020 7404 1313
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
International Criminal Law
Criminal Law and Appeals
Extradition
Business Crime and Investigations
Business and Human Rights and Modern Slavery
International Human Rights Law
International Media Defence
Position
Steven Powles is a specialist criminal lawyer with particular expertise in international crime, extradition and human rights.
He has represented a number of high profile clients, accused of the most serious crimes, before both international and domestic courts.
Steven is head of Doughty Street International.
Chambers and Partners 2017: “Experienced international criminal lawyer … particularly well versed in handling matters relating to human rights, false imprisonment and war crimes.”
Legal 500 2016: “Very intellectually and practically able."
Career
Year of Call: 1997; Year of Silk: 2019.
Education
Tiffin School; London School of Economics; (1995, LLM); University of Cambridge (1996, LLM).
Leisure
Cycling, swimming, travel.