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Steven Powles KC

Steven Powles KC

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.

Mentions

London Bar

Crime

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Steven Powles KC – Doughty Street Chambers 'Steven is very very clever and a delight to work with. He is kind and compassionate.'
London Bar

International human rights and criminal law

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Steven Powles KC – Doughty Street Chambers ‘He is highly reliable and demonstrates strong commitment to helping victims of human rights abuses.’