Amy Woolfson

Amy is a barrister practising in all areas of criminal and regulatory law. She is ranked as a Rising Star: Professional Discipline & Regulatory in the Legal 500.

She has a growing practice in extradition and public law.

Amy is a versatile and intellectually able barrister. Her practice includes:

prosecuting and defending in a wide range of criminal cases, appearing for registrants and regulators in professional disciplinary hearings, representing requested persons in extradition proceedings and in INTERPOL matters, family court proceedings, public law, including data protection, education law, in particular disciplinary matters at fee-paying schools.

Amy's recent cases include:

representing a pharmacist in criminal proceedings in the Crown Court, securing a finding of no case to answer against a nurse accused of dishonestly covering up a serious clinical error advising a local authority on prosecutions under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, representing a GP in GMC proceedings before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPTS), prosecuting complex fitness to practise matters before the Nursing and Midwifery Council, securing the return of a student ordered to leave a major public school on disciplinary grounds.

Instructing solicitors say:

'Amy is bright, pro-active and creative in her case preparation, and has excellent client care skills.'

'Amy has a natural ability to absorb information very quickly and make very good decisions on trial strategy.'

'She possesses a confidence beyond her years, combined with humility and a personable nature that I know my clients appreciate.'

Education LLM, Harvard Law School. BPTC (Very Competent), BPP Law School. LLB Hons (First Class), Open University. Awards Advocacy Award, Criminal Bar Association. Kennedy Scholarship, Kennedy Memorial Trust. Queen Mother Scholarship, Middle Temple. Excellence Award, BPP Law School.