2 Hare Court

Christina Russell has extensive experience spanning different roles within the criminal justice system.

During her early career, she was a junior barrister in one of London’s leading criminal chambers and practised in crime – both prosecuting and defending, developing a specialism in white collar crime. Subsequently she worked within various public bodies – first in the Crown Prosecution Service Confiscation Unit, then in the United Kingdom Central Authority within the Home Office, vetting Mutual Legal Assistance requests from all over the world and lastly in the Enforcement Division of the Financial Conduct Authority where she dealt with debt management regulation. In 2017 she co-founded Boutique Law LLP and specialised in business crime, extradition, mutual legal assistance, corruption, INTERPOL and regulatory disciplinary cases. This varied experience allows her to take a holistic view when advising clients now that she has returned to practise as an advocate at 2 Hare Court.

Christina’s general crime experience includes prosecuting and defending in all manner of criminal prosecutions. Christina’s extradition experience includes requests from or to Greece, India, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Romania, and the USA and has included high-profile, complex and politically controversial cases. She has successfully defended in high level Serious Fraud Office prosecutions and in corruption and tax investigations. She has also represented clients in police disciplinary proceedings and in Solicitors Regulation Authority proceedings. She advised a client involved in a high-profile Public Inquiry.

Her international experience is extensive – extradition, INTERPOL, Mutual Legal Assistance. Christina is particularly interested in cases that involve considering the legal position in other countries and how that intersects with whatever the issue is in the United Kingdom and has worked with many foreign clients and lawyers.

French (Intermediate), Dutch (Spoken)

Criminal Bar Association Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum Fraud Lawyers Association South Eastern Circuit Bencher of Gray’s Inn

MA Hons (English Literature), Trinity College, Cambridge University Diploma in Law, City University Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent), Inns of Court School of Law Mould Scholarship, Gray’s Inn Lord Justice Holker Scholarship, Gray’s Inn