Ella Ripper

Ella’s practice focuses on criminal defence and professional discipline.

Her current general crime instructions include acting for the first defendant in a multi-handed conspiracy to supply Class A drugs involving modern slavery issues, and representing individuals accused of possession of indecent images and sexual grooming.

In the field of financial crime, as a led junior, Ella recently represented a banker accused of conspiring with five others to defraud his employer. The trial at Southwark Crown Court ran for 5 weeks. Ella is also instructed on a large-scale HMRC fraud investigation and was recently seconded to a business crime firm to work on a multi-million pound regulatory inquiry.

In the area of professional discipline, Ella regularly acts on behalf of medical professionals accused of serious misconduct. She also accepts instructions to present cases for the major healthcare regulators.

Before coming to the Bar, Ella worked as a legal researcher in the white-collar crime department of Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP where she was involved in complex and high-profile fraud matters. She specialised in international sanctions law, drafting a report for the Japanese government on AML enforcement in the UK and EU, making her uniquely placed to advise on matters that touch on both sanctions and criminal law.

Ella has also volunteered including at Advocate (formerly the Bar Pro Bono Unit), the National Centre for Domestic Violence and the Free Representation Unit.

Ella has a particular interest in cybersecurity law, having focused on this area during her LL.M.

BA Hons English Language and Literature, University of Sheffield Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University LL.M Public International Law, Leiden University Bar Professional Training Course, BPP University Exhibition Award, Inner Temple Excellence Scholarship, BPP University