Aimee Riese

Aimee provides advice and representation in criminal and public law cases.

She has appeared in cases involving serious violence (violent disorder, offensive weapons, “acid attacks”, and grievous bodily harm), fraud, sex, drugs, and proceeds of crime. She has particular interest in representing vulnerable and young people, including experience with expert reports, intermediaries, ground rules hearings and video-linked cross examination.

Aimee also has a practice in inquiries and inquests. She is currently First Junior to Counsel to the Chair of the Dame Linda Dobbs Review, the review is considering whether issues in relation to HBOS Reading were investigated and appropriately reported by Lloyds Banking Group. Aimee was also instructed in the Undercover Policing Inquiry as part of the counsel team to the Inquiry. She was junior counsel to the Inquest Touching Upon the Death of Ellie Butler, led by Adam Wiseman QC. She is regularly instructed by government departments in advisory matters, including on matters of human rights law.

Aimee has a strong academic background having completed an LLM in Human Rights Law, awarded with distinction. She specialised in the intersect between human rights and national security, criminal process and prison law. Prior to pupillage, Aimee was a member of the Independent Monitoring Board at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre. She carried out work for a number of leading NGOs both in the UK and internationally.

Aimee has completed the Bar Council “Advocacy and the Vulnerable Training Programme” and has security vetting to “SC” level.

Recent notable work

First Junior to Counsel to the Chair of the Dobbs Review considering whether issues relating to HBOS Reading were investigated and appropriately reported to authorities following Lloyds Banking Group’s acquisition of HBOS (ongoing)

Junior counsel to the Inquest Touching Upon the Death of Ellie Butler

Co-authored submissions for the International Criminal Court on behalf of Bangladeshi NGOs in relation to the Rohingya crisis

Currently instructed in criminal matters including violence and dishonesty offences, including serious youth matters (ongoing)

Advising a central government department on issues relating to Brexit and human rights (ongoing)

LLM in Human Rights Law, UCL: Distinction

BPTC, City Law School

GDL, University of Law

BSc International Relations and History, London School of Economics and Political Science