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Mr Ali Bajwa KC KC
Position
An exceptionally talented advocate, highly ranked, Ali Bajwa KC is held in the highest regard by clients, juries, his peers and the judiciary, alike.
Corporate and Financial Crime – Ali is recognised for his expertise in complex and serious financial crime. He has represented clients against a range of multi-million-pound frauds and circumstances including those involving multiple jurisdictions. Ali is intelligent, creative and diligent in his preparation and decisive and elegant in his advocacy, presenting the most complex of cases to great effect.
Crime – Ali is renowned for his defence work in the most serious, complex and high-profile cases across the full spectrum of offences. He has experience of all levels of the legal system from pre-charge to appeal. He often represents those with public profiles and professionals, with reputations at stake. His work is important, he has acted in landmark cases and addressed complex areas of law in giving evidence to Parliamentary Committees. Ali is innovative, collaborative and industrious, he has incredible intellect and judgement combined with a warm manner; he is a highly sought-after defence barrister.
Regulatory – Ali has focused his career on the defence of individuals. This specialism has extended to the representation of professionals throughout parallel proceedings, including criminal, disciplinary/fitness to practise hearings, inquisitorial (inquests, inquiries) and administrative and public law challenges. He has experience throughout multiple stages of various tribunals, regularly appearing at appeal.
Public Law – Ali employs his specialist expertise in the defence of individuals to represent them through the various strands of parallel, proceedings. His experience extends to inquisitorial (inquests, inquiries) and administrative and public law challenges. He has particular knowledge of human rights and civil liberties, being involved in many of key challenges to the terrorism control order and pre-charge detention legislation.
Languages
English, Punjabi, Urdu
Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association
- Fraud Lawyers Association
- Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association
Education
- LLB (Hons), London School of Economics
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Ali Bajwa KC – QEB Hollis Whiteman ‘Ali’s preparation for a case is of the highest level; he explores and understands every single detail. His advocacy is an art; listening to him cross-examine is like listening to poetry – good poetry. Ali takes the court and the witness on a journey to an almost inescapable final destination.’
QEB Hollis Whiteman has an established reputation as ‘one of the best sets out there that is packed with excellence from top to bottom‘. Crispin Aylett KC led the prosecution of several individuals charged with the abduction, torture and murder of well-known Turkish DJ, Koray Alpergin, kidnapped in Tottenham alongside his girlfriend over money he owed. Jocelyn Ledward KC took silk in April 2024. Ali Bajwa KC’s broad practice covers major murder and sexual offences cases. Philip Stott prosecuted former barrister Henry Hendron, who was convicted of encouraging the commission of offences, namely seeking to purchase methamphetamine from clients themselves facing drugs charges – Hendron was imprisoned for fourteen months, and in separate disciplinary proceedings subsequently disbarred.