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Ali Bajwa  KC

Ali Bajwa 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

Mentions

London Bar

Crime

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Ali 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.'
London Bar

Fraud: crime

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Ali Bajwa KC  – QEB Hollis Whiteman