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Barristers

Shilpa Shah

Ropewalk Chambers, East Midlands

Work Department

Costs and litigation funding, personal injury, inquests, motor, clinical negligence.

Career

Called 1998, Lincoln’s Inn (won the Gluckstein Prize for Advocacy and a major scholarship); worked with the Free Representation Unit and for the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Memberships

Personal Injuries Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association; Nottinghamshire Medico-Legal Society.

Position

Shilpa practises within civil work generally, with a particular specialism in cases involving allegations of fraud. She is registered with the Bar Council to undertake Public Access work and is able to receive instructions directly form lay clients, as well as those on the traditional professional client basis.

Education

Brunel University (LLB); University of Huddersfield (LLM Distinction); BPP Bar School (won First Prize for Advocacy and gained a final overall mark which put her within the top ten highest achievers of that year).

Mentions

Midland Circuit • Regional Bar

Costs

LEADING JUNIORS1
Shilpa Shah –Ropewalk Chambers 'Shilpa has a high intellect and superb analytical skills along with a deeply embedded team working ethos.'
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar

Inquests and inquiries

LEADING JUNIORS2
Shilpa Shah – Ropewalk Chambers ‘Shilpa is extremely meticulous in her preparation and goes the extra mile for clients.'
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar

Personal injury

LEADING JUNIORS3
Shilpa Shah –Ropewalk Chambers ‘Shilpa has fantastic attention to detail and is a formidable advocate.’