Joel Smith KC
Furnival Chambers ‘Joel is a new silk who combines an excellent extradition pedigree with a wealth of criminal prosecution advocacy expertise.’
Furnival Chambers' recent work highlights include extradition requests in relation to alleged membership of a terrorist organisation, conspiracy to murder, and robbery, as well as Joel Smith KC‘s instruction for the CPS in the high-profile case USA v Julian Assange. Additionally, Smith KC acted for the US government in proceedings that concerned the extradition of a woman accused of the murder of two of her children, and attempted murder of a third child. Nicholas Hearn represents an individual sought for extradition for a re-trial after acquittal in relation to alleged war crimes in Croatia v Milenko Maric, and was also instructed for the Government of the USA in an extradition request for an individual accused of impersonating well-known entertainment industry executives and promising victims non-existent work in the Indonesian film industry.
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- 'The clerks provide a good service.'
- 'The clerks are always helpful and responsive.'
- 'Established set with a number of practitioners in extradition matters who are a very safe pair of hands.'
Silks
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Hannah Burton
Furnival Chambers ‘Hannah is meticulous in her preparation and has a keen eye for detail. She is very well versed and experienced in extradition law. In particular, her approach and demeanour when it comes to advocacy is impressive and highly persuasive.’
Julia Farrant
Furnival Chambers 'Julia is exceptionally bright and will know the case inside and out. She is great with clients and gets strong praise from judges as to her advocacy and the level of case preparation.'