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Narita Bahra KC
33 Chancery Lane ‘Narita has built a formidable reputation as one of the finest advocates around. A go-to silk for high-profile fraud and white collar crime cases.’
33 Chancery Lane is ‘a very strong set for financial crime and criminal fraud work’. Narita Bahra KC is highly regarded as a ‘go-to advocate’ for complex fraud matters, recently representing a defendant who was convicted of online romance fraud after defrauding multiple women out of £100,000. The 'calm, measured, and persuasive' Alistair Webster KC recently acted for a company director charged with alleged involvement in a major diversion fraud. At the junior end of chambers, Catherine Collins is well versed in prosecuting and defending in complex fraud matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Martin Adams is very good to deal with and makes a point of understanding the case as well as just dealing with commercials.'
- 'Chris Chiles is very hard-working and pleasant to deal with.'
- 'Martin Adams is professional, friendly and has a wealth of knowledge.'
- '33CL is very well operated and has real strength in white-collar crime. They can offer junior barristers to support where necessary.'
- 'A very strong set for financial crime and criminal fraud work.'
- '33CL is one of the premier sets particularly for financial crime matters.'
Silks
Leading 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.
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Mark Rainsford KC
33 Chancery Lane ‘Mark is an excellent advocate: measured, incisive and persuasive. He has a natural authority, which catches the court’s attention and makes his points land.'
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Andrew Mitchell KC
33 Chancery Lane3
Alistair Webster KC
33 Chancery Lane 'He is an exceptional advocate with a commanding presence in court. Juries love him.'
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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.
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Christopher Convey
33 Chancery Lane ‘Christopher is simply excellent: great with clients and exceptional in court.’
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Nick James
33 Chancery Lane ‘An exceptional advocate with an approach that combines passion for his craft with superb judgement in even the most difficult situations.’
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Catherine Collins
33 Chancery Lane ‘Catherine is extremely bright, articulate and highly proficient.'