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Alun Jones QC
Call: 1972
QC: 1989
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Practice Areas
- Extradition
- Public Law
- Crime
- International Criminal Law
Summary
Alun Jones QC is a specialist in commercial crime, extradition, mutual legal assistance, crime, judicial review and asset confiscation. He has also appeared in the higher appellate courts in insolvency, planning and defamation cases when they have been connected with matters within his normal areas of practice. He spent the first ten years of his career before juries in London learning and developing advocacy skills, and then gradually specialised. In 2005, he founded and became Head of Great James Street Chambers.
Alun Jones values his professional independence. He is not a member of a political party or a part time judge. (He was a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1990-1997.)
He has been married since 1974 and has four adult children. He lives in London and the Weald of Kent. His private interests are rural conservation, gardening, local history, chess and cricket.
Shaun Wallace
Call: 1984
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Summary
Shaun is a senior criminal defence advocate of 25 years with experience in a wide range of serious criminal cases from Murder – in particular Operation Trident cases where he is highly regarded, manslaughter, serious sexual offences, fraud, money laundering, firearms and drug trafficking. He has lectured in Environmental Law, Health and Safety and Road Transport Law and Regulations. In addition he is familiar with all aspects of the Proceeds of Crime Act, including restraint, confiscation and enforcement. Shaun frequently leads in multi-handed cases.
Anawar Babul Miah
Call: 1998
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Practice Areas
- Immigration
Summary
A specialist in the field of immigration with considerable experience in many other aspects of law. Anawar is regularly instructed on many different types of cases, he is widely regarded as a “safe pair of hands”, able to apply his knowledge and advocacy skills, to any scenario put to him.
Teresa Starr
Call: 2000
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Summary
Terri’s background is City based. She worked for some ten years in the Financial Markets for a major global brokerage organisation where she was a Senior Manager in European Government and Emerging Market bond broking. Her duties included day to day risk management for her specific team as well as overall management of a number of government bond market teams.
Amanda Jones
Call: 2001
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Practice Areas
- Immigration
- Public Law
Summary
Amanda is a specialist in immigration, public law, criminal injuries compensation, and immigration-related crime. She has advised and appeared in numerous immigration matters in the Court of Appeal, and in the Administrative Court on appeals, judicial review and injunctions. Emergency judicial review grounds and out-of-hours injunction applications (including, if necessary, to the Court of Appeal) are a regular part of her practice.
She is instructed in asylum cases, particularly in relation to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia. She also deals with entry clearance work, including the points-based system, visitors, and family reunion, deportation appeals in relation to criminal convictions or alleged terrorist connections, and cases in which a threat to national security is alleged.
Amanda frequently advises on and drafts fresh claims in relation to human rights and asylum, after an initial appeal has been exhausted, and has been instructed on a numbers of cases involving breaches of policy and legitimate expectation in immigration law.
She regularly appears at first and second stage reconsiderations at Field House, including several Country Guidance cases.
Amanda also deals with Immigration-related criminal work, including facilitating illegal entry, possession of false passports, and money laundering as well as Criminal Injuries Compensation claims.
Peter Lange
Call: 2001
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Practice Areas
- Crime
- Extradition
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Summary
Peter maintains a truly international practice. In addition to practising from Great James Street Chambers, he maintains Chambers in Sydney. He also provides advice on all areas of the common law in Germany and, as of Counsel to the law firm Houri & Ghalayini, provides advice in the Middle East region.
Zia Nasim
Call: 2001
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Practice Areas
- Crime, including regulatory work
- Extradition, Mutual Assistance and asset restraint
- Public Law
- Human Rights Law
- Immigration and Asylum
- Public International Law
- Charity Law
Summary
Zia Nasim has been a barrister at Great James Street since 2005, having spent two years working for the Government of Pakistan successfully completed his pupillage at 2 Dyers Buildings and thereafter . His early practice mainly covered crime and regulatory work. His practice and specialisim now covers immigration and extradition, international law and terrorism related matters. He also has extensive experience in charity law, having advised a number of mosques on disputes over control and interacting with the Charity Commission (including investigations).
Sally Mertens
Call: 2002
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Practice Areas
- Crime
- Licensing
- Extradition
Summary
Sally practices in Crime, Extradition and Licensing. She regularly appears in the Crown Courts for both Prosecution and Defence solicitors, on a wide range of offences from fraud to serious assault. Her meticulous attention to detail and analytical but tactical approach makes her a versatile advocate, able to shape the case in a way that is attractive to the jury.
Sally has an impressive legal and financial background, having worked with the Law Debenture Trust Corporation, JP Morgan Chase and as legal advisor to Deutsche Bank in London. During this period she provided legal advice and support to all of the “magic circle” law firms as well as international governing bodies. Sally has conducted various mediations between government bodies and private firms, using her skills to smooth out complex negotiations.
Sally regularly appears in Public Carriage Office Appeals, dealing with licensing issues for private hire vehicles. Sally also deals with betting, gaming and liquor licensing.
Thom Dyke
Call: 2007
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- Criminal and regulatory law
- Public and human rights law
- Judicial Review
- Education law
- Civil law (including contract, landlord and tenant and personal injury work)
Thom is building a busy mixed common-law practice, with a focus on criminal defence work and civil litigation. He represents clients from the magistrates’ court all the way up to the Court of Appeal and the Old Bailey, and has an increasingly wide range of experience in both jury trials and appellate advocacy.
He has extensive experience of drafting pleadings in both civil and criminal cases and is happy to turn around work for clients in cases where time is of the essence.
Recently Thom has expanded his public law practice, especially in the area of education where he has experience of running discrimination and human rights claims and representing clients at Independent Appeal Panels and the First Tier Tribunal. Thom also has experience of local government law and social security claims.
Having undertaken civil pupillage where he specialised in public and property law, Thom still accepts instructions in these areas, particularly in civil cases where there are issues of concurrent criminal liability. He has experience of the full spectrum of civil law practice, including property, landlord and tenant, personal injury and contractual claims.
Thom brings a robust style of advocacy to representing civil clients in the county courts and High Court and has obtained successful outcomes both in court and in negotiated settlement at mediation.
James Stansfeld
Call: 2008
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Practice Areas
- Crime
- Extradition
- Public Law
Summary
James has recently returned to the Bar after completing a secondment with the Crown Prosecution Service’s Extradition Unit. James has developed a strong criminal and extradition practice, defending and prosecuting in the crown and magistrates’ courts and conducting appeals in the Administrative Court. James is known for his robust and persuasive advocacy and his ability to provide strong and cogent advice. James is also developing a practice in public law. Prior to the Bar James volunteered for several organisations. He worked with the Public Law Project, Liberty and Amnesty International.
Dr Gunnar Beck
Door Tenant
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Reader in EU Law and Legal Theory, SOAS, University of London
After completing his DPhil at Nuffield College, Oxford, supervised by Professor Sir Isaiah Berlin, Dr Beck undertook Pupillage at what is now Francis Taylor Building, and worked in the EU and Competition Group at Herbert Smith. He is now a Reader in EU Law and Legal Theory in the University of London and sometime parliamentary adviser (EU Legislation) to the European Scrutiny Committee & Legal Services Office, House of Commons as well as being a Door Tenant of Great James Street Chambers. Dr. Beck is currently writing a book entitled The European Court of Justice and Legal Reasoning.
He is able to provide high level advice and representation on all EU law matters, including constitutional issues, competition law, extradition, EU environmental law, free movement and other specialist areas. He also has particular expertise in the rapidly growing areas of EU citizenship and human rights law.
At Herbert Smith he acted for Vodaphone in connection with the Mobile Phone Termination Charges Inquiry before the Competition Commission.
