Black Letter Law Directory | 2015 | Queen’s Counsel (QCs)

Alper Riza QC is a barrister at Goldsmith Chambers and a Recorder. He specialises in all areas of criminal and constitutional law, administrative law and EU and European Human Rights law. Alper was called to the Bar in 1973 and took silk in 1991. He was also Chairman of the Immigration Law...

Matthew Ryder QC, a barrister at Matrix Chambers, has been described by Chambers and Partners as a 'High Court Judge in the making' and took silk in 2010. He was appointed as a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2009. Matthew specialises in serious and complex crime, focusing on civil litigation,...

Vikram Sachdeva QC is a barrister at 39 Essex Street Chambers. Vikram’s practice areas include administrative and public law, commercial and construction, regulatory and disciplinary, European Union law and financial services...

Patricia Scotland QC is a barrister at 4 Paper Buildings. In 1991 she became the first female Queen's Counsel of African Caribbean ancestry and the youngest ever QC (at that time), aged of 35. In 2007 Baroness Scotland was appointed Attorney General by the Prime Minister and was the...

Akhil Shah QC is a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers. He was called to the Bar in 1990 and took silk in 2010. In addition he was admitted to the British Virgin Islands Bar in 1999 and has acted in the Caribbean. Akhil specialises in commercial law and has some 20 years' experience in...

Saira Kabir Sheikh QC is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building. Saira’s practice spans across all aspects of administrative and public law, environment and planning. She also advises and acts in statutory nuisance matters and health and safety. She regularly appears in the Court of Appeal,...

The Honourable Mr Justice Singh became Britain's second ethnic minority High Court judge (assigned to the Queen's Bench Division) and the first Sikh to assume the role in 2011. He was a founding member of Matrix Chambers and took silk in...

Christopher Tehrani QC is a barrister at Exchange Chambers. Christopher’s practice focuses on crime and regulatory law. He has acquired a specialist reputation in serious crime having instructed in demanding defense cases including prison riots and escapes, gangland murders, fraud,...

Leslie Thomas QC is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers and his cases are regularly national headline news. His specialism is civil liberties, human rights, police and inquest law with particular expertise on death in police custody caused by restraint in such a way that prevented breathing or...

Anesta Weekes QC is a barrister and Head of Education and Training at 23 Essex Street Chambers and specialises in Criminal Law. Her primary areas of practice are Public Inquiries, Privy Council appeals, Fraud, Corporate & Financial Crime and Regulatory...

Richard Wilson QC is a barrister at 36 Bedford Row Chambers and is a Recorder of the Crown Court and of the County Courts. He was called to the Bar in 1981 and took silk in 2003. Richard has a varied cross-practice specialising in commercial disputes, and employment and discrimination cases. He...

Colin Wynter QC is a barrister Devereux Chambers. His principal areas of practice are insurance and reinsurance litigation and arbitration, Conflicts of Law, General Commercial Law and some areas of Employment Law. Colin was called to the Bar in 1984 and took silk in 2006. His recent career...