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Crime

London (Bar)

17 Years Ranked

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UK Bar

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Ali Naseem Bajwa KC is at the very top of the profession. He is pre-eminent in the fields of crime, fraud, regulatory and sports law, both at first instance and in appeals.

Ali is frequently instructed to represent high net worth individuals and professionals in helping them defend sensitive and potentially damaging allegations.

Ranked in the highest category as a ‘Star Individual’ for Crime, the Chambers UK Bar Awards in 2022 appointed him the Crime Silk of the Year.

Described in 2023 by The Telegraph as a “silk whose oratory would have made Cicero himself proud”, Ali is a smooth, skilled and imaginative advocate. A master strategist, he is supremely hands-on from the outset and gives his all to every client and case.

Ali’s experience includes numerous serious, complex, and high-profile cases, including:

· Terrorism – ‘the dirty bomb case’, the ‘21/7’ failed London bombings, two control order appeals in the House of Lords, the airline liquid bomb plot, Michael Piggin

· Homicide – the Leicester house fire, the 'Skyman' brainwashing case, the missing body case

· Corruption – Pakistan cricket spot fixing scandal in 2011

· Sexual offences – the 'Southwark rapist' Michael Roberts, the ‘black cab rapist’ John Worboys

Career

LSE 1991; called to the Bar 1993; silk 2011; Bencher (Gray’s Inn) 2015; Recorder 2018

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Crime - London (Bar)

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Ali Naseem Bajwa KC has extensive experience handling high-profile and serious criminal matters, including murder, rape and terrorism cases. He also has particular expertise in criminal cases incorporating human rights issues.

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