JUNIOR PROFILE

Joanna Buckley

UK Bar 2026

Matrix Chambers

Ranked in 6 practice areas

International Human Rights Law

London (Bar)

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

London (Bar)

Administrative & Public Law

London (Bar)

Crime

London (Bar)

Group Litigation

All Circuits

Crime: International Criminal Law

London (Bar)

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International Human Rights Law - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Joanna Buckley is a highly esteemed barrister who is instructed in high-level international advisory and policy roles alongside her human rights litigation practice.

Strengths

Joanna Buckley is brilliant, responsive, gracious and excellent to work with.

Joanna is incredibly thorough, very insightful and has a really good cross-cutting knowledge of public and criminal law.

Joanna's knowledge of human rights is superb.

Joanna Buckley is a terrific person to work with.

Joanna Buckley is a first-class barrister.

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Joanna Buckley is a highly esteemed barrister who is instructed in high-level international advisory and policy roles alongside her human rights litigation practice.

Strengths

Joanna Buckley is a first-class barrister.

Joanna Buckley is brilliant, responsive, gracious and excellent to work with.

Joanna Buckley is a terrific person to work with.

Joanna is incredibly thorough, very insightful and has a really good cross-cutting knowledge of public and criminal law.

Joanna's knowledge of human rights is superb.

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Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Joanna Buckley is a public law barrister often instructed by claimants in judicial reviews concerning the workings of the criminal justice system. Buckley is particularly experienced in challenges against the failure to prosecute alleged perpetrators of sexual assault.

Strengths

Joanna is hard-working and is very good at pulling together the facts into persuasive arguments.

Joanna is brilliant and analytical. She is a real team player and really committed to her cases.

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Crime - London (Bar)

Band 4

Strengths

She looks at every single piece of evidence and analyses it, seeing things others would miss.

She is able to communicate understandable advice. Her drafting is fantastic.

Joanna Buckley is fantastic. Her black-letter legal knowledge is great.

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Group Litigation - All Circuits

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Joanna Buckley is highly regarded for her role in the Dieselgate emissions litigation with a growing group litigation practice.

Strengths

Joanna was very good at taking charge in various work streams.

Fantastic.

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Crime: International Criminal Law - London (Bar)

Spotlight

Individual Editorial

Joanna Buckley is noted for her work in the international criminal law space, with expertise in matters relating to sexual violence in conflicts and crimes against humanity. She has experience working with international organisations including the United Nation and the International Law Commission. Her work in international human rights law and civil liberties complements her criminal practice.

Strengths

Joanna is an absolute pleasure to work with on a team. She is incredibly thorough, very insightful and has a really good cross-cutting knowledge of public and criminal law.

Joanna is a fountain of knowledge.

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