Legal 500 recognises 25 Bedford Row as Leaders in International crime and Extradition, Civil Liberties and Human Rights

David Hooper QC  is acknowledged in Band 1 and specifically for defending the deputy president of Kenya, in high-profile proceedings stemming from violence after the 2007 Kenyan presidential election.  Diana Ellis QC achieves separate rankings across both sections.  She is fairly noted as ‘A confident and assured court performer with a calm, unhurried and authoritative delivery’ and ‘unfailingly impressive and tenacious in her approach.’ In Civil Liberties and Human Rights John Cooper QC is duly praised as being ‘Excellent on his feet and very good on tactics’’ and, junior in the Rwandan Extradition case, Joanna Evans, ‘Very clever and hardworking; she brings an innovative approach to difficult cases.’

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