Jabeen Akhtar

Jabeen is a specialist criminal barrister with a practice built on expert advocacy. She is experienced in complex drugs conspiracies, firearms, homicide, fraud and all forms of dishonesty, and has successfully defended a diverse range of clients.

She has particular expertise in cases involving vulnerable witnesses and clients. She has extensive experience with young witnesses and defendants, and with those made vulnerable by mental illness or learning disability. She is regularly instructed to represent clients charged with rape and other serious sexual offences against adults and children, both historical and recent, familial and non-familial.

Jabeen represents individual and corporate clients, and is frequently instructed to advise professional clients early in proceedings on strategy, always with an eye on securing the very best outcome for her clients.

She has a reputation as a highly skilled, measured, forceful and persuasive advocate, and is regularly instructed as a leading advocate both domestically and nationally. She has successfully represented clients before major hearings at the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division.