Maria Mulla
Maria was called to the bar in 2005 and is a member of Lincoln’s Inn. Maria receives instructions across the full range of civil litigation and regularly conducts Fast /Multi-Track trials in respect of credit hire disputes, contractual disputes, and personal injury claims (RTA, EL, and PL claims) on both a Claimant and Defendant basis.
Maria also has extensive experience of undertaking advocacy before Mental Health Tribunals and undertaking CRU Appeals, and Social Entitlement appeals and appearing before Local Authority Licensing Committees (as well as acting as a Legal Advisor to the Licensing Committee). Maria also has experience of appearing in the Coroner’s Court and dealing with Motor Inquests and Costs including detailed assessment hearings.
Credit Hire
Maria has extensive experience in Credit Hire cases and regularly undertakes Fast Track and Multi Track trials comprising large value claims for both the Claimant and the Defendant.
Maria regularly provides lectures and training on Credit Hire and undertakes advisory work when required.
Prior to undertaking pupillage Maria was employed as an In-House Advocate for a successful legal 100 law firm undertaking advocacy, and advisory work in the areas of credit hire, personal injury, general insurance law, criminal regulatory, and licensing work. Maria also worked for a leading niche licensing law firm undertaking advisory and advocacy work and due to her experience was also seconded to a Local Authority to deal specifically with licensing work.
Maria also has an LL.M in International Law from the University of Nottingham and was a Legal Intern in the Human Right’s Institute of the International Bar Association where she drafted written Advices for the IBA on complex points of human rights law, international law, and international criminal and humanitarian law. Maria also attended Salzburg Law School in International Criminal Law and represented the University of Nottingham in the Jessup Public International Law Moot Competition. Maria has also published written articles on the subject and undertakes voluntary work in the area.
Maria completed her pupillage at two leading civil sets prior to joining Chambers.
Other Barristers
Jonathan Rule
Head of Chambers
Jonathan specialises in landlord and tenant, real property, easements and covenants, insolvency, wills and probate, inheritance disputes, partnerships and general commercial disputes
Maria Mulla
Maria receives instructions across the full range of civil litigation and appears regularly in trials and applications in the County Court
Julian Abengowe
a broad grounding and training in both civil and criminal litigation, working on complex and high profile cases with a particular emphasis on judicial review
Tim Hammond
Tim has a particular interest in credit hire, appearing regularly in both small claim and fast track cases. This is complemented by his experience in personal injury claims, consumer credit, and Criminal Injuries Compensation appeals
Josephine Scally
called to the bar in 1984 and, after serving a pupillage in St. John Street Chambers, Manchester, pursued a general practice of family, crime and personal injury
Steven Levine
Steven has been a Barrister for over 19 years since his call to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn and pupillage and gaining his Masters Degree in Law in London. He has a predominantly mixed common law background
Robert Askey
Robert’s Chancery Practice and experience encompasses Banking and Financial transactions, Landlord & Tenant, Land Law and Insolvency, as well as Employment, Housing and Personal Injury
Iain Mutch
Iain specialises in crime, housing and personal injury work, litigious and non-litigious family work, the interpretation of consumer contracts and the drafting and interpretation of tenancy agreements.
Afshan Hashmi
Afshan was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 2005. She has obtained an LLM Masters degree in Employment Law and specialises in this field. She has a particular interest and experience of discrimination in the workplace. She is also regularly instructed in civil litigation, professional discipline, immigration and crime
Neil Addison
Neil has particular experience in Civil/Criminal cases such as Proceeds of Crime, Banning Orders, Anti Social Behaviour, and Police Powers