Zoe accepts instructions in all criminal defence matters in the Crown Court, Magistrates Court, and the Youth Court.

Zoe successfully completed pupillage under the supervision of Bernard Richmond KC, Anne Faul, Michael Shilliday, and Marianna Pasteris.

Before joining chambers, Zoe worked at advocacy organisation Cage International supporting individuals charged with terrorism offences and deprived of their citizenship.  She has also worked as a public law paralegal at Osbornes Law, where she ran a caseload of judicial reviews brought against the Home Office and local authorities on behalf of age-disputed asylum seeking children. Prior to studying law she gained experience in Track II Diplomacy at a Brussels-based NGO where she assisted on projects linked to the UN-led peace processes in Yemen and Syria.

Education

Bar Training Course, The Inns of Court College of Advocacy, Distinction

Law MA, The University of Law, Distinction

French & Spanish BA (Hons), The University of Manchester, 2:1

 

Memberships

The Hon. Soc. of Middle Temple

The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers

Women in Criminal Law

Languages

French (advanced)

Spanish (proficient)

Levantine Arabic (intermediate)