Direct Access Barrister
Reza Choudhury
Direct Access Barrister
Reza Choudhury
Reza is particularly adept at dealing with urgent 'last minute' work as well as emergency relief. He is quick to respond to enquiries. His fees are worked on fixed fee basis dealing with item by item work and hourly rates for longer and complex work.
Area of Law
Asset Recovery
Acting for either the agency seeking recovery or the individual challenging it.
Banking and Financial Services
Consumer credit, mortgage, insurance, pension.
Business and Corporate
Company governance, administration, and conduct.
Chancery
Property, land, trusts and inheritance, insolvency, trademarks, IP.
Commercial
Contracts, insurance, partnerships etc.
Costs
Disputes on solicitors bills and challenges to orders for costs.
Crime
Criminal matters in regulatory prosecutions ranging from breaches of planning enforcement notices, health & safety, food hygiene, housing standards, benefit fraud.
Defamation
Advice on merits and trial work for both Claimant's and Defendant's.
Education
Admissions & exclusions re children, provision of education, services etc.
Employment and Pensions
Full breadth of employment matters ranging from employment contracts/status, grievance and discipline, dismissal, pay, discrimination. Carry out Tribunal work, appeals, and injunctions.
Family
Matrimonial finance, TOLATA, care, domestic violence, child arrangements, guardianship, Court of Protection.
Fraud
False representation, failing to disclose information, abuse of position.
Freedom of Information and Data Protection
Freedom of information, data protection, human rights, confidentiality, and privacy.
Health and Safety, including Product Liability
Product safety, health and safety at work.
Housing and Social Welfare
Possession proceedings, forfeiture, unlawful eviction, homelessness, and disrepair.
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality
Business immigration and asylum.
Insolvency and Restructuring
Personal and commercial.
Intellectual Property
Patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
Landlord and Tenant
Residential and commercial - leases and licences, breaches of covenants, and possession.
Licensing
Defending/challenging decisions in trade and premises licenses - private hire, taxi, alcohol, venue opening times.
Local Government
Advise individuals and businesses.
Mental Health and Court of Protection
Health, welfare, financial affairs, property.
Partnership and Joint Ventures
Partnership disputes.
Planning and Environmental
Planning and environmental breaches.
Private International Law
Cross border work.
Professional Discipline
Doctors, dentists, accountants, nurses, social workers, teachers, lawyers - code of conduct breaches, fitness to practice hearings, and suitability investigations.
Property
Residential and commercial: ownership, tenancy, boundary disputes etc.
Public and Administrative Law
Judicial reviews.
Public International Law
Laws, rules, and principles of States.
Wills and Probate
Inheritance claims, Will challenges, removal of executor etc.
What sort of work do I do?
He can provide advice in writing (+other drafting) or in conference (face to face or remotely). Reza has advocacy experience in a diverse setting ranging from Committee hearings through to Panel, Tribunals, County/High Court, Court of Appeal and beyond.
Who do I work for?
Reza is engaged by individuals and companies/organisations. Please contact him on his mobile phone 07961 628 202 or his Chambers line (diverted to his mobile when in Court) on 0208 552 5620.