Imran Shafi KC
A criminal defence silk. Called to the Bar in 1996 and appointed King’s Counsel in 2021, he defends the most serious allegations in the Crown Court and on appeal.
Standing
- King’s Counsel
- Appointed 2021
- Recorder of the Crown Court
- Appointed 2020
- Called to the Bar
- 1996, Lincoln’s Inn
- Public Access
- May be instructed directly
- Bar Standards Board
- Regulated, and on the public register
Every one of these can be checked. Check his entry on the Barristers' Register
Recognised by the directories
Chambers and Partners
Band 3, Crime (Northern Bar), 2027
Ranked six years running
The Legal 500
Leading Silk, United Kingdom, 2026
How a case is run
- The admissibility point comes first
- Most serious cases turn on what the jury is allowed to hear. That argument happens before the jury is sworn, it is made in writing, and it is where a case is most often won or lost.
- Disclosure is asked for, specifically
- The prosecution must disclose what undermines its case. A general request produces nothing; a targeted one, built from the papers, is what ends cases. Several of his have ended that way.
- The client knows where they stand
- Including when the answer is unwelcome. An advocate who tells you only what you want to hear is no use at the point where a decision has to be made.
Instructing Imran
Through a solicitor, which is how most of his work arrives, or directly under Public Access. He is on the Public Access register and is not authorised to conduct litigation, so a direct instruction means he does the law and the advocacy while you handle the paperwork.
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Authorised to accept Public Access instructions. Not authorised to conduct litigation.