# Criminal barrister in Manchester

> One of the best criminal defence King’s Counsel in Manchester and the north west. Highly rated for murder, drugs, money laundering, fraud and sexual offences.

Source: https://www.imranshafikc.com/criminal-barrister-manchester

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# Criminal barrister in Manchester

Imran Shafi KC is a criminal defence silk at Exchange Chambers on Deansgate, in Manchester. He is instructed in the Crown Court across the North West and nationally, and can be instructed through a solicitor or directly under Public Access.

## Based here

Exchange Chambers is one of the largest sets on the Northern Circuit and his practice runs out of its Manchester office at 201 Deansgate. Manchester is where he is based rather than somewhere he visits.

That matters mostly for one practical reason: a conference can happen quickly, in person, without anybody travelling. In a case moving fast that is worth more than it sounds.

## The courts

**Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square** The larger of the two Manchester Crown Court centres and where most serious cases in the city are tried, including homicide and the long multi-defendant conspiracies.

**Manchester Crown Court, Minshull Street** The second centre, a short walk away, handling a broad range of Crown Court work.

**Across the North West** Liverpool, Preston, Bolton, Burnley and Chester among others. A Manchester base is the middle of that circuit rather than the edge of it.

## Instructing Imran

Through a solicitor, which is how most of his work arrives, or directly under Public Access. He 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.

[Areas of practice](https://www.imranshafikc.com/expertise), or [instructing him directly](https://www.imranshafikc.com/public-access).