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Shiraz Aziz


Practice

Shiraz has a predominantly Criminal law practice which runs alongside other areas such as human rights, court martials and environmental crime.

Shiraz undertakes pro-bono work and has previously worked with lawyers in Pakistan, in particular on "Project Advocate", which deals specifically with children in detention. This project is conducted through Advocates for International Development (A4ID). Shiraz is also a Part time lecturer at BPP Law School in Criminal Practice and Procedure and Defending Mentally Disordered Clients.

Shiraz has been engaged in work in Northern Ireland and this has included serious and complex cases, where the offences included Terrorism and Murder.

Background

Shiraz was admitted to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago in 1997, and has been involved in a number of very high profile cases where the offences included Murder, Drug Offences, Firearms, Sexual Offences and Conspiracies. Shiraz was then admitted to the Bar of British Guyana in South America in 1998, and has worked on many Caribbean Death Row cases with lawyers from the Commonwealth Caribbean and Silks from the United Kingdom. Shiraz also worked as a Solicitor Advocate with two firms prior to going back to the bar.

Shiraz then attained an LL.M in Environmental Law and then became involved in cases that were quasi-environmental and criminal, and included matters such as dumping of Hazardous Waste, and Animal Rights. In 2005 Shiraz was admitted to the OECS [Organization of Eastern Caribbean States] Bar and recently led a high profile murder appeal successfully, The State v Patrick Lovelace.

Notable Cases

R v Martin Keith Baber - considerations for dangerous driving and a successful no case submission.

Michael Richardson V The State
- Appeal against conviction for murder.

Patrick Lovelace v The State - Appeal against Conviction for Murder

R v Nicol-Sey, which concerns suffering from severe learning difficulties and having a fair trial, and furthermore bail versus custody issues in these specific circumstances.

R v Andres Bermeo - Concerns Sentencing under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and further guidance was given on the role of Court Advocates.

Ramdhanie v The State - Appeal Against Conviction

R v Iroegbhu - CCRC Referral

R v Kempster - Identification

R v Steven Lambert - Reverse Burden of Proof

Societies

Criminal Bar Association, Environmental Law Foundation, Amnesty International, The Law Association - Trinidad and Tobago, The OECS Bar Association, The Victim Advocate Scheme, A4ID - Advocates for International Development.

 Shiraz Aziz

Year of Call
1997

1997 (Admitted to Trinidad & Tobago Bar) & (Solicitor in UK 2001 - 2006)

Education
Bachelor of Laws, LL.B (Hons), L.E.C., Legal Education Certificate , Masters of Law, LL.M in Environmental Law

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Telephone
020 7993 7714

Practice Areas
Shiraz Aziz is a member of the following Practice Areas:
- Crime
- Extradition Law
- Fraud & Regulatory
- International Advice and Litigation
- Mediation
- Planning & Environmental Law

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