Professional Profile

Ishan is a determined and charismatic criminal defence barrister with an exceptional presence in court and a reputation as an outstanding jury advocate. He practises exclusively in defence work and is deeply committed to upholding human rights, protecting civil liberties, and combating social injustice. Known for his fearless courtroom advocacy, exceptional client care and empathy, Ishan combines a razor-sharp intellect with engaging and persuasive advocacy. He has developed a strong reputation for tenacious and devastating cross-examination, together with compelling closing speeches, and is widely praised by opponents and judges alike for his precise, well-reasoned legal arguments. He has an uncanny ability to understand his audience and connect with them through insight, empathy and skill, enabling him to identify the key issues in any case immediately and tackle them head-on with determination and strategic focus.

Ishan is regularly instructed in serious and complex criminal cases across the full spectrum of criminal law, including fraud, white collar crime, drugs conspiracies, corruption and business crime, money laundering, people trafficking and organised crime. His particular area of expertise lies in white collar crime, encompassing serious fraud and related confiscation proceedings, allegations of VAT and “missing trader” fraud, prosecutions arising from cryptocurrency transactions, and cases involving forensic accounting, international banking and asset tracing. In addition to his advocacy practice, Ishan advises private individuals and corporate clients on a wide range of regulatory and investigative matters, including money laundering regulations, anti-bribery and corruption compliance, corporate investigations and private prosecutions arising from allegations of fraud by employees or competitors. He is able to provide hands-on, strategic advice from the earliest stages of any potential investigation, including initial advice, litigation and case strategy, through to representation in court.

Ishan also has considerable experience in immigration law, appearing in both the First-tier and Upper Tribunals, as well as in judicial review proceedings against the Home Office, government departments and educational institutions. More recently, he has been instructed by private international organisations to advise on the post-Brexit status of foreign employees. He is additionally well-versed in Indian succession law and is instructed to advise British Indians on their legal inheritance rights in respect of family assets and property held in India where relatives have died intestate, requiring detailed knowledge of the Hindu Succession Acts of 1956 and 2005 and their application to British citizens. Ishan speaks fluent Hindi and Gujarati, with conversational French and Spanish.