Nine King's Bench Walk, was founded in 1974 by Mr Ali Mohammed Azhar and his brother Mr Abbas. Our fantastic team of barristers and staff are now headed by Shabeena Azhar and Jonathan Mole as Joint heads of Chambers. We are a long established and forward thinking Common Law set and our aim is to provide you with the highest standard of expertise and quality of representation.
9 KBW specialises in
high level and general crime, offences of murder, manslaughter, serious violence, gang crime, cybercrime, child abuse, rape cases and other sexual offences, fraud, immigration, particularly those cases linked with criminal charges, traffic and regulatory work. We offer services under the direct public access rules in many areas of law. We have a growing team of barristers who specialise in animal welfare and wildlife crime, as well as members who specialise in defending allegedly dangerous dogs and their human companions. Since expanding into this area, Chambers has fast become a go-to set for some of some of the country’s most specialist solicitors’ firms. Members of our animal protection law team are commended for their experience, passion and commitment to ensuring the best possible outcomes for clients and for the animals involved. Chambers offers a wealth of experience in Regulatory and Extradition Law, with Counsel who regularly prosecute and defend on behalf of a wide range of professional regulatory bodies, both within the private and government sectors, assisting with very large, high profile and complex investigations. Members of 9 King’s Bench Walk regularly appear in high profile cases before various regulatory panels and tribunals including, but not limited to;
The Nursing and Midwifery Council
The General Medical Council
The Care Quality Commission
Ofsted
The Government Legal Department
The General Pharmaceutical Council
The General Dental Council
The Health and Safety Executive
The Environment Agency
We appear in Crown Court and Magistrates Courts, Court of Appeal and the High Court, Regulatory Courts and Tribunals at all levels and in many areas of England and Wales,
Whether you simply require advice or need representation at trial or tribunal hearings, we offer you a wealth of expertise and choice of Counsel.
9 KBW is a Chambers founded on belief in the rule of law, the right of all individuals to be expertly represented and the administration of justice. Those solid foundations were laid down more than 50 years ago and we continue to base our service firmly upon those simple, but vital, principles
In recent years Chambers has recognisably developed its specialism’s and expanded in numbers, improved the quality and experience of our membership and, as a consequence,, the level of cases we are currently instructed in is of a standard that is exceptional. We continue to promise our clients standards of excellence, commitment, dedication and a quality of representation that is of the highest order. Our clerking team are all highly experienced, led by Dave Fardon Chambers exceptional Senior Clerk who will be happy to discuss areas of work and fee levels with Solicitors and members of the public alike. An indication of fees charged generally, by our members, can be found under the About Us heading then under our Fee Scales page. We are friendly and approachable and will always put the needs of the professional and lay client first. Our clerks can be contacted by using Chambers contact details, or through the mobile numbers provided for any urgent out of hours matters
We have a uniquely experienced Managing Consultant in Christine Eadie, who has been involved in the Criminal Justice System for over 40 years. Christine handles the regulatory and financial administration of Chambers as well as the pupillage and mini-pupillage programmes. Chambers offers 3 fully funded 12 month pupillages every year and offer 25 mini-pupillage placements. Our pupillage training programme is of the highest standard and all pupillages are with a view to tenancy. We will advertise our recruitment programme for 2026 when the Gateway advertising opens in November 2025. Our mini pupils have the opportunity to shadow Counsel of all seniority and experience for a period of 5 days and gain a really good look at what life is like at the Criminal and Regulatory Bar. The application window for 2025 has now closed but will re-open in January 2026 when full details will be published on our website www.9kbw.com
We are keen to share our members experience through seminars and workshops and we provide our now acclaimed programme of events for Police Officers in London and the South East, known as the OIC Roadshow, details of which can be found under the OIC Roadshow heading on our website. The Roadshow is headed by Robyn Murdo-Smith, a former serving police officer who knows exactly what it is like for officers who find themselves in a court room for the first time. And our team are there to show how the proceedings unfold and to answer any questions officers may have. We have received high praise from many areas and a commendation from the police. For more information please see thew OIC Roadshow page on our website https://www.9kbw.com/oic-roadshow or e-mail [email protected] and your request will be passed to Robyn or to one of his colleagues
Training is provided for those at the most senior levels as well as those most junior and we are currently providing training via Zoom or Teams to those who prefer that method.
9 KBW is a set that delivers the highest quality of service and whose standards remain first class in all that we do We are all very proud to be part of the 9 KBW "family"
