Date of Call: 1989
Date of Silk: 2010
Appointments:
- Bencher of Grays Inn.
- Recorder
- SFO ‘A’ panel of prosecuting counsel
- Attorney -General’s leader list of ‘Special Advocates’. Instructed to look at and address the court on top secret material/evidence.
- Attorney-General’s ‘A’ list of prosecuting counsel.
Advocacy Training:
- Experienced and accredited advocacy trainer.
- Head of teacher training for Gray’s Inn and a member of the Continuing
- Education Committee.
- Appointed by the CPS as a External Advocacy Assessor in 2009
The Legal Directories:
Ranked as a Leader of the Bar in Crime and in Criminal Fraud in Chambers and Partners (2009 and 2010), and as a Leading Junior in Criminal Fraud in Legal 500 (2008 and 2009). She is complimented for her ‘excellent interpersonal skills and described as:
"One of the bravest advocates around".
"Absolutely in command of the court’, gives ‘’ tremendously clear and practical advice to clients with no hint of fuzziness."
‘Efficient and hard working ’’. ‘Really fights her corner, but remains charming to the judge and the jury’’.
"Extremely dynamic and a real fighter".
Anuja Dhir prosecutes and defends in all serious crime. She is often instructed as a leading junior. In March 2009 she was the leading junior representing the first defendant in a cut throat murder at the Old Bailey. She has also represented, as leading junior, defendants charged with police corruption, attempted murder, organized gang robberies, money laundering, advance fee frauds, benefit frauds, immigrations frauds and company act offences.
She has acted in extradition cases and cases involving mutual assistance, Anuja represented two witnesses in the Berlusconi trial.
An expert on the law on contempt. She represented the head of Honda (Australia) in contempt proceedings in the Chancery Division.
As a ‘Special Advocate’, Anuja has acted in cases involving allegations of terrorism and matters of national security. She has been instructed as a special advocate in both deportation on the grounds of national security cases (PP, ZA and YB) and control order cases (recently for BF).
Anuja is also regularly instructed as a lead junior by the CPS and the FPS (the Fraud Prosecution Service) and the DWP. She often leads in multi handed prosecution cases.
Anuja is a contributor to the Butterworth, Fraud and Law Practice and Procedure loose-leaf publication.