Anneka has experience both in an employed capacity and at the independent Bar.
Before coming to the Bar, Anneka advised individuals through the campaign group Liberty, and worked with local grassroots community organisations. Since completing pupillage 5 years ago, she has worked on major public inquiries, including the Nottingham Inquiry legal team and the Manston Inquiry. In her inquest practice, she also has experience representing the bereaved family in a death in custody.
She has worked on cases covering judicial review, equality law, civil liberties, and human rights. She accepts instructions on behalf of both claimants and defendants across a range of public law matters, including social security, inquests and inquiries, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), housing, and prison law
Head of Public Law Group, Philip Rule KC, welcomes Anneka and says “We have recently grown our Public Law team to meet growing client demand for No5’s services, and having learned her advocacy originally in the cauldron of criminal law Anneka has spent the past 3 years working in public law. We know that she will now further grow and develop her practice as a member of our successful and dynamic team of talented junior barristers”
