Practice Areas and Specialisations
Ellis Sareen was called to the bar in 2008. He has a broad practice focusing on crime and road traffic, but also encompassing extradition, regulatory law, licensing, and some areas of civil practice.
He has developed a speciality in defending professionals charged with summary-only offences. He has defended nurses, accountants, police officers, academics and business executives on charges including assault, harassment, sexual assault and the full range of summary motoring offences.
The remainder of his practice ranges from defending and prosecuting general crime in the Crown Court and the magistrates' court, through quasi-criminal work, to civil work with a criminal aspect. He has experience in cash detention and forfeiture proceedings, confiscation, and in extradition. He has acted for claimants in tortious and Human Rights Act claims against the police and other public authorities. He is a level 2 prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, and also prosecutes for the Royal Mail and local authorities. He provides advice and representation in licensing cases.
From his previous career Ellis has skills particularly applicable to cases involving information technology and electronic evidence.
Crime
Defends (70%) and prosecutes (30%) those charged with criminal offences in the Crown Court, the youth courts and the magistrates' courts, and on appeal.
Road Traffic
Offers advice and advocacy for motorists charged with motoring offences, including speeding, careless driving and drink driving.
Extradition
Provides advice to "requested persons" - those sought by a foreign state to stand trial or serve a sentence. He appears in hearings before the extradition judges at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court and in appeals to the Administrative Court. He has particular experience in European Arrest Warrant cases.
Quasi-Criminal and Civil
Accepts instructions in confiscation and cash forfeiture cases. Ellis is currently instructed in a major High Court action against the Metropolitan Police.
Licensing
Represents applicants before local authority licensing sub-committees.
Technology Cases
Ellis's experience before coming to the bar includes a decade in information technology consultancy. He worked as a systems administrator, database programmer, network engineer, and consultant. Much of his work was in the financial sector. |
