Clerking team

Andy Booth

Lead Criminal Clerk

Shell Edmonds

Criminal Clerk

Nageena Mahmoud

Junior Criminal Clerk

Stephanie Casey

Junior Criminal Clerk

Joshua is undertaking a Criminal law pupillage in Manchester, under the supervision of Gemma Maxwell. Josh has a particular interest in cases involving:

  • Violent offences
  • Drug offences
  • Sexual offences
  • Inquests and inquiries
  • Environmental law

Prior to starting pupillage Josh was a paralegal in the civil litigation department of an eminent London criminal defence firm, ranked Band 1 and Tier 1 in both Chambers UK Bar and Legal 500 legal directories. Josh worked extensively on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, developing experience of alternative dispute resolution and working with vulnerable clients. He additionally worked on a range of high-profile Article 2 Inquests and civil claims. Josh also worked for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, researching and producing legal briefs on incoming legislation to the UK Parliament. During his LLM, Josh received a summa cum laude grade in his privatissimum module on International Environmental Law.

Education

  • City University of London: PGDip Bar Vocation Studies (2022)
  • Leiden University: LLM Public International Law (2022)
  • BPP University Waterloo: Graduate Diploma in Law (2019)
  • University College London: BA Honours History (2017)

Scholarships

  • Gray’s Inn: Churchill Scholarship (2022)
  • Gray’s Inn: Lord Justice Holker Scholarship (2021)
  • Gray’s Inn: Residential Scholarship: (2021)