Omurchadu Ghiassi

Omurchadu is a pupil barrister at Goldsmith Chambers. He is a Goddard Pupil Scholar with Gray’s Inn. He is in his second six and is accepting instructions in all aspects of criminal law.

During his first six, he assisted in several Crown Court trials, involving serious, indictable-only offences, as well as other hearings, including sentencing hearings and bail applications. He was also instructed as a noting brief in a multi-hander drugs trial. His first six supervisor was Sarah Memmi.

Prior to joining Chambers, his legal work experience included working at an international law firm on various insurance claims, an internship reviewing procurement contracts at a security services company, and various pro-bono experience, including marshalships in the Administrative and Family Divisions of the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice, a marshalship in Plymouth Crown Court, a mini-pupillage, and successfully providing representation in a Social Security Tribunal case for the Free Representation Unit.

Omurchadu read Law at University College London, where he was extensively involved in mooting competitions, including winning the Herbert Smith Freehills/UCL first-year Moot Final, and winning in the Hogan Lovell’s Cup competition between UCL and KCL. He then studied for the Bar at BPP University, having been awarded the BPP Advocacy Scholarship, and the Gray’s Inn Wilfred Getz Scholarship. At BPP, he obtained an LLM with Distinction, which concerned judicial review, the case of UNISON v Lord Chancellor (SC, 2017), and the common law principle of effective access to justice. Omurchadu has a keen interest in public law, including criminal law and judicial review, and access to justice.