About
Zaki Hashmi is a solicitor (qualified 1995; Higher Rights of Audience 2008) known for a persuasive, measured advocacy style in the Crown Court. He specialises in serious criminal defence work — including murder, complex fraud, money laundering, drugs and Modern Slavery Act cases — and regularly appears on appeals, including in the Court of Appeal; he has also worked as a Crime Peer Reviewer for the Legal Aid Agency and Ministry of Justice since 2006.
Practice areas
Criminal DefenceFraud & Financial CrimeSerious & Organised CrimeAppealsRoad Traffic Offences
Office
Expertise
Serious criminal defence (murder, violence)Fraud, tax evasion and money launderingDrugs importation and supplyModern Slavery Act offencesSexual offences (including indecent images)Road traffic offences and drink-drivingAppeals work (including Court of Appeal)Crime peer review / legal aid quality assessment
Admissions
- Qualified as a solicitor (1995)
- Higher Rights of Audience (2008)