We are delighted to announce that Izzy Fish, Rachel Warner and Rebecca Khan have all commenced pupillage at 5SAH Chambers.
Izzy and Rachel are undertaking criminal pupillages and Rebecca is undertaking a family pupillage.
Izzy Fish - Criminal Pupil
Izzy began her pupillage in October 2025 and is currently supervised by David Williams.
Prior to starting pupillage, Izzy was a paralegal at Sonn Macmillan Walker, primarily working in the financial crime and asset forfeiture department. During her time at the firm, she worked on a broad range of cases, including sexual offences, serious violence, large-scale complex frauds, asset freezing and forfeiture orders, and confiscation matters before the Magistrates Court, Crown Court, and Court of Appeal.
During her Bar Course at the University of Law, she undertook an LLM in Pro Bono Practice, specialising in immigration law. Izzy is the Chair of the Events Committee for Women in Criminal Law.
Rachel Warner - Criminal Pupil
Prior to commencing pupillage, Rachel Warner served as an adjudicator for The Pensions Ombudsman, assisting with a broad range of pension disputes, including transfer delays, death benefits, and pension liberation cases.
Before this, Rachel worked for Leicestershire Police in the serious crime department, handling cases ranging from robbery and drug offences to attempted murder. She also worked for the National Crime Agency within CEOP (the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) and was part of the team that investigated David Wilson, who was later convicted of 96 sex offences.
During her time at The Pensions Ombudsman, Rachel taught a class on criminal appeals to undergraduate students and members of the public for the Freedom Law Clinic. She also served as Vice President of the Inner Temple Mooting Committee from 2024 to 2025.
Rebecca Khan - Family Pupil
Rebecca commenced pupillage in October 2025, under the supervision of Maria Scotland.
Prior to pupillage, Rebecca trained as a Family Court Legal Adviser with the Ministry of Justice, based at East London Family Court for two years. She advised Magistrates in court on legal practice and procedure and ensured the effective management of hearings, working closely with the full range of court users including local authorities, CAFCASS and litigants in person. Rebecca gained extensive courtroom experience in a broad range of family work, including both private and public children proceedings, fact-finding hearings and non-molestation orders.
Rebecca has also worked as a Legal Assistant at Matrix Chambers, where she gained wide-ranging experience as a legal researcher working on commercial, civil, extradition and public law matters. In this role Rebecca assisted with several publications, including Blackstone’s Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (8th Edition, 2024) and The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance (4th edition, 2025).
During her time at the University of Bristol, Rebecca volunteered with the Legal Advocacy and Support Project at the Bristol Law Centre, running disability and sickness benefits appeals to the First-tier Tribunal.
A warm welcome from all of us at 5SAH Chambers.
