We are delighted to announce that Seth Levine has joined 5SAH Chambers as a tenant.

Seth is an experienced barrister, having worked across multiple jurisdictions, including London, New York, Africa and the Caribbean. 

Seth's breadth and depth of experience reflect his strengths as a persuasive advocate, strategic advisor and technical lawyer. He has particular expertise in:

  • extradition
  • serious crime
  • sanctions
  • multi-jurisdictional financial crime
  • asset forfeiture & proceeds of crime
  • professional discipline
  • military law and
  • public law (international & domestic)​

Seth has nearly twenty years of experience working in extradition and related areas, representing and advising governments, individuals and organisations in the UK and globally.  Seth was one of the first barristers to be seconded to the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division as an extradition and mutual legal assistance specialist in 2006.  He appeared in many landmark cases under the 2003 Extradition Act relating to European Arrest Warrants.  

Seth has a proven track record as a criminal advocate, domestically and internationally, for the prosecution and defence.  He has acted in the most serious and high-profile cases on three continents, including complex financial crime, terrorism, war crimes, murder, trafficking, and sexual violence. 
 

Seth has appeared in numerous complex and serious POCA cases domestically since the 2002 Act came into force.  Working from the British High Commission in Abuja, he was responsible for advising on capacity building to prevent, detect and prosecute illicit financial flows in Nigeria and the wider region. 

To find out more about Seth's practice, click here. To instruct Seth, please speak to our clerking team here.

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