Direct Access Barrister
Puneet Kaur Rai
Direct Access Barrister
Puneet Kaur Rai
Puneet has an extensive family and criminal law practice. Her accumulated experience and skills from specialising in both areas has frequently proved to be a significant advantage when acting for clients.
Puneet has a busy family law practice, providing advice and representation in all aspects of matrimonial disputes and disputes following relationship breakdown. She is able to advise, assist and provide representation at any stage of proceedings, including early neutral evaluations and non-court dispute resolution appointments. She accepts instructions for both financial and private law children proceedings for clients, appreciating the benefits of continuity of counsel in this respect. Puneet welcomes requests for initial advice. Puneet is experienced in conducting financial remedy applications and often deals with matters involving significant factual disputes. Puneet also acts in children disputes (private law) for parents, grandparents and other family members at all stages.
Puneet is an experienced criminal trial advocate, instructed in cases involving a varied spectrum of offences, including organised crime (involving firearms and drugs), sexual offences, fraud, drugs, and matters involving serious violence, murder and manslaughter.
Area of Law
Crime
Puneet is an experienced criminal junior, frequently instructed in cases involving a varied spectrum of offences, including organised crime (involving firearms and drugs), sexual offences, fraud, drugs, and matters involving serious violence. As well as her considerable experience in conducting trials as sole counsel, Puneet also acts as junior counsel in cases of serious and complex crime, including murder and manslaughter. Puneet also has expertise in defending in the Courts Martial.