Celia Hughes has 17 years experience as a criminal specialist, having worked in leading practices in London until her move to Bristol in 2002. She has run high profile cases, heading defence teams of solicitors and counsel and has specialised in complex financial cases and organised crime. Her work on these cases has often involved dealing with voluminous quantities of paperwork over several years.

She has strong links with the leading criminal Chambers in London and the South West and has also
gained her Higher Rights of Audience in the criminal courts. She has taken cases to the Court of Appeal. She is now developing a niche practice as part of the CCRC (Criminal Cases Review Commission) and Appeals Unit.