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Legal500
Namita Pawa is a tour de force. She has incredible insight into a case and brilliant client handling skills.
Chambers and Partners
Namita is absolutely brilliant. She is willing to really go out for her clients and goes the extra mile for them. She is down to earth, realistic and really approachable.
Recent Client
It was a relief to meet Namita. A force of nature. Kind. Confident. A presence with gravitas.
Profile
With over twenty years’ experience, Namita Pawa is a highly respected Solicitor and Managing Director at Hallinans.
Namita’s tenacity and determination have provided the bedrock for a vast number of cases covering the full spectrum of criminal law, including murder, serious fraud, large-scale drug conspiracies, sexual offences, and driving matters.
Namita joined Hallinans in 2013 and quickly became a key figure in the firm. She was appointed equity partner in 2016 and became Managing Director in 2022.
As Hallinans’ Managing Director, she leads from the front, developing and growing the team, modernising the firm’s infrastructure by taking it paperless, and building on Hallinans’ decades long reputation for excellence.
She has also cultivated a strong ethos of mentorship and inclusion, establishing a partnership with Bridging the Bar to offer internships at the firm to aspiring barristers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Namita primarily advises on private client matters but remains deeply committed to publicly funded work, ensuring the firm maintains its own client contract with the Legal Aid Agency. She is widely recognised as the Solicitor of choice for referrals from other law firms and is frequently trusted to represent fellow professionals and their families.
Namita pays close attention to detail, never leaving a stone unturned. Her friendly and approachable but extremely professional nature are qualities that are admired by others in the profession and her clients alike. Her personable and empathetic nature enable Namita to build a good rapport with clients with ease. That coupled with attention to detail result in the highest quality service.
Namita is passionate about increasing public understanding of legal procedures and offences, and is dedicated to sharing accurate, accessible information to help broaden public knowledge of the justice system. Hallinans’ Legal Resources are just one of the many ways she does this.
Awards & Achievements
Partner of Top Ranked Firm Hallinans in Times Best Law Firms 2026
Top Ranked Chambers and Partners Lawyer 2026
Partner of Top Ranked Firm Hallinans in Chambers and Partners 2026
Partner of Top Ranked Firm Hallinans in Legal500 2026
Nominated Criminal Lawyer of the Year 2016 (Society of Asian Lawyers)
Nominated ‘In the Spotlight’ April 2022 (Member of the Female Fraud Forum)
Legal Consultant to the Media
Since 2009, Namita has been the legal consultant to multiple TV programmes on the BBC, ITV, Sky, Netflix and Amazon, including: Law and Order: UK, Broadchurch, Unforgotten, Cold Feet, Undercover, Call the Midwife and Apple Tree Yard as well as other programmes that are in pre-production.
Memberships
London Criminal Courts’ and Solicitors Association
Women in Criminal Law (Committee member)
Fraud Lawyer’s Association
Society of Asian Lawyers
Female Fraud Forum
Qualifications
BA (Hons) Law with Accountancy
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC)
Admitted to the Roll of the Law Society of England and Wales 2005
Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme
High Profile Cases
R v O
Individual charged with evading UK’s Russia sanctions regime. This was the first prosecution under the Russia Regulations and our client was acquitted following a 4-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
R v W
Acquittal of individual charged with bribery and money laundering following trial at Southwark Crown Court relating to the office fit out industry.
R v K
Cryptocurrency, DarkWeb and fake Xanax tablets. The subject of the case at Portsmouth Crown Court.
Grenfell Tower
Inquiry
Representing a Core Participant in Phase 2.
R v A
Acquittal of individual charged with rape following trial at Inner London Crown Court.
R v H
Four handed murder trial at the Central Criminal Court where zombie knives purchased on Snap Chat.
Stephen Port
Inquest
Representing an Interested Party following the rape and murder of four young men in East London.
R v X
Early advice provided to individual charged with fraud on major Government department. Following a 10-year delay, achieved sentence of a fine.
EncroChat
Represented multiple individual charged with wide scale cocaine supply.