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Overview
Lana is a dedicated and effective advocate with a broad practice across crime, employment, and public law reviews. She joined Albion Chambers in 2022 following her pupillage and subsequent role as a Senior Crown Prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Whilst at the CPS, Lana regularly made charging decisions and appeared in a wide range of criminal hearings. She was also seconded to the Attorney General’s Office where she provided written advice to the Attorney General and Solicitor General.
Before qualifying as a barrister, Lana completed the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) with an Outstanding and was awarded a Distinction in her LLM (Masters in Law). During her academic and professional training, her achievements include: winner of the UWE Examination of a Witness Mooting Competition (2018), reached the semi-finals of Michael Corkery KC Mooting Competition (2019), and was a finalist in the Guildhall Civil Advocacy Mooting Competition (2020). She also achieved the highest marks in her BPTC cohort in both Criminal Advocacy (Examination-in-Chief) and Employment Law.
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Crime
Lana has experience in both prosecution and defence work, and regularly appears in the Crown Court. She is a Grade 2 CPS Prosecutor and has been appointed to the List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates at Grade C.
Notable Cases
- R v Randle [2025] – acquitted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and strangulation following a trial.
- R v Evans [2025] – represented a defendant sentenced for trafficking 200kg of ketamine amongst other drugs and production; despite significant quantities, achieved a total sentence of 64 months’ immediate custody.
- R v Adams-Udugbe [2024] – successfully defended a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a former partner at trial.
- R v (youth case) [2024] – successfully argued that the defendant was unfit to plead and participate in proceedings; rare guardianship order made.
- R v Roberts [2023] – acquitted in a multi-handed affray case arising from football-related disorder.
- R v Williams [2022] – successfully opposed an abuse of process application on the day of trial.
- R v Delgado [2021] – sentence increased on reference to the Court of Appeal following Lana’s advice on undue leniency.
Lana also acts on behalf of police forces in applications before the Family Court and in civil forfeiture proceedings.
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Employment & Professional Disciplinary
Lana is instructed by both Claimants and Respondents in the Employment Tribunal. She recently successfully represented a Claimant at a Final Hearing in a claim involving unlawful deduction of wages and wrongful dismissal.
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Reviews and Inquiries
Lana was the Lead Researcher and Document Analyst on the Independent Isle of Man Covid Review with Kate Brunner KC acting as Chair. In that role, she undertook research, analysed large volumes of material, and played a key part in providing administrative support to the team. She later co-authored an article in Counsel Magazine on the subject of Reviews & Inquiries.
