Feleena Grosvenor

Feleena became a member of KBG Chambers on 3^rd October 2023 after several years in the legal industry. She has a busy criminal and family practice where she acts for individuals and professional bodies (including the local authority, police, probation service, and councils).

Feleena’s previous legal experience, which involved working with vulnerable people, allows her to swiftly build rapport with clients or witnesses from any background and at any stage of proceedings.

In both areas of her practice, Feleena has repeatedly been described as professional, meticulously prepared, and enjoyable to work with. Recent feedback includes that “Feleena was very impressive in the way she handled this case and client”.

Criminal Law

Feleena prosecutes (Level 1 CPS Prosecutor) and defends all general criminal matters in the Crown Court and Magistrates' Court. Feleena is often instructed on sensitive matters such as offences involving indecent images and domestic abuse. Feleena also represents clients facing Road Traffic Act offences and has regularly successfully argued special reasons and exceptional hardship.

Early on in her pupillage, Feleena successfully opposed a defence application in the Crown Court for a stay for abuse of process in relation to two co-defendants accused of racially aggravated stalking. Feleena also successfully opposed the admission of hearsay evidence in the Magistrates Court which resulted in serious charges of multiple assaults and coercive and controlling behaviour being dropped by the prosecution.

Recently, Feleena successfully secured suspended sentence orders for several defendants who had admitted possession of bladed articles, including where this was not their first offence of this type and the minimum term applied.

In August 2024, Feleena defended a client who pleaded guilty to violent disorder at the so-called Plymouth “far-right riots”, alongside a co-defendant. The Judge commented that the defence advocates could not have said or done more in mitigation for their clients.

Family Law

Private and Public Law

Feleena has a busy private law practice involving applications under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 (child arrangements, specific issue, prohibited steps).Feleena also accepts instructions in public law proceedings. Feleena has been described by instructing solicitors as well-prepared, proactive, and a provider of excellent client care.

Injunctions

Feleena has experience representing clients, both applicants and respondents, in non-molestation order and occupation order proceedings from first to final hearing. This includes cases involving serious allegations of domestic and sexual abuse.

Matrimonial Finance

Feleena practices in financial remedies/ancillary relief matters and accepts instructions from both private and publicly funded clients, across all stages of proceedings. Feleena’s experience has involved reaching successful negotiations, with instructing solicitors commenting that “[Feleena] secured a fantastic outcome for the client. She knew the papers inside out … she was really good with the client, the other side and the judge”.

Between October 2022 and October 2023, Feleena successfully undertook a mixed criminal and family pupillage under the supervision of Nicholas Lewin and Charlotte Ash.

Prior to joining chambers as a pupil, Feleena worked within the Specialist Personal Injury(Abuse) department at a London Solicitors firm where she pursued claims for compensation for claimants. Her clientele were largely survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Within this role, Feleena contributed to two investigations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and managed many applications to various redress schemes (CICA, CICB, HIA Northern Ireland).

Feleena previously volunteered with the Prison Advice and Care Trust as a co-ordinator where she assisted the staff at HMP Belmarsh and the family members visiting imprisoned individuals.

Feleena is a Schools Consent Project volunteer and has presented sessions in Devon and Cornwall.

Feleena achieved a First Class LL.B. Law with Business degree and a Distinction LL.M. Master of Laws. Feleena also received the Howell Jones Prize for obtaining the highest result of her LL.M. cohort.

Feleena is a Gray’sInn Scholar and under this scholarship has completed the BTC part-time alongside full-time employment. She achieved a Very Competent.

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