Steven Kay QC is Head of Chambers at 9 Bedford Row, a leading set of barristers established in London 70 years ago. He has been recognised in the Legal 500 as one of the leading QCs in International Crime and Extradition, and in the Chambers & Partners Directory as a pre-eminent silk in International Criminal Law. He is also Chairman of Oculus Financial Intelligence Limited.
Steven is a leading international criminal lawyer with a global reputation who has been in the landmark cases that have established modern international criminal law, including: the first UN trial at the Yugoslavia Tribunal (Dusko Tadic) that created modern international criminal law; the first trial of a former Head of State (ex-President of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic); the first trial at the ICC of an incumbent Head of State (President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya).
Steven’s international fraud and corruption practice has focused on the criminal issues arising in complex international transactions and business structures, where he has worked with multi-disciplinary teams and is often retained as an advisor on...Steven Kay QC is Head of Chambers at 9 Bedford Row, a leading set of barristers established in London 70 years ago. He has been recognised in the Legal 500 as one of the leading QCs in International Crime and Extradition, and in the Chambers & Partners Directory as a pre-eminent silk in International Criminal Law. He is also Chairman of Oculus Financial Intelligence Limited.
Steven is a leading international criminal lawyer with a global reputation who has been in the landmark cases that have established modern international criminal law, including: the first UN trial at the Yugoslavia Tribunal (Dusko Tadic) that created modern international criminal law; the first trial of a former Head of State (ex-President of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic); the first trial at the ICC of an incumbent Head of State (President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya).
Steven’s international fraud and corruption practice has focused on the criminal issues arising in complex international transactions and business structures, where he has worked with multi-disciplinary teams and is often retained as an advisor on strategy. These cases include offshore jurisdictions.
He is engaged by governments and organisations to investigate matters of international concern, such as: the 30 year conflict in Sri Lanka between the Tamils and the State; Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood; Montenegro corruption and conflicts of Interest; Algeria and abuse of human rights alert. In May 2021 he led the 9BR international team that produced A Report on the Lundin Case commissioned by the Board of Directors for Lundin Energy.
Steven established in 9 Bedford Row an international UK Bribery Act Advisory Service and INTERPOL Red Notice Hot Desk.moreless
Steven Kay QC was in conversation with Professor Marina Aksenova of IE Law School talking about The Principle of Complicity under International Criminal Law.
The details of the concerns are reflected in the Family Impact Statement of Eritara’s wife, Tekarara, and in the legal letter sent to the Kiribati Attorney General (AG) by Steven Kay QC, of Counsel, London.
Members of this renowned set of specialist criminal chambers have been involved in major cases in the UK’s principal courts for over 80 years. More recently, their work has extended to international courts, including several high-profile cases at The Hague.
Steven Kay QC is Chair and Co-Founder of Oculus, a specialist investigation and financial intelligence firm with a top team of experts in Law Enforcement, Forensic Accounting and Auditing, the Security and Intelligence services and Financial Analysis.
The International Criminal Law Bureau is a team of lawyers who specialise in international humanitarian law, international criminal law, criminal law and human rights law. Clients benefit from the Bureau’s experience and skill in handling complex international cases and political situations.
European Criminal Bar Association
Founder Member
London, UK
The European Criminal Bar Association is an association of independent specialist defence lawyers. The association itself is wholly independent and free from outside interference.
The International Bar Association’s War Crimes Committee works with the IBA’s Human Rights Institute to uphold the principle of accountability and promote justice around the world.
Steven Kay headed up the 9 Bedford Row team that produced ‘A Report on the Lundin Case’. Lundin Oil, its former CEO and Chairman of the Board are accused of complicity in alleged war crimes that took place in southern Sudan. However, the allegations and basis for this investigation are seriously flawed, as set out in this independent report.
