Joe Holmes
UK Bar Guide 2025
Spotlight : Crime: International Criminal Law
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Joe is an international lawyer who operates in diverse national and international jurisdictions, including fragile and conflict-affected regions. He practises in international criminal law, public international law, international humanitarian law, strategic litigation, counter-terrorism and human rights law. He is a recognised subject matter expert in rule of law capacity-building and is an experienced trainer of judges and prosecutors. He is dual-qualified before the Bars of England and Wales and New York.
His clients have included the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Egyptian government, a group of Rohingya women and girls, the former chief of Serbian state security, the former commanding officer of the Bosnian Serb Army and the former Préfet of Butare, Rwanda.
Joe has represented high-profile individuals in international criminal law for more than 10 years – appearing before courts and tribunals for Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone, along with the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) and the ICC, arguing long and complex cases at trial and appellate levels.
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Joe Holmes is an experienced junior in international criminal law with complementary strength in human rights and public law. His past experience includes representing high-profile individuals before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, among other courts and tribunals. Holmes has acted for clients in complex multi-handed cases and appellate proceedings, and has also provided representation for those facing serious charges including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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"His written work is genuinely second to none. He's the sort of person any lead counsel would want on his team."
"His written work is genuinely second to none. He's the sort of person any lead counsel would want on his team."
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