Nardeen Némat is a criminal barrister, based in the Northwest of England on the Northern Circuit. She is a Category 3 prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service and has experience of prosecuting a wide range of high-profile and sensitive cases, including fraud, aggravated arson, firearms, violent disorder, and murder (junior). Prior to pupillage, Nardeen worked as an in-house civil advocate, before becoming the head of a litigation department for a national civil law firm.
Nardeen and her co-lawyers in the CPS Mersey Cheshire Disorder Response Team were recently awarded Attorney General’s Prosecution Team of the Year 2024, presented on 26 March 2025 by Attorney General Lord Hermer KC and Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP.
One year on, Nardeen Némat reflects on the violent disorder in Merseyside following the Southport knife attacks and the collaboration between police, courts and Crown Prosecution Service in bringing a swift end to the riots
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Suzie Miller’s latest play puts the legal system centre stage once more. Will it galvanise change? asks Rehna Azim
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