Jo Sidhu


Jo Sidhu QC is a leading British criminal law barrister.

Career

Sidhu has worked as a criminal law barrister since 1993.
He is the chairperson for the Society of Asian lawyers, the biggest BAME lawyers’ society in the UK representing over 3,000 members and since 2001 he has been the Vice chair of the Equality & Diversity Committee at the Bar Council.
In 2012 Sidhu was appointed to the highest position within his profession by being appointed to become a Queen's Counsel which is awarded to only 8 per cent of barristers. He is one of approximately 100 BAME QCs in Britain and one of only a handful from the Sikh community.
Sidhu has particular expertise in terrorism cases, homicides and conspiracies involving frauds, robberies and drug trafficking and has worked hard to expose corruption in the British justice system. As a result he was the target of death threats and online harassment lasting 12 months in 2015. After police were unable to provide assistance due to a lack of resources, Sidhu was forced to hire a private forensic computer expert at considerable expense to track the cyber-criminal behind the smear campaign, who was then subsequently jailed for 5 years.
Sidhu has said that the government must do more to tackle cyber threats of this nature. He also supports the use of law in protecting the right to freedom of speech.

Awards and recognition

In 2016, Sidhu was awarded the UK's Asian Professional of the Year Award 2016.