Details of practice
Reka is developing a broad practice across Chambers’ areas of expertise. She has a particular interest in cases with a public law element and in international crime.
Crime
Reka is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend in both the Magistrates’ Courts and the Crown Court. She has acted for defendants charged with a range of offences including firearms, assault, fraud, and motoring offences. She also has experience dealing with defendants with mental health difficulties including litigating fitness to plead issues.
As well as appearing on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service as a Level 1 prosecutor; Reka also prosecutes on behalf of a number of other prosecuting authorities including the National Probation Service; the Metropolitan Police Service in relation to a variety of civil applications including closure orders, Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Domestic Violence Protection Orders, and on behalf of Transport for London in relation to offences arising out of breaches of the taxi and private hire vehicles licensing regime.
Extradition
Reka appears on behalf of requested persons in extradition proceedings.
Public Inquiries
Reka is currently instructed as a junior for the Metropolitan Police Service on the Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing.
Regulatory
Reka is regularly instructed by Transport for London in taxi and private hire vehicle licensing appeals and has extensive knowledge of the applicable statutory regime.
Other work
Reka also accepts instructions to act as independent counsel for LPP reviews. She has previously acted as independent counsel instructed by the MPS and HMRC.
Education/professional qualifications
Bar Professional Training Course (Very Competent)
LL.M. in Public International Law, Leiden University (Distinction)
LL.B in English Law and French Law, King’s College London and Université de Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne (First Class Honours)
Gray’s Inn Ann Goddard Scholarship for Pupillage (2015)
Gray’s Inn Prince of Wales Scholarship for BPTC (2013)
Gray’s Inn Internship Award for Vocalise (2013)
Publications
The Requirement of Specific Direction in Aiding and Abetting in the Stanišić and Simatović Trial Judgement 9 Bedford Row International Blog
The International Criminal Court: Legal Maxims: Summaries And Extracts From Selected Case Law Global Community Yearbook of International Law & Jurisprudence (2012-I) (co-author)
Other information
Before coming to the Bar, Reka gained considerable experience in the field of public international law. She has worked as a research assistant advising on such matters as diplomatic immunity, law of the sea and arbitrary detention. Prior to this, she served as a law clerk to Judge van den Wyngaert at the International Criminal Court on the cases of Prosecutor v Germain Katanga and Prosecutor v Laurent Gbagbo working in both English and French.
While undertaking her legal training, Reka volunteered for the Media Legal Defence Initiative assisting in the drafting of a communication to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerning the arbitrary detention of journalists imprisoned under Ethiopia’s Anti-Terrorism Proclamation.
Languages
French
Hungarian
Professional memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
International Bar Association
Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Direct access
Reka Hollos is qualified to accept instructions direct from clients under the Bar Council’s Public Access Scheme. This means that members of the public who seek specialist advice can come direct to her. In addition, she welcomes instructions from solicitors, in-house law departments, qualified foreign lawyers, and clients licensed by the Bar Council to give instructions direct to barristers under the Bar Council’s Licensed Access Scheme.
For further information please contact our Clerks.