Ashfaq Chowdhury was the founder of Highgate Solicitors and has been practicing since 2004.

Ashfaq is a highly experienced and streetwise criminal defence solicitor with a huge client following throughout the North of England and beyond.

Ashfaq worked for many years as an advisor to the West Yorkshire Magistrate’s Court service, and from there he built and honed an impressive command of Magisterial law and Criminal practice.

His expertise in the Magistrate’s Court far surpasses the ‘average’ solicitor and he is a genuinely talented lawyer who knows how to exploit all available ‘loopholes’ and grey areas to his clients’ advantage.  This has earned him a fearsome reputation as a powerful advocate and he remains constantly sought after by clients.

Notwithstanding his popularity and proven track record, Ashfaq has a relaxed and informal client manner and clients often note that he has ‘all the time in the world’ for them despite clearly being in high demand.  He is noted for his clear, articulate and powerful advocacy and command of the Courtroom. 

Ashfaq has dealt with many high profile cases and is currently instructed in a £35m fraud case, a ‘mafia-esque’ people smuggling conspiracy spanning the whole of Eastern Europe and numerous serious sexcual offence cases.  He handles his caseload with absolute efficiency and each client is treated with the utmost care and attention.

Ashfaq has a particularly strong client following amongst the Romanian and Polish diaspora who have quickly spread the good word that there is a solicitor in town who we can understand, whom we can work with and who gets the job done.

Efficient, professional, capable and friendly, Ashfaq embodies the qualities of a 5* lawyer.