Raphael is a barrister at 11KBW Chambers. He has a broad practice spanning public, regulatory, procurement, subsidy control, information, technology, data protection, employment and commercial law. His clients have ranged from individuals to private and public companies, NGOs, regulators, government departments and other public authorities.

Raphael is ranked by Chambers and Partners as an “Up and Coming” junior in public law and data protection, and by the Legal 500 as a “Rising Star” in public law, education and data protection. The directories describe him as “a talented junior”, “very impressive”, “very commercial”, “an absolute pleasure to work with” and “meticulous”, with an “incredible work ethic” and “excellent drafting skills”.

He is frequently instructed in high-profile disputes. Recent examples include the Deliveroo appeal before the Supreme Court on human rights and collective bargaining in the gig economy, the Abbasi appeal before the Supreme Court on restricted reporting orders and freedom of expression, the “Hogwarts Express” judicial review of the rail regulator by the West Coast Railway Company, the Clearview challenge by an American facial recognition company to a £7.5 million fine for alleged breaches of UK privacy law, and the “Care Homes” judicial review in which the government’s Covid-19 hospital discharge policy was ruled unlawful.

Before coming to the Bar, Raphael was a leader writer and columnist at The Times, and a researcher at the Institute for Government. He remains an associate of the Institute and is a regular media commentator on constitutional issues. He was also a visiting lecturer in public law on the Graduate Diploma in Law at City University.