Tochi maintains a busy practice in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court and Youth Court. She is regularly instructed to defend in trials and appeals to the Crown Court, as well as quasi-criminal maters such as Stalking Protection Orders and forfeiture proceedings.
Before coming to the Bar, Tochi was employed by a London criminal defence firm, where she widely assisted solicitors, including regarding evidence for a prominent fraud case. Additionally, she gained considerable experience working with and advocating on behalf of young people. She was a youth advocacy worker at the Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health UK charity (BLAM UK) and was particularly focused on opposing school exclusions of Black and mixed-race children; she produced skeleton arguments and school training resources for the charity’s use.
BVS, City, University of London
LLB Law, University of Bristol
Awarded the ‘Droop’ Scholarship by Lincoln’s Inn
Second Runner-Up in 2022 Sir Louis Gluckstein Advocacy Competition
Women in Criminal Law
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn