Solicitor at Rustem Guardian Solicitors
Timur Rustem
Solicitor - Solicitor
SRA ID: 2239
Timur Rustem is the Senior Solicitor at Rustem Guardian. Timur leads the firm with a style and strength that carries through to the rest of the team. His expert advice is often sought by professional clients such as doctors, lawyers, accountants and bankers. With over 25 years experience in criminal defence, Timur has developed a reputation as a leading criminal defence solicitor in the country. His expert opinion is often sought out by the BBC and Sky News for comment on legal developments and cases. Both clients and legal professionals alike describe Timur as a formidable lawyer with a tactical approach. He is able to outmanoeuvre investigative and prosecuting bodies on the most serious criminal cases. This has led to him to become one of the most sought out lawyers in the country. He is instructed in cases all over the UK and abroad. Since founding the firm in 2005 Timur has quickly established Rustem Guardian Solicitors as a leading criminal defence firm, ranked in the Legal 500 and regarded as a one of the best criminal defence firms in the country.
44 Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London, WC2A 1AP
Licensed for 27 years
Practice Areas
Crime/ Criminal Defence
- Crime/ Criminal Defence 33%
5 Client Reviews
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About Timur Rustem
Timur Rustem is the Senior Solicitor at Rustem Guardian. Timur leads the firm with a style and strength that carries through to the rest of the team. His expert advice is often sought by professional clients such as doctors, lawyers, accountants and bankers. With over 25 years experience in criminal defence, Timur has developed a reputation as a leading criminal defence solicitor in the country. His expert opinion is often sought out by the BBC and Sky News for comment on legal developments and cases. Both clients and legal professionals alike describe Timur as a formidable lawyer with a tactical approach. He is able to outmanoeuvre investigative and prosecuting bodies on the most serious criminal cases. This has led to him to become one of the most sought out lawyers in the country. He is instructed in cases all over the UK and abroad. Since founding the firm in 2005 Timur has quickly established Rustem Guardian Solicitors as a leading criminal defence firm, ranked in the Legal 500 and regarded as a one of the best criminal defence firms in the country.
Languages Spoken: English, Turkish, German, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Urdu, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Vietnamese
Contact Timur Rustem
Address
Rustem Guardian Solicitors
44 Southampton Buildings
Holborn
London
WC2A 1AP
Phone 02039299119
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Country
Status
Acquired
Updated
United Kingdom
Currently Registered
15/07/97
06/02/25
We found no instances of professional misconduct for this solicitor
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title
Name
Duration
Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
Rustem Guardian
?-06-02-2020
Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
Rustem Guardian Solicitors Ltd
?-present
I can not thank the team at Rustem Guardian enough.............
I just received the notice letter to confirm i have been formally acquitted from the case against me!
Writing this review of my experience with Rustem Guardian is the least i can do, words can not describe the gratitude i have for Timur Rustem and the company, they have been absolutely wonderful from the outset and throughout this whole ordeal.
In particular Ella Hughes who has handled my case, her commitment, professionalism, patience, attention to detail and communication kept me at ease during this very stressful and testing period of my life and i can not praise her enough.
Whilst i hope i never go through anything like this again, knowing there are good people out there like the team at Rustem Guardian gives me faith in the justice system again.
Thank you sooo much!
Lawyer named in this review: Timur Rustem
A representative from Rustem Guardian Solicitors responded to this review on 21 January, 2025
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear that you had a positive experience with us. Your kind words mean a lot to the team, and it’s great to know that we were able to meet your expectations. If there's anything else we can assist with in the future, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you once again for taking the time to share your feedback!
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Rustem Guardian Solicitors are the best law firm in Holborn, London.
I instructed this firm for a very stressful matter my first contact was with Amani she was excellent in assisting me, listened to me emphatically and made me feel at ease.
Prior to speaking to Amani, I had several sleepless nights could not see any way out, I was overwhelmed about my position it was a complete nightmare. Amani fully supported me she is an aspiring barrister whom I fully trust with all my legal endeavours. I was given her details from her previous client.
Tim, Des, Natasha, Shahid (Barrister) Amani (Aspiring Barrister) collectively have over 40 years experience, all are very professional, diplomatic, assertive, trustworthy, conclusive and highly reputable.
They are instructed on high profile cases on a regular basis in the context of celebrities, actors, and high profile sports personalities…
I highly recommend this firm to all my contacts that require a prestigious legal service. Overall I received a first class service, thus so far. Absolutely excellent interpersonal skills, highly analytical, attentive, effective, and ambitious legal team at Rustem Guardian Solicitors, Holborn London.
Shaheen
Lawyer named in this review: Timur Rustem
A representative from Rustem Guardian Solicitors responded to this review on 12 April, 2024
Thank you so much for your great review! Your experience with the firm is important to us.
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Good service and advice
My experience with Rustem Guardian solicitors has been very professional coupled with clear advice that made the whole processs easy to understand. I would like to give a big thank you to Natasha Green and Tim Rustem who both always found time for communcation/replys all office staff were very polite and efficient hence why i would highly reccommend the firm to anyone in need of good legal advice.
Lawyer named in this review: Timur Rustem
A representative from Rustem Guardian Solicitors responded to this review on 12 April, 2024
Your experience with the firm is important to us. Thank you for your candid review.
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Excellent criminal lawyers. Highly recommended
I’ve run out of superlatives to describe the experience with Rustem Guardian. I was first given Tim Rustem’s mobile number several years ago for a case I was Involved with at the Old Bailey. Since when he and his excellent team have been there every time I’ve needed them (special mention here must go to the excellent Katerina Tsibouklis). They really are astonishing criminal lawyers; whether you define that in terms Tim’s impressive black book of top barristers, his commanding knowledge of the law; or by his and his team’s sensitivity, professional support and genuine friendship during lengthy cases. This week I find myself - yet again - congratulating this first class team of legal professionals on - yet another - great result in the courts.
What I’ll do below is share the text message I sent Tim Rustem after that case ended and hope that its sentiment will give you some idea of the genuine admiration and gratitude I have for them.
“Tim, I really can’t thank you enough for Friday - you fulfilled every role one
could hope for of a Friday morning: driver, companion, and what was the other thing? Oh yes, super lawyer. For three hours on Friday there were no big fees, no million-page court documents: rather you drove to croydon and back, you gave me and my case your undivided attention and once again supported me through a tricky situation. You’re so calm, so cool under pressure, so brilliant in court - the small gestures, the glasses on and off, the gentle turn of the body, the softly spoken reassurances
- gestures that in most peoples hands would be crass and overly self-conscious, but in your hands achieved a brilliant and fair result for me, and for which I thank you with all my heart. Yet again.”
Lawyer named in this review: Timur Rustem
A representative from Rustem Guardian Solicitors responded to this review on 12 April, 2024
We always do our best to ensure client care is a priority. Thank you for taking the time to provide such a detailed review
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Amazing legal team
For over 6 years now Tim and the team at Rustem Guardian have been at my side. Their dedication to client care, attention to detail and simply getting the job done is remarkable. No request from the most demanding of clients (me!) is too much. From police station visits to securing full acquittal at crown court, they have secured the best possible outcome in the circumstances every time I’ve reached out to them. Most recently they handled a guilty plea sentencing for me and through their brilliant advice from the start to the expert mitigation of one of their leading barristers I received a very reasonable and fair sentence. I can hardly recall an occasion over the years that I’ve not been able to contact the office for support during a case, and the support that office gives is of particular note. Legal expertise, administrative efficiency, years of experience, excellent results, and a human touch hard to find in the theatre of criminal law, these guys have it all in spadefuls. I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. They have literally saved my life.
Lawyer named in this review: Timur Rustem
A representative from Rustem Guardian Solicitors responded to this review on 12 April, 2024
‘Thank you for the great review. Please feel free to contact us again if you or someone you know needs our help in the future
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