Grace Khaile
Grace has a degree in history and international relations from Royal Holloway University and a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) from The University of Law. She received the Lord Diplock from the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple which facilitated her Bar Professional Training Course which she undertook in London. Grace was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2020 and completed pupillage in July 2022.
Prior to joining Blake Morgan, Grace practised at the independent Bar of England and Wales with a focus in domestic and international criminal law. Grace has extensive experience undertaking criminal advocacy in the Crown Court and Magistrates Court, with experience prosecuting and defending a range of matters. She also has experience in regulatory advocacy having represented the Nursing and Midwifery Council as external counsel before a period secondment at the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Grace has contributed to legal publications having edited the 2024 sexual offences chapter in Archbold (practitioner’s guide). She has also written an article for the Bar Council on issues affecting female barristers who come non-traditional backgrounds. In August 2024 Grace was featured in the Expert Journal having written an article on the Proceeds of Crime regime.
Grace is fluent in six South African languages.