Ilana has been instructed by a range of law firms, local authorities, regulatory bodies, and government departments. Ilana practises across chambers’ core practice areas including public law, court of protection, housing, inquests and regulatory matters including:
· Financial Regulation
· Professional Regulation and Discipline
· Medical Regulation
Financial Regulation
Ilana is able to act and advise on Financial Services Law and Regulation. Ilana has been working with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) since September 2025 where their work relates to a range of powers and breaches of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.
Prior to their work with the FCA, Ilana worked with HM Treasury with a focus on Financial Sanctions Enforcement. Across both roles, Ilana has developed expertise in evidence review and investigation support, advice on regulatory breaches, advice on sanctions enforcement, and drafting various documents under Parts 8 and 9 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Professional Discipline/Medical Regulation
Ilana acts regularly for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the General Dental Council and accepts instructions in regulatory trials, appeals, and paperwork. Ilana is an experienced Case Presenter and has been successfully prosecuting trials for the NMC since 2024. Ilana accepts instructions across all areas of professional discipline and regulation of the professions.
Housing and Public Law
Ilana accepts instructions across all areas of housing law, including social housing, shared ownership, leasehold disputes, possession, disrepair and environmental health.
During Pupillage, Ilana undertook Housing focused Secondments with Hyde Housing and Brent Council.
Before commencing pupillage, Ilana worked for 2 years as a Housing Paralegal and for 6 months as a Senior Housing Paralegal. Ilana started out working in a Legal Aid Firm acting for both private sector and public sector tenants. Ilana’s caseload included possession, disrepair, homelessness, and discrimination.
In 2021 Ilana transitioned to a charity where they expanded their caseload. They continued to work on possession, disrepair and homelessness matters while also taking on leasehold and TOLATA disputes.
Equality and Diversity Work
Ilana is one of four Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ED&I Officers working to both maintain and enhance the equality, diversity and inclusion within chambers by drafting and reviewing policies, advising the Management Committee and supporting the membership. Ilana is also chair of the Chambers LGBTQ+ subcommittee.
“FCA Consultation on Access to Cash—key aspects and implications” Co-authored with Rowena Wisniewska – Sethi. Published by LexisNexis on 2 Feb 2024
“Upper Tribunal refuses to suspend FCA requirements on e-money business (Nvayo v FCA)"
Co-authored with Rowena Wisniewska – Sethi. Published by LexisNexis on 13 Feb 2024
“Lee v Asher's Bakery—The Final Tier” Published by the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion in 2019.
"Court of Session finds restriction on judicial review lawful (Sooy v Secretary of State)” Co-authored with Rowena Wisniewska – Sethi. LexisNexis - 2/02/24.
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Chambers is delighted to announce that both Ilana Hirschberg and Benedict Scantlebury have accepted tenancy after the successful completion of their pupillages with 4-5 Gray's Inn Square.
4-5’s current pupils Ilana Hirschberg and Benedict Scantlebury have commenced the second half of their pupillage and are now ‘on their feet’.
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Written by Philippa Seal, Barrister, and Ilana Hirschberg, Barrister, of 4–5 Gray's Inn Square, London.
Rowena Wisniewska Sethi and Ilana Hirschberg talk to Legal Women UK about flexibility in the workplace and how this impacts workplace retention.
A September to remember...
Rowena Wisniewska and Ilana Hirschberg discuss the background, decisions and practical implications of The First Tier Tribunal (the FTT) allowing two of three appeals brought by pension administrator NBC against HMRC.
Rowena Wisniewska and Ilana Hirschberg analyse a recent Upper Tribunal decision on an e-money institution, denying Nvayo Ltd's attempt to suspend restrictions imposed by the FCA surrounding anti-money laundering deficiencies tied to Nvayo's owner's legal case.
The Scottish Court of Session has refused a petitioner’s first plea in law, rendering their petition incompetent with regard to section 11A of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (TCEA 2007) and refusing the petition.
Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Access to Cash Statement of Policy in August 2023, the FCA launched consultation paper CP29/23: Access to cash, which proposed new rules to ensure that consumers continue to have access to cash.