Alison has an extensive practice in public international law, arbitration, human rights and criminal law, in both domestic and international courts and tribunals. Early in her career, Alison was named as one of the ‘Future Stars of the Bar’ by The Times (2008); on appointment as Queen’s Counsel in 2017 she was selected as a ‘star silk’ by The Lawyer. In 1999 she was elected a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Alison is recommended in the leading UK legal directories in six areas: (1) public international law; (2) international arbitration; (3) international human rights law; (4) civil liberties and human rights; (5) administrative and public law; and (6) business and regulatory crime. She is also listed in Chambers Global as a leading silk in the field of public international law, is named in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration as a leader in the field of international arbitration, and was nominated by the Legal 500 Bar Awards as Public International Law Silk of the Year in 2022 and 2023, and as International Arbitration Silk of the Year in 2024.