Gabriella Lewis appealed, with leave, against a sentence of 6 years’ imprisonment for an offence of dwelling burglary, in a case where the minimum sentence provisions applied. The Court of Appeal substituted the sentence for one of 4 years’ imprisonment. Instructed by Carol Kehoe of Tuckers Solicitors. It was argued that, although MT was [...]
We are delighted to announce that Siobhan Grey KC has joined Foundry Chambers. She is a very welcome addition to the ranks of experienced and talented King’s Counsel in Chambers. Siobhan is a criminal law specialist who exclusively defends in the most serious and complex cases. In addition to her trial work in the Crown [...]
David Harounoff, instructed by Jay Hussain of SJ Law, defends client acquitted of Murder and Manslaughter after a 3 month trial at the Central Criminal Court. Reporting Restrictions are still in place
At around 11:00 on 25 June 2021, dozens of Metropolitan Police Service officers forcibly secured entry upon the premises of Antipavilion Ltd, registered at Laburnum Wharves in East London. In the course of forcing entry, officers of the Metropolitan Police Service caused damage to the property. Having secured entry to the premises, officers of [...]
Emily Lauchlan acted for the defendant acquitted at the Central Criminal Court who had been accused of 7 counts of making indecent images of children. The police had found over 1,000 images on a number of his devices. Emily was Instructed by Tahera Ahmad at ABV Solicitors.
Natalie McNamee, instructed by the Financial Conduct Authority, prosecuted an eight-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, which resulted in the conviction of three defendants for an offence of conspiracy to defraud. A fourth defendant was convicted of breaching the general prohibition against trading without FCA authorisation. The defendants set up and ran a fraudulent [...]
We are delighted to announce that Matthew Ralston has accepted an offer of tenancy following the completion of his pupillage.We at Foundry are very pleased to welcome Matthew and wish him all the very best in his future career with chambers.
Lawrence Henderson was instructed by Nicole Lodge and Seamus Austin of Tuckers Solicitors to represent defendant C, a 72 year old man, who was charged along with 5 others in a matter which prosecution counsel told the jury in opening the case was the biggest investigation of its sort ever conducted by the National [...]
Lawrence Henderson was instructed as leading counsel on behalf of a defendant charged with and ultimately acquitted of kidnap at gun point of two people and false imprisonment over an extended period of one of them. The case had extensive evidential links to a number of murders that took place in Eire and Northern [...]
