NEWS Richard Jory KC acted for Antonio Afflick-McLeod, one of the defendants found guilty of the murder of a convicted drug dealer. The case involved three jury trials at the Old Bailey; at the original trial the jury were unable to reach a verdict, [...]
NEWS John McGuinness KC, Paul Sharkey, Natalie McNamee and James Gwatkin have recently concluded a series of trials at Southwark Crown Court in which a number of defendants were convicted of defrauding HMCTS by falsely claiming millions of pounds’ worth of legal costs. At [...]
NEWS David Smith, acting for CPS London (North) at Isleworth Crown Court, has prosecuted two men who were part of a larger network of ‘paedophile hunters’ who extorted vulnerable victims whilst masquerading as law enforcement officers. Their victims believed they were communicating with a [...]
NEWS Benjamin Waidhofer was instructed by Amirah Ajaz at ABV solicitors to represent a defendant who, whilst serving a substantial custodial sentence in prison, had been found with a mobile telephone and many sheets of spice (a controlled drug of Class ‘B’). An analysis [...]
NEWS Toby Pleming and Kwame Sekyere represented MC and AJ, respectively, who were charged with possession with intent to supply amphetamine in February 2019. The trial took place at St Albans Crown Court before Mr Recorder Tim Clark KC and a jury of 10. [...]
NEWS Zarah Dickinson and Emily Lauchlan appeared for the prosecution resulting in convictions of all six defendants following a four week trial in Oxford Crown Court before HHJ Daly. Four of the defendants trafficked children aged 12 and 14 from Leicester to High Wycombe to [...]
NEWS William Hughes KC and James Partridge represented GB, who was charged with the murder of a 20 year old man at a party in Birmingham earlier this year. The trial took place at Birmingham Crown Court before HHJ Laird KC and a jury. The [...]
NEWS Gabriella Lewis acts for defendant acquitted on charge of causing Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent after successful submission of no case to answer The complainant alleged that the defendant had launched an unprovoked attack, inflicting very serious head injuries with a glass bottle. The [...]
NEWS Foundry Chambers is delighted to announce that Szilvia Booker has been recommended as a leader in the field of Crime in Chambers & Partners. ‘Szilvia is very strategically sound. She sees the bigger picture and has an eye on the long game.’ ‘She’s always [...]
NEWS Matthew Ralston secures Youth Rehabilitation Order for young man convicted of dealing 7kg of cocaine as part of a large-scale drugs conspiracy. Matthew Ralston, instructed by Pam Cheema of Vickers & Co, acted for RH who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class [...]