NEWS In passing a non-custodial sentence in the case of a young person convicted of a series of Category 2A robberies over a six week period leading up to Christmas 2020, counsel Szilvia Booker relied heavily on the findings of an expert in exploitation [...]
NEWS Chambers is sad to learn of the death of His Honour Patrick Curran QC. Patrick was not only a loyal Member of Chambers during our time at 9-12 Bell Yard, but also a good friend to us all. In 2007 he took an [...]
NEWS Ellis Sareen, instructed by Seema Parikh of MPR Solicitors, secured an acquittal for an 18-year-old amateur boxer from Woking charged with the attempted murder of his former sparring partner. The assiduous pursuit of disclosure from the prosecution revealed social media messages from the complainant which [...]
NEWS You are warmly invited to a Foundry Chambers seminar covering the following topics: The relationship and variances between SOPOs and SHPOs focusing on the landmark case of R v Rowlett[2020] Crim 1748 by counsel in the case John McGuinness QC & James Gwatkin The [...]
NEWS David Harounoff instructed by Mark Phillips of Phillips Osborne Solicitors, secured unanimous acquittals following an 8-day trial at Aylesbury Crown Court for a client charged with kidnapping and torturing complainant. The prosecution described offence at trial as similar to the infamous torture scene [...]
NEWS Kate Hare, instructed by Natasha Patel of Lloyds PR Solicitors, represented a defendant facing trial at Isleworth Crown Court for putting someone in fear of violence contrary to section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. The bulk of the prosecution evidence [...]
NEWS Katie Doherty, instructed by IBB Law, recently secured a double acquittal of a vulnerable 17-year-old for 2 charges of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, after successfully raising a defence under s.45(4) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The National Referral [...]
NEWS Benjamin Waidhofer, instructed by Claire Hewitt and Hanisha Godhania at ABV Solicitors represented AN, charged with (1) conspiracy to fraudulently import cannabis into the UK, (2) being concerned in the supply of cannabis; (3) possession with intent to supply cannabis; and (4) money [...]
NEWS Zarah Dickinson completed the successful prosecution of a defendant for a series of serious non-recent sexual offences against two young boys between 1975-1980 when he was a Church Youth Group Leader. He was convicted of 5 indecent assaults against the two victims on [...]
