NEWS Nick Dunham and Szilvia Booker, from Foundry Chambers, successfully prosecuted seven members of a gang who scoped out and held up, at gunpoint, staff at the HG Wells public house. Two lookouts, posing as customers, gave the others the go ahead to raid the premises, [...]
NEWS Prosecution’s case collapses against client, represented by Szilvia Booker. Ragi Ali was accused of violent disorder by driving a vehicle into pedestrians and participating in a gang reprisal attack on the streets of Harrow + Back to News
NEWS Three weeks ago, I concluded my final speech in a murder at the Central Criminal Court and was allowed to tell the jury at the end of it that, because of a longstanding previous engagement, I would not be able to return to the case. [...]
NEWS Chambers is delighted to announce that Sophie Stannard has accepted an offer of tenancy following the completion of her pupillage. We are very pleased to welcome Sophie to chambers. Her website profile can be found here Sophie Stannard + Back to News [...]
NEWS On 16th October 2018, Racheal Muldoon gave a specialist lecture to students on the Art, Law and Business Masters course at Christie’s Auction House’s academic institution, Christie’s Education London. Racheal addressed criminal, contractual and copyright issues arising in the art, antiquities and auction house sectors, with [...]
NEWS The rescue of 18 Albanian migrants from a small boat off the Kent Coast in Summer 2016 led the National Crime Agency to uncover the activities of an international organised crime network involved in a substantial people trafficking operation. The two-year investigation brought together the [...]
NEWS Jason Sugarman Q.C. and Szilvia Booker were invited to deliver a plenary workshop on Human Trafficking and Slavery at the 36th International Symposium on Economic Crime.— at Jesus College, Cambridge. The event was attended by delegates from all over the globe, representing experts, legal professionals and businesses focusing this [...]
NEWS James Jackson of Foundry Chambers along with Fiona Jackson and Alastair Webster QC successfully prosecuted six individuals for conspiracy to defraud by false representation. The six men were found guilty of running a £17m fraudulent scheme to install solar panels which defrauded 1,500 victims including [...]
NEWS Racheal Muldoon has successfully appealed the conviction of a youth convicted of a serious section 18 GBH described as “truly shocking” by the presiding judge. Reporting restrictions are in place prohibiting the identification of the parties. Racheal was instructed by Ms Sital Bhojani [...]
NEWS Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, two Defendants were convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud and Money Laundering. Following an earlier guilty plea the three Defendants were between them sentenced to a total of 14 years’ imprisonment. The case related to fraudulent activity [...]