NEWS Kwame Sekyere acted for OS who pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs between October and November 2023. The Crown’s case was that he controlled the drug line and directed [...]
NEWS Operation Choppa was an investigation into high-value bike thefts in the Kingston area. There were a total of 7 defendants who were charged & convicted with 2 offences of conspiracy to commit theft and burglary, contrary to the Theft Act 1968. Between 1st [...]
NEWS Sentences were recently concluded for two defendants at Isleworth Crown Court on 8th November 2024 following a trial in December 2022 for two counts of attempted murder, conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of a bladed article. [...]
NEWS Matthew Ralston represented DP who was charged with offences of strangulation and controlling and coercive behaviour. The prosecution alleged that DP engaged in a campaign of abuse over a 3-year period against his partner. They relied on an audio recording said to capture [...]
NEWS Jessica Tate (led by Rebecca Chalkley KC) has been instructed in the prosecution of Steel Magnate Sanjeev Gupta who has been charged over his alleged failure to file accounts in the UK for more than 70 companies. The charges relate to 76 companies [...]
NEWS Benjamin Waidhofer defended AE who was charged with 2 offences of conspiracy to facilitate the entry of asylum seekers into the United Kingdom, contrary to section 25A of the Immigration Act 1971. The case against AE was that he was involved in a [...]
NEWS James Gwatkin represented CA, a 20 year old man of effective good character, in a trial which took place between 15/10/2024 and 18/10/2024 at Chelmsford Crown Court. CA was accused of two counts of assault by penetration relating to separate complainants. The allegations [...]
NEWS Toby Pleming represented AA, who was charged with Sexual Assault and Stalking, in a 5-day trial at Kingston Crown Court before HHJ Bryant-Heron KC. The Crown alleged that AA stalked the complainant over a period of six months and subsequently sexually assaulted her. They [...]
NEWS The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 Guide to the UK Bar was published last week. Chambers was delighted to have been globally recognised across its two main areas of practice being Crime (Tier 3) and Financial Crime (Tier 2), with members of chambers [...]
NEWS Following the successful conclusion of their pupillages, Evie Smith, Madeleine Pinto and Erin McKee have all accepted tenancy invitations to join Foundry Chambers. We are thrilled that they have joined Foundry Chambers to strengthen our remarkable junior teams and wish them well for [...]