NEWS After a nine-week trial, the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict for Henrietta’s client after proceedings lasting almost four years. The trial involved an Abuse of Process argument, detailed cross-examination of the most vulnerable of victims and complex telephone and cell site evidence. Through [...]
NEWS Daisy represented the appellant in an appeal against a sentence of 22 months’ imprisonment imposed for dangerous driving, breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order (“CBO”) and possession of an offensive weapon. Daisy argued in front of Lord Justice Dingemans, Mr Justice Freedman and [...]
NEWS Foundry Chambers is delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted in 3 categories for the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024. Alexandra Healy KC Benjamin Waidhofer Angela May The full list [...]
NEWS Tessa Donovan was named in today’s edition of the Times as Lawyer of the Week having acted for the Prosecution at the sentence of a man who assaulted a sitting Family Court Judge at Southwark Crown Court. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/9699f991-438d-4fa0-8dd6-3dd3a364b003?shareToken=2f84479087191f639e8c665a04001e3f + Back to News [...]
NEWS Foundry Chambers warmly congratulates member Darren Almeida who is the Bar Golf Champion of 2024 Played at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club with 60 entrants, Darren put in four fabulous rounds to top the leaderboard. An amazing achievement + Back to News [...]
NEWS Following their convictions on 28 March 2024 for the murder of Omar Khan and wounding with intent of Cheyenne Barnes, Rayis Nibeel (16 at the time, now 17) and Umer Choudhury (17 at the time, now 18) have been sentenced by Mrs Justice [...]
NEWS Emily Lauchlan's client was acquitted on 16th May 2024 of all counts; two allegations of Rape, one of Sexual Assault and one of Assault by Penetration dating back to 2021 when he was studying at Cardiff University. The two trials took place at Cardiff Crown Court [...]
NEWS Liam Gregory, leading Toby Pleming, prosecuted Amar Afsar, Mohammad Tariq, Adil Hussain, Nadeem Hussain, and Fahad Ali in a large-scale and complex drugs conspiracy at Reading Crown Court. The defendants conspired to supply multiple kilos of heroin and crack cocaine over a period of [...]
NEWS Rose Slowe prosecuted a highly unusual case of child cruelty arising from a sustained episode of dangerous driving During the afternoon of Wednesday 29 December 2021, multiple road users witnessed a Mercedes SUV driving dangerously on the M40 motorway between Oxford and London; [...]
NEWS Emily Lauchlan acted for a defendant accused of two counts of sexually assaulting his biological son at St Albans Crown Court. The Crown relied on Expert DNA evidence to show areas of saliva that were found on the complainant's brand new pyjama shorts [...]