NEWS Henry Gordon prosecuted a defendant who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for arson with intent to endanger life together with multiple firearms and weapons offences. Planning his offending over a number of days, Ian Pitkin pleaded guilty after using petrol to set [...]
NEWS Richard Jory KC and Jessica Tate are instructed to represent the Independent Ambulance Association in Module 3 of the Covid-19 Inquiry, examining the impact of Covid-19 on the healthcare systems in the UK. This Module is scheduled to last for 10 weeks. Richard and [...]
NEWS Oliver Campbell, a vulnerable brain-damaged black youth, was convicted in 1991 of murder and conspiracy to rob an off licence in Hackney. The evidence against him was that the shooter had worn Oliver’s distinctive “British Knights” cap (which contained hairs that were not his [...]
NEWS Leave was granted by the Single Judge, who ordered an expedited hearing before the Full Court. Gabriella successfully argued that the sentence of 38 months’ imprisonment, imposed for class A drug supply offences, was manifestly excessive and the sentence was reduced to 30 [...]
NEWS The confiscation proceedings in the case of London Borough of Ealing v Ali Bahbahani set Foundry Chambers’ Ellis Sareen (prosecuting for the London Borough of Ealing) against Benjamin Waidhofer (instructed by Fadi Daoud at Lawrence & Co). The case began as long ago [...]
NEWS Paul Sharkey and Edward Gordon-Saker prosecuted six defendants for causing a Public Nuisance arising out of their actions as part of a Just Stop Oil protest. During rush hour on the morning of 9 November 2022, Gaie Delap, Paul Sousek, George Simonson, Paul [...]
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 [...]