Four defendants were charged with GBH, Affray, and Common Assault. Racheal represented defendant three who was charged with GBH and Affray. All defendants were alleged to have carried out an unprovoked and sustained attack on [...]

Leaving the EU without a deal on 29 March is not the “legal default”, as has been repeatedly, but wrongly, asserted. The UK can only leave the EU in accordance with domestic constitutional requirements. The [...]

David Harounoff together with Christopher Sallon QC, successfully defended Professor Kenneth Ife, who was charged together with members of his family, with the manslaughter and false imprisonment of his son. Professor Ife, a distinguished economist [...]

William Hughes QC successfully defended "JJ" in relation to allegations of Child Cruelty dating back to the late 80s and early 90s in a trial that took place at Aylesbury Crown Court. William was instructed by Claire [...]

Detective constables Sharon Patterson, 49, and Lee Pollard, 47, forged documents, concealed evidence and lied about investigations out of laziness and cynical disdain for victims, the Old Bailey heard. Alexandra Healy QC said their behaviour [...]

Foundry Chambers are delighted to announce that Mr Jonathan Davies will be appointed as a Circuit Judge. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Kingston Crown Court with [...]

Jason Sugarman QC leading Rachel Wilson, in house- counsel at Blackfords LLP and instructed by Gary Bloxsome of Blackfords LLP represented a client charged with tax evasion utilising an off-shore account in Cyprus. The funds [...]

Racheal Muldoon hosted an all-day legal workshop alongside Mark Harrison, Head of Heritage Crime at Historic England. This high-profile event was held at Historic England’s London HQ on January 24th 2019. The programme centred on [...]

Richard Jory QC  writes in the January 2019 edition of Counsel Magazine about the connection between gambling addiction and the commission of serious criminal offences. https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/gambling-addiction-and-its-connection-to-serious-offending

Professor Nicola Padfield QC, Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and long standing door tenant at Foundry Chambers, provides a detailed interview in the latest edition of Counsel Magazine. The article and interview can be [...]

Martin Cavanagh was today convicted of murder at the Central Criminal Court.  He strangled his estranged wife, Sophie Cavanagh, having sent her a WhatsApp message begging to sleep with her one last final time for [...]

Michael Newbold, led by Jonathan Kinnear QC, was successful in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) in the case of Ahmed v Crown Prosecution Service [2018] EWCA Civ 2543 in which judgment was handed down [...]