Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

Siobhan Molloy  has concluded the successful prosecution of a predatory child sex offender. The defendant was sentenced to 28 year prison sentence. The case is reported below: https://surrey.police.uk/news/predatory-man-sentenced-to-28-year-imprisonment-for-multiple-child-sex-offences/  

Siobhan Molloy prosecutes this matter, reported below: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/teenager-admits-causing-pensioners-death-117348/  

On the 17th November Chambers held a very successful party for all our defence solicitors and members, a big thank you to all those who attended you made it a magical evening. We would also like to thank all of those people involved in making the evening a big success.

Justin McClintock has concluded the successful defence of a young man accused of attacking a woman in a night club, causing her extensive injuies. The defendant was also accused of an offence of actual bodily harm in respect of another woman at the same venue. The defendant was arrested by police…

Tim Banks, instructed by Martin Murray & Associates, represented RS, a wealthy 79 year old man charged with historical sexual offences. His stepdaughter and stepson accused him of systematically abusing them over a 3 year period when they were children. The stepson also accused him of attempted buggery. The jury at Reading…

Ann Mulligan presents at the 4th IAP North American and Caribbean Conference. In addition to the main conference Ann also presented a money laundering workshop for the Eastern Caribbean jurisdiction.

Tim Banks, instructed by Martin Murray & Associates, secured the acquittal of his client, MT.  MT was  charged with the attempted murder of his former mistress after she poured a glass of wine over his head in a pub. Twenty minutes later MT was said to have driven his car…

Tim Banks, instructed by GQS Solicitors, secured the unanimous acquittal of his client, CF.  CF had bitten off part of the earlobe of his employer during a fight at the office.  The strange turn of events occurred when his employer criticised his work and CF was alleged to have reacted…

Martin Rutherford QC represented NL, a young man accused of a joint enterprise stabbing in North London. At the close of the prosecution case at the Old Bailey Martin successfully argued there was no joint enterprise based on the recent ruling in R v Jogee.  The judge agreed, and NL was acquitted.

Beth Crocker represented KT, a local business owner, accused of playing his part in a conspiracy to defraud the London Borough of Southwark.  Funds were being syphoned off by a corrupt employee at Southwark and credited to the business rates accounts of business owners in exchange for cash.  Further sums…

Beth Crocker represented FT who was stopped at Birmingham airport with 4.4kilos of cocaine in her suitcase.  FT was stopped having spent a week in Jamaica.  She denied all knowledge of the drugs in her case but interrogations of her telephone revealed suspicious communications with persons in Jamaica and the…

Following a three day trial at Isleworth Crown Court the Jury unanimously found the defendant not guilty of GBH. Briefly, the Crown alleged that the defendant was the aggressor in a neighbour dispute over loud music. The Crown alleged that the defendant had brought “knives to a punch up” and…

Chambers is delighted to announce that Michael Hillman has accepted an invitation to join Chambers. Chambers is also pleased to announced that Helen Dawson and Stuart Dingle have joined Chambers after the successful completion of their pupillages.  

Neil Ross and Justin McClintock successfully defended in a 7 day trial involving a large scale fight in the middle of a busy public road. Evidence was heard as to how a belt and a broken bottle were used as weapons, with six men and women needing hospital treatment by the end.  The…

  By Jeremy Lynn, 15NBS Chambers As a barrister I have a keen interest in whether my client has Legal Aid: I want to know at the outset whether, and by whom, I am going to get paid. Since the introduction of the Graduated Fee Scheme we…

Justin McClintock has conducted the successful defence of a defendant accused of false imprisonment and robbery. It was suggested that Justin's client had, as part of a gang, forced his way into a flat where a number of individuals were attacked with machetes / swords. It was further alleged that…

 James Lofthouse, instructed by CPS SE Complex Casework Unit as sole prosecution counsel, secured a conviction for murder at Lewes CC. The Defendant and his victim were partners who also ran the Battle Tackle fishing equipment shops. Having denied murder on the basis of loss of control, and following the…

Helen McCormack has secured the conviction of a woman who made up to 130 false reports of crime to the police , many of them against a man with whom she had a short relationship. She was also convicted of stalking him and two of his subsequent girlfriends. The case received significant…

John Waller successfully defended a teenager accused of a joint enterprise robbery in which a taxi driver was struck around the head with a bottle of vodka. The Jury were receptive to Mr Waller's robust submissions that the complainant was unaware of who had struck him with the bottle and that…

Patrick Maggs defends in this matter, which has received significant attention in the national media: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/retired-head-of-croydon-school-facing-jail-for-sex-with-boy-14-a3330566.html