Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

After a trial lasting almost three weeks, a defendant (represented by Jeremy Lynn) was acquitted of murder when the jury returned a verdict under s. 54 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, namely that he had killed the deceased following a loss of self-control triggered by a fear of…

Siobhan Molloy successfully defends a father against 17 counts of cruelty to his 3 children. The children were aged 10 – 15. The eldest child was deaf and blind and only spoke Portuguese.  

15NBS Chambers warmly congratulate Brian St.Louis on being made Queen's Counsel today. Brian defends in the most serious and high profile criminal matters. He offers a wealth of expertise having conducted more than 30 murder trials.

  Following a five month trial, four defendants were sentenced to a total of 44 years’ imprisonment in respect of the obtaining of almost £160m from the asset financing divisions of KBC, a Belgian bank, and Barclays.  The frauds involved the inflation and fabrication of 45 separate bogus contracts and…

M, a serial burglar pleaded guilty to his third consecutive domestic burglary before Southwark Crown Court. In light of over twenty previous domestic and non-domestic burglary convictions he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. Stuart successfully argued both that the sentencing judge erred in his approaching to sentencing and that…

Tim Banks secures Court-Martial acquittal, preserving his exemplary record as a defence  advocate. P, a member of the military was accused of sexual assault against a female soldier. The case is the ninth defence trial Tim has conducted in a Court Martial Centre; this matter having taken place in Colchester.…

Every year the AWB hosts its pupillage advice clinic just in time for aspiring barristers to submit their applications. This year Chloe Ashley - who is currently undertaking a 12 month pupillage under the supervision of Timothy Banks - has been invited to speak about her experiences as a pupil at the Criminal Bar. The…

John Waller secured the unanimous acquittal of a defendant who faced trial for the armed robbery of a dry cleaners in Acton.  It had been alleged that he had entered the commercial premises with a hand-held angle grinder and threatened to cut off the proprietors hands if he did not…

Kathy Hirst succeeds in resisting Attorney General's Reference in relation to an unduly lenient sentence. Kathy successfully persuaded the Court of Appeal that categorisation of a case of sexual assault by penetration could be in the lowest category of the sentencing guidelines where the basis of plea impacted on the…

John Waller secured the liberty of ‘H’ for the second time in 4 months.  ‘H’ was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which prohibited him from entering certain public toilets.  John successfully defended ‘H’ in June for breaching this order and for a new offence of Voyeurism, these…

Martin Rutherford QC and Ruth Zentler-Munro secure acquittal of the so-called ‘Train Banksy’ who the Crown alleged was an international 'Graffiti King', who had committed dozens of offences in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and mainland Europe causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. The Jury took just 40…

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…