Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

Dominic Benthall represented Mr N, a male nurse accused of sexually assaulting a lady in her 70's, moments before she was to have undergone general anaesthetic for an operation. The jury acquitted Mr N of all charges in 40 minutes.

Michael Collis is instructed to act as Case Presenter by the NMC in a high-profile case arising from the now infamous Orchid View care home. The proceedings are reported by the BBC here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-34582976

Kathryn Hirst has secured the acquittal of a teenager charged with conspiracy to rape and rob a prostitute. In what was described as an overwhelming case the jury unanimously acquitted a 17 year old of all charges.

17th September 2015 - 6pm 15NBS Chambers In conjunction with The Legal Advice Centre Queen Mary University 1.5 CPD Points In order to attend please email: clerks@webdesignandtraining.co.uk   Are you up to date on the issues and law surrounding the distribution of intimate images, also known as ‘Revenge…

The Privy Council handed down judgment today in a case concerning a complex and protracted dispute about the ownership of a parcel of land in Trinidad and Tobago. Justin McClintock (led Junior acting for the respondents), successfully argued that the trial judge was entitled to conclude that there was no defence to the respondents’ claim to the parcel of…

Kathryn Hirst has secured the conviction of an Army Training instructor charged with raping an army cadet. The case is reported here: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/army-training-instructor-jailed-raping-5699179

The Supreme Court handed down judgment on 22nd April 2015 in the case of R v GH (2015) UKSC 24. Their Lordships I am pleased to report   upheld my appeal against a terminating ruling pursuant to section 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 made in September 2013 in a…

15NBS Chambers gave the annual Midland Asian Lawyer Association lecture in Leicester on Friday. David Aaronberg QC gave a master class on honour based crime and forced marriages. Patrick Maggs lectured on the new Slavery Act. Sonal Dashini spoke about the new revolution in how vulnerable witnesses are…

15NBS Chambers is delighted to announce that Ross Cohen has joined Chambers.  Ross was previously a tenant at Furnival Chambers and is is a highly sought after and skilled barrister of 13 years standing. He has a busy and  successful Crown Court practice; specialising in serious crime, particularly…

In R. (on the application of Wright) v CPS EWHC 628 (Admin) the appellant had been convicted of possessing a quantity of Psilocybin (magic mushrooms), a controlled drug of Class A. Justin McClintock (instructed by Kim Lee of Fosse Law) successfully argued that 'expert evidence' regarding the identification of the mushrooms as Psilocybin was flawed…

James Lofthouse successfully prosecuted Jamie Taylor at Maidstone Crown Court. Despite inconsistencies in the victim's evidence and a lack of corroboration, Taylor was unanimously convicted of a string of rapes and other sexual assaults of a girl aged 4 to 7 between 2001 - 2004. He was sentenced to a…

Patrick Moran has accepted an appointment to become the next Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions of the Cayman Islands. Patrick departed for the Caribbean with his wife and 3 children on 20th February 2015.  He is due to begin work in his new post on 2nd March 2015. During his 2 year tenure as…

Justin McClintock has secured the unanimous acquittal of a mum charged with two counts of money laundering. The defendant allowed her account to be used for the deposit and withdrawal of £10,000.  It was agreed that this money had been obtained by fraud. The issue for the jury was whether the defendant suspected that the…

Patrick Moran was instructed to act on behalf of Ephraim Norman at the Central Criminal Court.  Mr Norman, a 24 year old man suffering from severe paranoid schizophrenia, was charged with murder and attempted murder.  The charges followed two separate incidents of random and senseless violence which took place in…

Charles Evans has secured substantial custodial sentences for the burglars responsible for attacking university professor Paul Kohler in his home. The case was widely reported in the print and television media: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-kohler-sentencing-gang-polish-5064638 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31056608 http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/30/polish-burglars-jailed-attack-university-professor  http://news.sky.com/story/1418089/burglars-who-savagely-beat-lecturer-jailed http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11379810/Burglars-who-attacked-university-professor-receive-hefty-jail-sentences.html

Brian St Louis and Beth Crocker have just finished a 7 week trial at Birmingham Crown Court defending the ringleader of a sham marriage conspiracy (reported here).  ZA was tried on 6 counts of Conspiracy to Facilitate the Commission of the Breach of Immigration Law by organising sham marriages between…

Following the successful prosecutions, earlier this year, of a fraudster and his accounts clerk for conspiracy to defraud his employers, the Comer Homes Group, of many millions, the fraudster’s wife, JP, was separately prosecuted for laundering the proceeds of fraud. The prosecution claimed that, over a period of some six…

John Greenan has secured a remarkable succession of acquittals in recent weeks in addition to achieving success in the Court of Appeal. Most recently he secured the unanimous acquittal of a law graduate who was accused of a s.18 glassing on a female student in a pub. This followed John’s successful…

The defendants (S & K) were both convicted of robbing their former employers, Phones 4U, Putney, after a three week trial. On 2nd October 2012 the two disguised themselves in Burkas and robbed the store of £40,000 of mobile telephones and accessories. They arrived just at closing time, pretending to be…

James Lofthouse, recently instructed as prosecution trial counsel in the case of R v JC, secured convictions on all 5 counts of money laundering and attempted handling at Croydon CC. JC had been acquitted of similar charges following a collapsed prosecution in Blackfriars CC in 2010 and James's instruction followed…