Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

After a 5-week trial prosecuted by Queen’s Counsel and a junior, Kyri secured the unanimous acquittal of SM who had been charged with joint possession of a sawn-off shotgun, silencer and ammunition. SM had been seen on CCTV to take a box containing the firearm and carry it into the…

Kyri represented ST, who was charged with possession of an ‘ammunition supermarket’ of 17 different types of ammunition, including expanding bullets and hollow point ammunition, as well as sniper rifle ammunition together with more mundane bullets.  The items were stored at the address of ST’s cousin with ST’s DNA on…

Justin McClintock has secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with sexual assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The prosecution case was that the complainant had been sexually assaulted before being struck over the head with a whisky bottle. Significant inconsistencies in the prosecution evidence were exposed during cross-examination,…

David Aaronberg QC and Dominic Benthall have successfully prosecuted Sohail Qureshi, a Glasgow businessman who masterminded a 2004 conspiracy to defraud NatWest Bank of £20 million.  After ten years on the run, Qureshi was extradited from the United Arab Emirates in October 2013 and convicted unanimously by a Southwark jury…

After two months defending at Derby Crown Court, Beth Crocker secured the only acquittal in a four defendant trial dominated by a fierce ‘cut throat’ defence. The defendants were charged with conspiring to defraud Premier League football clubs by obtaining invoices for advertising space on behalf of a bogus client, in…

The members of 15NBS have been at the forefront of the action taken by the Bar, solicitors and others within the legal profession against the attack upon legal aid by the current Government. The financial cuts across the system, both enacted and proposed, are part of an ideological battle against…

15NBS Chambers is pleased to announce that Alex Goudie has joined Chambers. Alex was previously at Argent Chambers.

Patrick Moran, instructed by the CPS Organised Crime Division, has successfully concluded complex confiscation proceedings involving the notorious “lawyer” Giovanni Di Stefano.  The order made against the Defendant included a finding that he had hidden assets of £1 million.  At a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 20th March 2014,…

Tim Banks successfully represented a senior prison officer charged with assaulting a prisoner and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. It was alleged that the officer instructed three junior prison officers to falsify paperwork in order to "cover up" two separate assaults on the prisoner. The case involved defence…

Justin McClintock yesterday secured a unanimous not guilty verdict for a university student charged with burglary following a six-day trial at Reading Crown Court. The trial raised complex issues regarding the scope of joint enterprise and the effect of alcohol on ‘specific intent’. A conviction would have had devastating consequences…

We are delighted to announce that Jodie Woodward has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of pupillage.

Helen McCormack recently successfully prosecuted a man who followed a woman into her home in Stratford, East London and there subjected her to a terrifying ordeal in which she was raped and subjected to other sexual indignities. His victim initially fought back bravely, including biting her assailant’s hand, but was…

SW v Entry Clearance Officer Deborah Revill achieved the rare feat of an entry clearance appeal allowed on human rights grounds, and then successfully opposed the Entry Clearance Officer's appeal to the Upper Tribunal. SW applied to join her daughter, L, who was settled in the UK, but was refused as…

Jodie Woodward secures the acquittal of a defendant charged with a serious ABH at Woolwich Crown Court. The Crown alleged that the defendant assaulted his ex-wife by hitting her over the head with a power tool in an unprovoked attack, before again hitting her over the head with a chair…

Brian St Louis and Frances Ridout have secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with being part of a conspiracy to supply 210 false 'refugee passports' over a five year period. The trial at Canterbury Crown Court involved complex issues surrounding immigration breaches, expert intermediary evidence, and foreign evidence. The…

Beth Crocker, has just concluded the trial of R v B and others, a conspiracy to supply cocaine involving 27 defendants. The allegation was that an estimated 125 kilos of cocaine was supplied across 3 counties within the Midlands and the South of England. The trial lasted in excess of 2…