Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

Kerry Moore, instructed by Aamer Rathore at Gatsby Law and Led by Giles Cocking KC, secured the acquittal of their client who was charged with the kidnapping of an individual in 2023. Operation Mustard was a Serious Organised Crime Team (SOCT) led investigation by Northamptonshire Police and culminated in the…

In August 2024 acting on information received the police had reason to raid premises in Northampton. The police had been informed that a county lines operation, that had been operating from a different set of premises, now compromised, was operating from these new premises. On entering the premises, the police…

Congratulations to @Mia Gibson, who has accepted an offer of tenancy following a successful pupillage. We at 15NBS are delighted and look forward to a bright future for her. To instruct Mia, or discuss how she may assist please contact Glenn.Matthews@15NBS.Com or David.Cox@15NBS.Com

Chloe Carvell has concluded the successful defence of a client charged with s.18 wounding with intent, affray, and possession of a bladed article. Chloe successfully argued that the evidence against her client was not sufficient to establish that he was one of the suspects involved (specifically, the alleged stabber) in…

Ed Butler, leading Oliver Kavanagh and instructed by Amer Asghar of Martin Murray & Associates represented DT, a young devout Muslim woman with no previous convictions, who was acquitted of four of the five terrorism charges she faced after a two-month trial in front of the Recorder of London at…

Intro We asked a cross-section of our Women’s Group to give us some positive news to celebrate this International Women’s Day, to reflect on their respective careers, and to share their insights and aspirations on this IWD’s theme #accelerateaction. Tana Adkin KC – Silk and Deputy Head of Chambers, called…

Sitting in a tiny room on a plastic chair bolted to the ground, surrounded by the noise of the cells and hyper-aware of every passing precious second of conference time, it is easy to forget that for most people, this is not a normal Tuesday. The nature of our work…

Brian St Louis KC and Robert Ward, instructed by Costa Cantaris of Cantaris Locke solicitors, successfully defended a man accused of attempted murder and several firearms offences in a 5-month trial at the Old Bailey. Operation Hamiltona and Operation Guipue were focused on the attempted murder of two brothers on…

Intro Bounce Back Loans, or BBLs (not to be confused with the more commonly known Brazilian Butt Lifts) became available during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Banks offered loans to businesses with a maximum borrowing limit of £50,000, with each loan being guaranteed by the Government. The Bounce Back Loan Scheme released…

Kyri Argyropoulos led by Icah Peart KC and instructed by Kunle Balogun of Achom & Partners, secured the unanimous acquittal of Q, a teenage boy, on charges of murder and possession of a lock-knife. Q was part of a group of teenage boys who attended a party in Highbury Fields…

Stephen Akinsanya, instructed by Kunle Balogun of Achom and Partners successfully represents Defendant charged with aggravated burglary following an incident involving 2 assailants forcefully entering a property with Zombie Knives. The issue was one of identification following the initial description of the assailants, and phone attribution. After a 5-day trial…

Rupert’s 20 year old client was indicted with 3 counts of rape and, in the alternative, 3 counts of sexual activity with a 15 year old girl. He was also alleged to have physically assaulted the same complainant. At the time of the alleged events Rupert’s client had very recently…

Tana Adkin KC leading Rani Dulay of 1MCB and instructed by Len Furlong of LF Law represented Moussa Traore, who was acquitted for the second time following a trial for Manslaughter. The case arose out of an incident close to Waterloo Station in October 2022 when a fight started outside…

Robert Evans, instructed by David Siebler of CPS London South, prosecuted a four-week trial in which the jury heard circumstantial evidence linking Davis Davanni-Agbepa (a music recording artist who had worked with Cardi B) and Kaius James-Palmer (a former footballer) to an aggravated burglary/home invasion robbery in February 2024. The…

Tana Adkin KC and Beth Crocker instructed by Alex Graham of Heckford Norton Solicitors represented a 21 year old man convicted of a "one-punch Manslaughter" following an England Euro 2024 football match.  The defendant's single punch caused the rupture of a vertebral artery in the neck and virtually instant death. In…

Rupert Hallowes, instructed by David Smith of Frame Smith Solicitors, secured the acquittal of his 22-year-old client who had been indicted with rape. The allegation dated back to June 2019 when Rupert’s client was 17 years of age and the complainant (someone with whom he had previously had consensual sexual…

In a guest blog for the Bar Council, Tana Adkin KC shares highlights from the Women's Forum. The drive for women’s equality is not just about equity, it is vital right now in our politically polarised and troubled world as a pathway to economic growth and global peace. That fact…

15NBS Chambers are delighted to announce that Jack Kiffin has joined us from Red Lion Court Chambers. Jack was called to the bar in 2019, he has a thriving criminal practice appearing at all stages of criminal proceedings across the Crown Court, Magistrates’ and Youth Courts. He has represented defendants…

15NBS Chambers are very proud to announce the appointment of Clodaghmuire Clodaghmuire Callinan as a Crown Court Recorder. The King appointed 97 Recorders in total on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, The Right Honourable Baroness…