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  Stephen Akinsanya writes in this months edition of Fighting Knife Crime.   His article can be found below or here.   https://issuu.com/erencan-iconicmediasolutions.c/docs/issue_9_-_fighting_knife_crime_magazine/24

Everyone at 15NBS Chambers wishes Justin McClintock the best of luck at tonight's Legal 500 UK Bar Awards taking place at London Hilton, Park Lane. Justin has been nominated for Crime & Extradition Junior of the year 2023. The awards are determined based on The Legal 500’s market-leading independent research…

Chambers is delighted to welcome our new pupil Rushnay Sikander. Over the next six months, Rushnay will be gaining experience shadowing her pupil supervisor Rupert Hallowes. To find out more about applying for pupillage in Chambers, see https://webdesignandtraining.co.uk/join-us/

  On the 1st September 2023 Tana Adkin KC began her appointment as Chair of the Criminal Bar Association.   The members and staff at 15NBS are incredibly proud of Tana and wish her every success in this role

Robert Evans is instructed by CPS Homicide Team to prosecute a man charged with death by dangerous driving, after a woman was killed when a parked bus was shunted into her. The trial continues at the Central Criminal Court.   Press coverage: BBC NEWS 

15NBS Chambers is delighted to congratulate Tim Starkey for being The Times Lawyer of the Week. Tim prosecuted John Lyon, who was given life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years for a campaign of rapes spanning 20 years. The former school caretaker, who targeted seven children, was warned…

The defendant was charged with the murder of a man who suffered a fatal stab wound at a party in Woodford Green, East London. The man, known as rapper 'Hypo', whose real-name was Lamar Jackson, died as a result of his injuries at the party in Woodford Town Football Club on 3 June 2022. Mr Jackson was a high-profile individual having previously…

At Oxford Crown Court John Waller successfully prosecuted a professional "chop shop" where the value exceeded half a million pounds.  The Crown's case was that the defendants garage was not a legitimate business and was used for a large scale network of high end vehicles to be broken down into…

John Waller has secured the acquittal of his client in a case of significant violence and controlling and coercive behaviour.  The Crown relied on multiple recording's of alleged violence and anger directed at the complainant and multiple photographs of injuries. The Crown also relied on text messages which the Crown…

Stephen Akinsanya led by Benjamin Aina KC, successfully defended a 16 year charged with murder. After a three-week trial at Northampton Crown before Mr Justice Morris and a jury, they unanimously acquitted the young defendant of murder and manslaughter. His co-defendant was unanimously convicted of murder. The case was prosecuted…

Justin’s client was accused of starting a large fire in a multi-occupancy house in what the prosecution characterised as a spiteful attack by the defendant on the person living in the room above the fire. Justin’s client was unanimously acquitted by the jury having been positively identified as having started…

Ed's client was charged with offences alleged to have been committed when he was just 17 years old and were not reported until five years later. Ed's client was unanimously acquitted on all counts.   Ed Butler was instructed by Kiran Gibson of Blackfords Solicitors.

Following a trial at the Old Bailey, the defendant (DS) was unanimously acquitted of assaulting a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh in 2020.   The Crown alleged that DS had held his cell door closed, making it difficult for other prison officers to enter the cell, whilst his co-defendant (E)…

Anoushka Twining, instructed by Robert Perkins of Football Law Associates, successfully applied to exclude core identification evidence at trial, resulting in the Crown having to offer no evidence against two clients, Mr Poulton and Mr Drummond.   The two young men were said to have been involved in a large…

This case concerned two attacks, hours apart. The first one involved an attempt to invade the victim’s mum's home to attack him with machetes, swords and poles.  The second happened hours later in a nearby location where the second victim was caught alone in the street, surrounded by armed gang…

Following three days of evidence including expert evidence, Gabriella Fearns made a submission of no case to answer, unusually at the close of the defence case, which resulted in the acquittal of her client at Harrow Crown Court of being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control where a…

Following a trial at Harrow Crown Court, the defendant was acquitted of both charges of raping his partner. The police investigation had begun after the Defendant told first his partner, then police, that he had sexual assaulted his 7 year old step daughter. Shortly afterwards, the Defendant’s partner reported to…

  Chambers are delighted to announce that Justin McClintock has been nominated for Crime & Extradition Junior of the year 2023 at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards.   The awards are determined based on The Legal 500’s market-leading independent research for the annual directories.   The winners will be…

Following a trial at Harrow Crown Court, the defendant was acquitted of violent disorder by a jury. The defendant was one of a number of fans who responded to a male attacking passers-by with both pepper spray and physical violence at the finals of the Euro 2020 competition. The defendant…