Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

LE was charged with offences involving the contamination of foods at 3 different supermarkets in a highly unusual case.  After a trial involving 2 expert witnesses LE was found not guilty by reason of insanity and in due course transferred to a secure hospital. The judge indicated that he was…

After a 3 week trial at Maidstone Crown Court, Ruth Zentler-Munro secured the acquittal of her client charged with rape notwithstanding evidence that: -he had confessed 9 times to having had sex with the complainant when police attended his home address -he had the complainant’s DNA on his penis; -he…

Matthew Hardyman secures the acquittal of a defendant charged with Rape before the Leicester Crown Court.  The instructed Solicitor, Susanta Kumar Banerjee who had conduct throughout prepared the matter with care and dedicated skill.   The case involved the analysis of extensive mobile phone evidence.  Matthew exercised his characteristically astute…

After a 5 week trial at Oxford Crown Court, Martin Rutherford KC leading Kellie Enever (Cornwall Street Chambers), secured acquittals for their 17 year old client who faced charges of attempt murder and s.18 wounding with intent. Their client, who was 16 at the time of the incident, was one…

R v P - Lewes Crown Court - client who was stopped by police through intelligence that drug dealing was taking place. The client had Tramadol tablets and £1620 in his car and a drug line. The police raided his house and found 159 wraps of crack and heroin in…

Rory Field was invited by Rugby School (established 1567) to make a keynote address to students and parents. Currently the famous school is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the game of Rugby.  The game began when a Rugby schoolboy in 1823 picked up the ball during a game of football…

Chambers is delighted to announce that Richard Vile joins Chambers as our Finance Manager. Richard is a highly experienced, knowledgeable fees clerk, very approachable and a great addition to our clerking team.   https://webdesignandtraining.co.uk/our-clerks/  

Tana Adkin KC, leading Pat Lloyd and instructed by SMQ Legal Services were successful in defending Eugen Coman charged with Murder.  A plea to Manslaughter on the grounds of Diminished Responsibility was rejected by the Prosecution however the jury agreed with the Defence that Mr. Coman was suffering from undiagnosed…

Markus Findlay successfully represented a dentist at a three-day Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) hearing in March 2023.   The General Dental Council (GDC) brought charges against his client following a breach of the community requirements of a Suspended Sentence Order and following his non-disclosure of two criminal convictions. The GDC…

The defendant was accused of being one of four suspects who participated in a commercial burglary at a Big Yellow Storage unit in June 2022, in which hundreds of boxes of vapes were loaded into two vans. CCTV captured the defendant inside and outside of the facility loading the boxes.…

A large supermarket chain in South-West London received some unusual and unwanted visitors in July 2021.  The arrival of Spiderman, Ali G, Little Red Riding Hood, a Little Britain character, a nun, a military character and a young woman in her pyjamas led to a brawl in the supermarket in…

In a robbery of G4S security guards in February last year phone footage uploaded to YouTube depicted a cash box being snatched by the robbers on Cricklewood Broadway as they tried to make off in a stolen BMW. A member of the public took matters into his own hands and…

Maja Wilkins successfully applied to have pre-caution comments excluded under section 78 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The defence of good reason was advanced at trial. The jury deliberated for less than an hour before delivering a unanimous not guilty verdict, preserving her client’s good character.   Maja was…

Jeremy Lynn has just obtained a rather good result for a Defendant charged with two attempted murders and possessing a bladed article – the machete that he used during the attack. The incident itself was captured on CCTV and the Defendant could be seen repeatedly striking both victims with the…

Justin McClintock has concluded the successful defence of a client charged with evading millions of pounds of tax owed on cigarettes. Justin successfully argued that the evidence against his client was not sufficient to establish that he knowingly assisted in the evasion of duty and that a reasonable jury could…

Following cross-examination of the complainant, who was 14 years of age at the time of the alleged incidents, by Rupert under the section 28 procedure in April 2021, and then a 4 day trial which commenced on 6th February and concluded on 9th February 2023 at Lewes Crown Court, Rupert’s…

In the same week in January 2023, Markus Findlay secured two acquittals in two Crown Court trials for Hollingsworth Edwards Solicitors. In the first matter, Markus appeared at Isleworth Crown Court where his client faced one count of domestic burglary. The Prosecution relied upon forensic evidence and details of the…

Justin McClintock has concluded the successful defence of a man accused of participating in serious violence at the end of an anti-lockdown protest in Hyde Park (originally reported by the BBC). Following a 12 day trial at Southwark Crown Court the jury unanimously acquitted the defendant of both violent disorder…

15NBS Chambers are now accepting pupillage applications for October 2023   Please email your application (https://webdesignandtraining.co.uk/join-us/) to pupillage.applications@webdesignandtraining.co.uk   The closing date midnight on 8th February 2023   If you have any queries please email sue.wright@webdesignandtraining.co.uk  

Brian St Louis KC and Ruth Zentler-Munro represented Jyrelle O’Connor (aka ‘Loski’), who was tried at Croydon Crown Court on an indictment alleging; conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and as a lesser alternative, simple possession of the firearm…