Tom Parker

After a five week trial at the Old Bailey, B, who had been charged with murder on the basis of encouragement of a friend who fatally stabbed a market trader, was unanimously acquitted.  The remaining defendants were convicted of murder and manslaughter and will be sentenced shortly. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teen-boys-guilty-killing-market-3914048 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28491879

Justin McClintock has secured not guilty verdicts on all charges in a case concerning allegations of serious sexual assault, battery, and witness intimidation (charged as an attempt to pervert the course of justice).  The case was complicated by disclosure failings and the late joinder of the charges. Had the defendant…

John Spencer is Professor of Law at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Selwyn College. He is a lecturer for the Judicial College in relation to Bad Character and Hearsay, having written what have become standard practitioner textbooks on both. Slater & Gordon Lawyers have kindly agreed to host his lecture on…

Justin McClintock yesterday secured not guilty verdicts for a defendant accused of attacking a jogger on a busy London street with a claw hammer. The Crown’s case was that the defendant swung the hammer into the back of the complainant’s head, causing him to stumble into a road where he…

15NBS Chambers  is pleased to announce that Amanda Hamilton has joined Chambers.  Amanda was previously a tenant at Furnival Chambers and has 19 years’ experience as leading and junior counsel for the defence and prosecution in all areas of crime.  In particular she specialises in cases involving serious sexual allegations, murder,…

Beth secured the acquittal of a man accused of luring a victim into his property, locking him in and sexually assaulting him.  The jury reached its unanimous not guilty verdict after just 40 minutes.

15NBS Chambers is pleased to announce that Damian Van Duyvenbode has joined Chambers. Formerly of Argent Chambers, Damian further strengthens our criminal team.

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,…