15NBS Chambers

Ed Butler, instructed by Paul Turnbull of MMA Solicitors, secures acquittals for their client charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Ed’s client was charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, arising out of a tragic collision on the M40. The incident itself was a complex sequence…

Pierre-Marie Dievart, instructed by Aamer Rathor of Gatsby Law Solicitors, secure the acquittal of their client at St Albans CC. The defendant was charged with affray and possession of an offensive weapon, following an incident in February 2025 where family members had a violent altercation with their neighbours which left…

Congratulations to Jennifer Anderson on passing The Institute of Barristers’​ Clerks Business Management Course We are all very proud of you and look forward to seeing your career flourish.

Kyri Argyropoulos, leading John Armstrong and instructed by Armstrong Solicitors, secures an acquittal on an attempted murder charge. Despite CCTV being obtained which showed Kyri’s client shooting the victim, pursuing him on foot, and shooting him again, the defence team were able to analyse the case in such detail, including…

Chloe Carvell secures an acquittal for her client (youth at the time) charged with rape x2 and causing a female aged 13 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity, retaining his good character. The defendant was 15 years old, and the complainant (defendant’s girlfriend) was 13 years old at the time…

Will Paynter, instructed by Simran Jagdev of Hollingsworth Edwards, secure the acquittal of their defendant, who was charged with multiple charges of violence, including Section 18 GBH. The incident occurred on Father’s Day when the defendant is alleged to have first struck his father over the head with a wine…

Will Paynter, leading James Bull and instructed by Emma White and Mark Edgington at Geoff White Solicitors, secure the acquittal of their client following a 10-week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court, in which the defendant was charged along with numerous others with conspiracy to supply drugs following an investigation which…

All at 15 NBS are extremely proud of Stephen Akinsanya, who has been elected as a Governor Bencher of Inner Temple. Stephen is a ranked leading junior advocate who couples his tireless advocacy with a fight that is second to none to improve the outlook for the youth of today….

15 NBS Deputy Head of Chambers, Tana Adkin KC writes for The Bar Council of England and Wales following the German Bar Conference in Berlin last month. Central topics included the apparent worldwide erosion of the rule of law and persecution of lawyers.   A guest of Julia Heise, the former…

Brian St. Louis KC, instructed by Nick Titchener at Lawtons Solicitors, concludes his representation of a company at an Inquest regarding the death of an employee by suggested electrocution.   The deceased was an employee of the company who died suddenly at work after lying on a metal table used…