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“Lead, Inspire, Transform”  Batonnieres du Monde ("BdM") Conference  Geneva, 11th-13th October 2026 Meeting up with Women Bar Chairs and former Chairs from across the globe this week was another memorable and special occasion. Screenshot 2026-10-15 at 07.18.17 Screenshot 2026-10-15 at 07.18.31 We began with a Board meeting at the Maison...

Helen Dawson, instructed by CPS Thames and Chiltern, successfully prosecutes two defendants charged with multiple firearms and drug supply offences The defendants were found guilty after trial of being in possession of firearms with intent to endanger life and being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, following...

Rory Field was honoured to make two presentations to an audience of experts and practitioners at the 43rd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. The symposium is organised at Jesus College, Cambridge by some of the world’s leading educational and research institutions with the involvement of numerous governmental agencies, the...

Alice Holloway, instructed by Caroline Liggins of Hodge, Jones and Allen Solicitors, secured the acquittal of her vulnerable youth client charged with six counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, possession with intent to supply class A drugs, possession of criminal property and modern slavery relating...

Beth represented a client accused of blackmail and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. It was alleged that her client had considerable influence over a vulnerable man to whom he dealt drugs. He was alleged to have engaged in threatening behaviour that culminated in...

Will Paynter, instructed by Stuart Harris of HP Gower, secures acquittals in eight-week cryptocurrency kidnap and false imprisonment trial Following an eight-week trial at Inner London Crown Court, Will Paynter secured not guilty verdicts for his client who faced trial on counts of false imprisonment and joint possession of a...

15NBS Chambers is delighted to welcome Barra McGrory KC as a member of Chambers. Barra has a wealth of knowledge and experience having been a solicitor advocate from 2000, he was the first and still the only solicitor to be awarded the rank of silk in Northern Ireland in 2007,...

Sophie Evans, instructed by Amy Hooper of Waterfords Solicitors, secured the acquittal of her client charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs following a 5-day trial. The defendant was charged with the offences after police pulled over the vehicle he was travelling in...

Sophie Evans, instructed by Lewis Brathwaite of Galbraith Branley Solicitors, was successful in persuading the CPS to offer no evidence against her client, charged with assault on an emergency worker and obstructing a constable carrying out a drug search. The charges arose after the defendant was stopped by plain-clothes police...