15NBS Chambers

Rupert, led by James Wood KC of Doughty Street Chambers, featured in an interlocutory appeal from the Crown Court to the Court of Appeal, having raised an exceptional argument that the Crown Court could use section 78 of PACE to exclude evidence that the defendant, who was from a conservative…

Rise of a RASSO counsel If we fail to nurture women’s collective talent at the Criminal Bar, half the population of this country will not be properly represented. We cannot let all the hard work be undone, says Tana Adkin KC Four years ago we were rightly celebrating 100 years…

Kamaladin Ismael was charged with a series of serious offences, including multiple robberies,  over two indictments. He entered guilty pleas and was sentenced by Leicester Crown Court to a Youth Rehabilitation order on the basis of complex vulnerabilities and mental health needs. Fosse law were not involved in that process,…

We are delighted to announce Yasmin Ford and Sophie Evans that and have both accepted an invitation to join chambers, following the successful completion of their pupillages.

Joseph Carr was recently instructed to represent a 40-year-old man charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, in a trial which lasted five weeks at Southampton Crown Court. The defendant was one of five accused of involvement in an enterprise operating principally over ‘Encrochat’ between 2019 and 2020,…

15NBS will be adopting the CBA Wellbeing Protocol with effect from 27th April 2024. This is to be formally announced at the CBA Spring Conference.  

Justin has concluded the successful defence of a man accused of conspiring to steal huge sums of money from cash machines. The case was prosecuted by two counsel, such was its complexity.   Justin’s client was acquitted by the jury despite not giving evidence and being first on the indictment.  …

Stephen Akinsanya successfully defends a defendant diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder after a 6 -day trial at Manchester Crown Court. The defendant was charged with three counts of wounding with intent after suffering a psychiatric episode in a Dr’s surgery, resulting in three members of staff being seriously injured. Psychatirc reports…

Anoushka Twining, instructed by Jonathan Salter of Duncan Lewis, secured two unanimous and 4 majority verdicts in a six count case covering an indictment period of over 18 months.   The defendant’s case was that the complainant was the person defrauding retailers and then their own banks by making false…

15NBS are proud to support International Women’s Day CBA Chair on International Womens Day 2024 Four years ago we were rightly celebrating 100 years at the Bar with greater than ever numbers of women holding senior positions across the Bar and Judiciary. However some of us worried at the time…