15NBS Chambers

The defendant was charged with the murder of a man who suffered a fatal stab wound at a party in Woodford Green, East London. The man, known as rapper ‘Hypo’, whose real-name was Lamar Jackson, died as a result of his injuries at the party in Woodford Town Football Club on 3 June 2022. Mr Jackson was a high-profile individual having previously…

At Oxford Crown Court John Waller successfully prosecuted a professional “chop shop” where the value exceeded half a million pounds.  The Crown’s case was that the defendants garage was not a legitimate business and was used for a large scale network of high end vehicles to be broken down into…

John Waller has secured the acquittal of his client in a case of significant violence and controlling and coercive behaviour.  The Crown relied on multiple recording’s of alleged violence and anger directed at the complainant and multiple photographs of injuries. The Crown also relied on text messages which the Crown…

Stephen Akinsanya led by Benjamin Aina KC, successfully defended a 16 year charged with murder. After a three-week trial at Northampton Crown before Mr Justice Morris and a jury, they unanimously acquitted the young defendant of murder and manslaughter. His co-defendant was unanimously convicted of murder. The case was prosecuted…

Justin’s client was accused of starting a large fire in a multi-occupancy house in what the prosecution characterised as a spiteful attack by the defendant on the person living in the room above the fire. Justin’s client was unanimously acquitted by the jury having been positively identified as having started…

Ed’s client was charged with offences alleged to have been committed when he was just 17 years old and were not reported until five years later. Ed’s client was unanimously acquitted on all counts.   Ed Butler was instructed by Kiran Gibson of Blackfords Solicitors.

Following a trial at the Old Bailey, the defendant (DS) was unanimously acquitted of assaulting a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh in 2020.   The Crown alleged that DS had held his cell door closed, making it difficult for other prison officers to enter the cell, whilst his co-defendant (E)…

Anoushka Twining, instructed by Robert Perkins of Football Law Associates, successfully applied to exclude core identification evidence at trial, resulting in the Crown having to offer no evidence against two clients, Mr Poulton and Mr Drummond.   The two young men were said to have been involved in a large…

This case concerned two attacks, hours apart. The first one involved an attempt to invade the victim’s mum’s home to attack him with machetes, swords and poles.  The second happened hours later in a nearby location where the second victim was caught alone in the street, surrounded by armed gang…

Following three days of evidence including expert evidence, Gabriella Fearns made a submission of no case to answer, unusually at the close of the defence case, which resulted in the acquittal of her client at Harrow Crown Court of being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control where a…