15NBS Chambers

15NBS Chambers is very pleased to welcome, after a successful pupillage process, two new pupils. Esther Berry Benton will commence her pupillage October 2024 and Ishaq Usama in April 2025.   We look forward to welcoming them both to chambers.

Robert Ward, led by David Etherington KC (Red Lion Chambers), acted on behalf of a defendant charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a 16 year old boy in a park in Chelmsford. The defendant was 18 at the time of the incident. The case involved cross-examination of child…

After a 5-day trial at Isleworth Crown Court, James Bull successful defends client charged with Controlling and Coercive Behaviour, ABH, Assault by beating, Non-Fatal Strangulation and Threats to Kill.   The Defendant was acquitted on all counts despite the production of an independent prosecution witness.   The jury returned unanimous…

Kyri’s client was initially accused of being concerned in the supply of over 7kg of cocaine – category 1.  After the successful submissions the basis of plea was accepted and sentence was restricted to text messages. the Crown continued to insist that the case fell within category 2 given messages…

Following a two month trial at the Central Criminal Court John’s client was acquitted of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. The case centered on thousands of messages that had been obtained following the breaking of the encrochat network. The Crown alleged that the gun that was…

After a 5 day trial at Snaresbrook Crown court Stephen Akinsanya successfully defends a care worker charged with Making threats to kill, Intentional strangulation, Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, Possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause violence, Threating another with a bladed article. This sensitive case involved a…

Earlier this year Robert Evans secured convictions in Wood Green predator rape case. Today Chand was sentenced to three sentences of life imprisonment. The circumstances of the offence were these. 18 days after he had finished his licence period from a 9 year sentence for rape, predatory rapist Michael Chand…

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,…