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.
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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…
Ed’s client was charged with sexual assault of a child under 13 and assault by penetration of a child under 13. Ed was instructed late after the defendant had come in to conflict with his previous legal team, and after the section 28 cross-examination had already been conducted. When Ed…
The Tribunal considers applications by patients detained under the Mental Health Act. Every case is decided by a panel chaired by a Judge, together with a Medical Member and Specialist Member. Restricted patients are mentally disordered offenders who are detained in hospital for treatment and who are subject to special…
Ed’s client was arrested five times in the space of around 18 months for supplying class A drugs. When the case was charged, Ed persuaded the prosecution to prefer two consolidated charges. The client gave a history of exploitation arising from his own drug use which fell just short of…
