The trial, which lasted 6 days, took place in a socially distanced courtroom at Guildford Crown Court 3 ½ years after the allegations were made. The jury was required to deliberate upon three counts of sexual activity with a child, the trial judge having acceded to a submission of no…
In a rearranged courtroom, Neil has completed one of the first trials in Wolverhampton in a case of manslaughter. The jurors had to sit where barristers usually sat, barrister sat where the jurors usually sat, and the public were video linked in from a different courtroom. Neil commends the new…
Tana was appointed Queens Counsel in 2017. She specialises in defending those needing forensic cross-examination of experts including pathologists. She has defended those accused of the most grave violent and sexual offences including murder, manslaughter, historic childhood sexual abuse and baby-shaking and is also instructed in cases of professional misconduct…
Webinar: 22nd July, 4pm As part of the Turning 18 project Claire Mawer is doing a second webinar with David Emanuel QC and Laura Janes, Legal Director of the Howard League. This time the focus is specifically (and in substantial detail) on the sentencing of young adults (18 – 25)….
Claire Mawer has recently been commissioned to co-author the Youth Justice’s Legal Centre’s ‘Turning 18’ guide. The guide provides an overview of the policies, procedures and rules applicable to dealing with defendants who turn 18 at various junctures in the criminal justice system. The guide also deals with the sentencing…
Yvonne Kramo has published a guest blog for the Bar Council’s ‘Bar Talk’. Entitled ‘On the front line with Black Protest Legal Support UK’, the post relates to the work of Black Protest Legal Support UK, a hub of lawyers and advisers who are offering legal advice and representation to…
Online Seminar Wednesday, 24th June, 11:00 – 13:00 The Youth Justice Legal Centre invites you to join us in launching our Legal Guide and Policy Briefing on Turning 18 in the criminal justice system. Speakers: Mr Justice William Davis QC Dr Enys Delmage, Consultant in Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry David Emanuel…
Pupillage at 15NBS 15NBS is a welcoming place to be a pupil. By the end of my first six, I had met every member of Chambers because my supervisor encouraged me to see a range of trials and different styles of advocacy. I shadowed more than half the members of…
15NBS are delighted to announce that Mr Joseph Carr and Miss Saffie Jallow have accepted an invitation to join chambers, after a successful pupillage. Full profiles will follow soon.
INTRODUCTION The Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) received royal assent on 25th March 2020, whilst The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No 350) came into force on 26th March 2020 (“the Regulations”). It should be noted that the Regulations apply in England only with Scotland, Wales…
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