Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

Congratulations to @Mia Gibson, who has accepted an offer of tenancy following a successful pupillage. We at 15NBS are delighted and look forward to a bright future for her. To instruct Mia, or discuss how she may assist please contact Glenn.Matthews@15NBS.Com or David.Cox@15NBS.Com

Chloe Carvell has concluded the successful defence of a client charged with s.18 wounding with intent, affray, and possession of a bladed article. Chloe successfully argued that the evidence against her client was not sufficient to establish that he was one of the suspects involved (specifically, the alleged stabber) in…

Ed Butler, leading Oliver Kavanagh and instructed by Amer Asghar of Martin Murray & Associates represented DT, a young devout Muslim woman with no previous convictions, who was acquitted of four of the five terrorism charges she faced after a two-month trial in front of the Recorder of London at…

Intro We asked a cross-section of our Women’s Group to give us some positive news to celebrate this International Women’s Day, to reflect on their respective careers, and to share their insights and aspirations on this IWD’s theme #accelerateaction. Tana Adkin KC – Silk and Deputy Head of Chambers, called…

Sitting in a tiny room on a plastic chair bolted to the ground, surrounded by the noise of the cells and hyper-aware of every passing precious second of conference time, it is easy to forget that for most people, this is not a normal Tuesday. The nature of our work…

Brian St Louis KC and Robert Ward, instructed by Costa Cantaris of Cantaris Locke solicitors, successfully defended a man accused of attempted murder and several firearms offences in a 5-month trial at the Old Bailey. Operation Hamiltona and Operation Guipue were focused on the attempted murder of two brothers on…

Intro Bounce Back Loans, or BBLs (not to be confused with the more commonly known Brazilian Butt Lifts) became available during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Banks offered loans to businesses with a maximum borrowing limit of £50,000, with each loan being guaranteed by the Government. The Bounce Back Loan Scheme released…

Kyri Argyropoulos led by Icah Peart KC and instructed by Kunle Balogun of Achom & Partners, secured the unanimous acquittal of Q, a teenage boy, on charges of murder and possession of a lock-knife. Q was part of a group of teenage boys who attended a party in Highbury Fields…

Stephen Akinsanya, instructed by Kunle Balogun of Achom and Partners successfully represents Defendant charged with aggravated burglary following an incident involving 2 assailants forcefully entering a property with Zombie Knives. The issue was one of identification following the initial description of the assailants, and phone attribution. After a 5-day trial…

Rupert’s 20 year old client was indicted with 3 counts of rape and, in the alternative, 3 counts of sexual activity with a 15 year old girl. He was also alleged to have physically assaulted the same complainant. At the time of the alleged events Rupert’s client had very recently…