The members of 15NBS have been at the forefront of the action taken by the Bar, solicitors and others within the legal profession against the attack upon legal aid by the current Government. The financial cuts across the system, both enacted and proposed, are part of an ideological battle against…
15NBS Chambers is pleased to announce that Alex Goudie has joined Chambers. Alex was previously at Argent Chambers.
Patrick Moran, instructed by the CPS Organised Crime Division, has successfully concluded complex confiscation proceedings involving the notorious “lawyer” Giovanni Di Stefano. The order made against the Defendant included a finding that he had hidden assets of £1 million. At a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 20th March 2014,…
Tim Banks successfully represented a senior prison officer charged with assaulting a prisoner and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. It was alleged that the officer instructed three junior prison officers to falsify paperwork in order to “cover up” two separate assaults on the prisoner. The case involved defence…
Justin McClintock yesterday secured a unanimous not guilty verdict for a university student charged with burglary following a six-day trial at Reading Crown Court. The trial raised complex issues regarding the scope of joint enterprise and the effect of alcohol on ‘specific intent’. A conviction would have had devastating consequences…
We are delighted to announce that Jodie Woodward has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of pupillage.
Helen McCormack recently successfully prosecuted a man who followed a woman into her home in Stratford, East London and there subjected her to a terrifying ordeal in which she was raped and subjected to other sexual indignities. His victim initially fought back bravely, including biting her assailant’s hand, but was…
SW v Entry Clearance Officer Deborah Revill achieved the rare feat of an entry clearance appeal allowed on human rights grounds, and then successfully opposed the Entry Clearance Officer’s appeal to the Upper Tribunal. SW applied to join her daughter, L, who was settled in the UK, but was refused as…
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Brian St Louis and Frances Ridout have secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with being part of a conspiracy to supply 210 false ‘refugee passports’ over a five year period. The trial at Canterbury Crown Court involved complex issues surrounding immigration breaches, expert intermediary evidence, and foreign evidence. The…
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