Latest News and Events from our Barristers and Chambers

On 9 August Justin McClintock’s submissions in the Court of Appeal led to a two year reduction in the appellant’s sentence for his role in what the prosecution asserted was a conspiracy to supply cocaine worth £2.5 million  The Court of Appeal accepted Justin’s central submission that the appellant incorrectly received a…

Michael Collis acts for the Nursing and Midwifery Council in high profile case: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/25/nhs-chief-launched-cover-up-after-surgeon-operated-on-wrong-fing/

On 21st July 2016 John Waller successfully argued that an original sentence of 25 months was manifestly excessive and the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to 18 months. The Appellant had been sentenced to a total sentence of 25 months imprisonment for Breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order and…

In circumstances undoubtedly the strangest of the year, RZM represented a lady who had originally been charged with riotous disruption of a church service under section 2 of the Ecclesiastical Church and Courts Act 1870. This overzealous charge arose from the fact that her client was protesting outside a church…

One of our junior tenant’s, Jodie Woodward, who has recently been battling breast cancer has recently launched a new charity and would appreciate your support.   When Jodie was initially diagnosed, she was provided with a file full of advice from the lovely people at Breast Cancer Care; part of this advice was…

Helen Dawson acted for an Albanian man wanted for murder in Albania, and also currently on bail for an allegation of rape in the UK, not currently charged. See link for more information. http://news.sky.com/story/1709682/albanian-killer-fights-extradition-from-uk  

R v Brown [2016] EWCA Crim 523 The issue was the Judge’s handling of a jury note that expressed apparent deadlock. The Court of Appeal reviewed the authorities and approach to be taken, concluding the conviction was safe. Summary: LORD JUSTICE GROSS: On 14th September 2015, following a retrial in…

Beth’s client, SM, was accused of wilfully ill-treating her young son over a period of 7 years by beating him with various implements such as belts and wooden spoons. The allegations came to light when he ran back to the safety of his school in the Summer of 2014 and…

We are delighted to announce that Martin Rutherford QC, formerly of Furnival Chambers, has joined 15 NBS. A fearless, intuitive and commanding advocate, Martin is wholly comfortable when fighting unpopular cases, at ease taking difficult points and is regularly sought out by solicitors in the most serious of cases. We…

Neil Ross managed to secure a financial penalty for a client originally charged with aggravated burglary. His client, along with 5 others, broke into a property, carrying improvised weapons in search for an individual. When the group discovered he was not there, two of them stole some items from the…