Chambers is delighted to announce that Michael Hillman has accepted an invitation to join Chambers. Chambers is also pleased to announced that Helen Dawson and Stuart Dingle have joined Chambers after the successful completion of their pupillages.
Neil Ross and Justin McClintock successfully defended in a 7 day trial involving a large scale fight in the middle of a busy public road. Evidence was heard as to how a belt and a broken bottle were used as weapons, with six men and women needing hospital treatment by the end. The…
By Jeremy Lynn, 15NBS Chambers As a barrister I have a keen interest in whether my client has Legal Aid: I want to know at the outset whether, and by whom, I am going to get paid. Since the introduction of the Graduated Fee Scheme we…
Justin McClintock has conducted the successful defence of a defendant accused of false imprisonment and robbery. It was suggested that Justin’s client had, as part of a gang, forced his way into a flat where a number of individuals were attacked with machetes / swords. It was further alleged that…
James Lofthouse, instructed by CPS SE Complex Casework Unit as sole prosecution counsel, secured a conviction for murder at Lewes CC. The Defendant and his victim were partners who also ran the Battle Tackle fishing equipment shops. Having denied murder on the basis of loss of control, and following the…
Helen McCormack has secured the conviction of a woman who made up to 130 false reports of crime to the police , many of them against a man with whom she had a short relationship. She was also convicted of stalking him and two of his subsequent girlfriends. The case received significant…
John Waller successfully defended a teenager accused of a joint enterprise robbery in which a taxi driver was struck around the head with a bottle of vodka. The Jury were receptive to Mr Waller’s robust submissions that the complainant was unaware of who had struck him with the bottle and that…
Patrick Maggs defends in this matter, which has received significant attention in the national media: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/retired-head-of-croydon-school-facing-jail-for-sex-with-boy-14-a3330566.html
Helen Dawson secured the acquittal of a Defendant charged with facilitating the illegal entry of a non-EU national at Canterbury Crown Court. Helen’s client was apprehended by the Border Services in Dover, with her partner, son and the non-EU national also present in the car. Despite her co-defendants pleading guilty…
Robert Ward, led by Kieran Vaughan QC, acted for a teenage defendant accused of killing a 17 year-old in Acton. The incident was widely reported the national press: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/16/17-year-old-arrested-youth-stabbed-death-acton-west-london http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34565728 http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-10-17/second-youth-arrested-over-acton-murder/
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