Come join the magic, declares new leader of Criminal Bar Association Tana Adkin KC overcame a number of hurdles just to take silk, she tells Catherine Baksi Criminal defence barristers were this time last year two weeks into an indefinite strike in a row with ministers over legal aid fees....
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On the 1st September 2023 Tana Adkin KC began her appointment as Chair of the Criminal Bar Association. The members and staff at 15NBS are incredibly proud of Tana and wish her every success in this role
Robert Evans is instructed by CPS Homicide Team to prosecute a man charged with death by dangerous driving, after a woman was killed when a parked bus was shunted into her. The trial continues at the Central Criminal Court. Press coverage: BBC NEWS
15NBS Chambers is delighted to congratulate Tim Starkey for being The Times Lawyer of the Week. Tim prosecuted John Lyon, who was given life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years for a campaign of rapes spanning 20 years. The former school caretaker, who targeted seven children, was warned…
The defendant was charged with the murder of a man who suffered a fatal stab wound at a party in Woodford Green, East London. The man, known as rapper ‘Hypo’, whose real-name was Lamar Jackson, died as a result of his injuries at the party in Woodford Town Football Club on 3 June 2022. Mr Jackson was a high-profile individual having previously…
At Oxford Crown Court John Waller successfully prosecuted a professional “chop shop” where the value exceeded half a million pounds. The Crown’s case was that the defendants garage was not a legitimate business and was used for a large scale network of high end vehicles to be broken down into…
John Waller has secured the acquittal of his client in a case of significant violence and controlling and coercive behaviour. The Crown relied on multiple recording’s of alleged violence and anger directed at the complainant and multiple photographs of injuries. The Crown also relied on text messages which the Crown…
Stephen Akinsanya led by Benjamin Aina KC, successfully defended a 16 year charged with murder. After a three-week trial at Northampton Crown before Mr Justice Morris and a jury, they unanimously acquitted the young defendant of murder and manslaughter. His co-defendant was unanimously convicted of murder. The case was prosecuted…
Justin’s client was accused of starting a large fire in a multi-occupancy house in what the prosecution characterised as a spiteful attack by the defendant on the person living in the room above the fire. Justin’s client was unanimously acquitted by the jury having been positively identified as having started…
