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National crime agency award
Crime
05/07/2017

Kevin Hegarty QC and Raj Punia Receive Award from National Crime Agency

St Philips are delighted to announce that Kevin Hegarty and Raj Punia have received Commendations from the National Crime Agency in recognition of their work in securing an ‘excellent prosecution result’ on Operation Smarten, a multi-handed case...
Kevin Hegarty
Crime
24/04/2017

Kevin Hegarty QC successfully prosecutes Sivan Amin

Kevin Hegarty QC was instructed to prosecute a 37 year old man charged with murdering his former housemate in Wolverhampton in a ‘savage’ knife attack motivated by ‘extreme jealousy’.   Amin was found guilty of murder after a 13 day trial...
Richard Atkins QC
Crime
28/03/2017

Richard Atkins QC successfully prosecutes Lauren Jeska

Richard Atkins QC represented the prosecution in the recent case of Lauren Jeska, a trans-gender athlete, who was convicted of the attempted murder of an official of UK athletics. The attack took place at the Alexander Stadium in March 2016. In what...
Simon Davis
Crime
05/05/2016

Simon Davis Successfully Prosecutes PC Charged With IS Kidnap Plot

Simon Davis has successfully prosecuted Amar Hussain, the PC that placed a hoax 999 call claiming that a radical Muslim with links to Islamic State would kidnap a police officer on December 8th 2014. West Midlands Police had to put...
Lee Marklew QC
Crime
22/03/2016

Lee Marklew admitted to the International Criminal Court List of Counsel, The Hague, The Netherlands

St Philips is proud to announce that Lee Marklew has been appointed to the International Criminal Court List of Counsel in The Hague. Lee has over 20 years experience in high profile cases, including murder, organised crime, serious sexual offences...
Simon Davis
Crime
15/02/2016

Simon Davis Shortlisted for “Barrister of the Year”

Chambers is pleased to announce that Simon Davis has been shortlisted for the award of “Barrister of the Year” in the 2016 Birmingham Law Society Awards, which will be held at the International Convention Centre on April 21st. The Senior Criminal...
Ben Williams
Crime
05/02/2016

Illegal Driving and Causation of Injury or Death by Ben Williams

Just over two years ago the Supreme Court gave judgment in the case of R v Michael Hughes [2013] USKC 56 [2013] WLR 2461 to the effect that, on a charge of Causing Death by Uninsured Driving (s3ZB RTA 1988), there must be “at least some act or...
Lee Marklew QC
Crime
13/01/2016

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Lee Marklew Appointed to Panel of Approved Counsel

We are delighted to announce that Lee Marklew has been appointed to the approved list of defence Counsel to The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in the Hague, the Netherlands. The STL’s mandate is to hold trials for the people accused of carrying...
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