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Olivia Beesley
Crime
13/05/2020

Covid-19 and Suspended Sentences – A Court of Appeal Judgment: R v Christopher Manning

While the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor have announced that jury trials will commence this month, we are far from the pandemic’s conclusion. This fear is felt all the more by defendants facing sentencing hearings. Regardless of whether...
Matt Cullen
Crime
14/04/2020

Criminal Behaviour Orders

by Matthew Cullen, Criminal Barrister INTRODUCTION: Criminal Behaviour Orders (“CBOs”) replaced Antisocial Behaviour Orders and are issued under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (“the Act”). In the recent case...
Peter Haynes
Crime
23/01/2020

International Criminal Court marks opening of the Judicial Year 2020

President of the International Criminal Bar Association, Peter Haynes QC spoke at a special session to mark the opening of the judicial year, held on 23rd January at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands Read more here. View...
Jenny Josephs
Crime
06/01/2020

Jennifer Josephs secures only acquittal in historic child sex abuse case

In a recent trial at Birmingham Crown Court, five men faced allegations of child rape dating back to the early 2000s in Telford. Jennifer Josephs represented the only Defendant to be acquitted of all charges. To read more about the case, please...
Metal Detectorists Prosecution
Crime
29/11/2019

Kevin Hegarty QC and Simon Phillips secure successful prosecution in multi-million pound Viking hoard case

In the USA it is called “Time Crime” and it is an accurate way to describe the case that Kevin Hegarty QC and Simon Phillips concluded last Friday at Worcester Crown Court. Powell and Davies in 2015 stumbled across a Viking hoard in farmland near...
Chloe Mason
Crime
28/11/2019

WWI plot to murder Prime Minister: Andrew Smith QC and Ben Williams involved pro bono with application to CCRC

Andrew Smith QC, and Ben Williams have been working and advising for a number of years on an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, regarding the 1917 prosecution of Derby resident Alice Wheeldon and her family. The application has now...
Cat Ravenscroft
Crime
06/11/2019

Cat Ravenscroft returns from successful secondment in St Helena

Catherine Ravenscroft is a member of the St Philips Criminal and Regulatory Groups. Having completed a successful pupillage under the supervision of Jennifer Josephs, Cat accepted tenancy with Chambers in April 2019. Since then, she has gained a...
St Philips Chambers reception
Crime
09/10/2019

Kevin Hegarty QC and Simon Phillips prosecute metal detectorists accused of stealing £3m of Anglo-Saxon treasure

Kevin Hegarty QC Leading Simon Phillips prosecute metal detectorists accused of stealing a £3m haul of Anglo-Saxon coins and jewellery after finding it in field near Leominster. George Powell, and Layton Davies, are accused of theft following...
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