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Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
07/05/2024

Haden & Others [2024] EWCA Crim 344 – Confiscation Postponement

Ben Douglas-Jones KC (leading Christopher Jeyes, John McNally, Andrew Taylor, Bethan Evans, Justin McClintock, Umar Shahzad, Nicholas James, Emma Coverley, Rebecca Freitas and Michael Cranmer-Brown) was assigned by the Registrar in to represent the...

Lee Marklew KC
Crime
02/05/2024

Lee Marklew KC successfully prosecutes in historic sex offence case

Lee Marklew KC prosecutes in case where the defendant was sentenced to a total of 27 years imprisonment consisting of a custodial term of 20 years and an extended licence period of 7 years. This followed a 2 week trial at Birmingham Crown Court where...

Peter Haynes KC
Crime
18/04/2024

Peter Haynes KC succeeds in High Court extradition appeal

Peter Haynes KC, leading Ben Joyes of 9 Bedford Row, succeeds in a High Court Appeal against the extradition of a Romanian citizen. In Gigo v Romania, an appeal was made to the High Court by way of judicial review from an order for extradition...

Ben Close & Robert Ward
Crime
09/04/2024

Ben Close and Robert Ward successfully prosecute film producers in 5 month trial

Ben Close and Robert Ward have successfully prosecuted two brothers, who were each sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of conspiring to make fraudulent claims for Film Tax Relief and VAT.  The defendants represented...

Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
08/04/2024

“Prosecuting & Defending Victims of Modern Slavery” webinar for MBL

Ben Douglas-Jones KC is delivering a pre-recorded webinar titled “Prosecuting & Defending Victims of Modern Slavery” which will be streamed via MBL Seminars Ltd at 12:30pm on Thursday 27th June 2024. The webinar is designed to alert...

April Beech
Crime
02/04/2024

April Beech commences pupillage

We are pleased to welcome April Beech to Chambers today as she commences her pupillage with us. April will be undertaking a Crime and Regulatory pupillage under the supervision of Ben Close.

Annabel Hale & Sarah Turner
Crime
27/03/2024

Annabel Hale & Sarah Turner to accept Crime & Regulatory Instructions

We are pleased to confirm that our Crime and Regulatory pupils Annabel Hale and Sarah Turner will enter their second six on Tuesday 2nd April and be accepting instructions for both criminal and regulatory work. Annabel has spent her first six under...

Zaheer Afzal
Crime
25/03/2024

Zaheer Afzal secures acquittals in an aggravated burglary case involving the crossbow murders of two men

R v SA Zaheer Afzal was instructed to represent SA along with eight other defendants in a 6-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court for offences of aggravated burglary where two men were murdered by a crossbow fired at them during the commission of...