For the Bar to cast off its image of privilege, it must talk about how it selects barristers of the future…..What can Chambers do?” Edmund Vickers QC writes in May’s issue of ‘fivehundred’- Legal 500’s new magazine. Read more here: on page 40 …
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International Advocacy Training
On the 16 May 2019 David Young will be delivering a Presentation, and judging mock advocacy exercises, for the International Criminal Court Bar Association at the International Criminal Court. …
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Michael Karemera, Dean Alford and Glodi Wabelua, all aged 25, were jailed for a total of 12-and-a-half years. Kate Bex QC and Matthew Sorel-Cameron secured the historic convictions in landmark case. At an initial trial at Woolwich Crown Court in 2018, the trial judge allowed a submission of no case …
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A businessman was jailed on 10 May 2019 after defrauding the EU and Welsh Government of £5.19m by claiming EU and Welsh government to develop a fishmeal alternative. The frauds took place over a prolonged five year period and the pleas came after jury empanelment in what was to be …
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David Malone led Jamie Sawyer in this 7 week trial before HHJ Kent and a Jury at the Kingston Crown Court. Four of the child witnesses, who gave evidence at the trial, had their cross-examination by the defence pre-recorded under the pilot scheme to capture such evidence at the earliest …
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This leading work on sexual offences has now been supplemented to bring the 5th edition up to date with all developments since 2016. It also includes 3 new chapters by new expert contributors. • NEW CHAPTER on the assessment and treatment of sex offenders after sentencing
• NEW CHAPTER on the …
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Conservative MP for Brecon and Radnorshire Chris Davies pleaded guilty to providing false or misleading information for allowances claims and attempting to do so in March 2016. He has been ordered to complete 50 hours unpaid community work and fined £1,500, despite the case being found to reach the threshold …
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On Thursday 11th April 2019, David Walbank QC and Allison Clare travelled to Paris in order to address an economic crime conference hosted by the French International Banking Group, BNP Paribas. David and Allison spoke to a live audience at the worldwide headquarters of the French finance house and were …
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University of Essex rape accused says woman ‘started whole thing’ A man accused of raping a student told police “she started the whole thing from A to Z”, a court has heard. Sultan Mohammed, 25, denies raping the woman at the University of Essex accommodation block in October. In a …
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Last December Lisa Osofsky, director of the Serious Fraud Office complained: ‘I can go after Main Street but I can’t go after Wall Street.’ Back in September 2014, the then Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC MP announced that the government was considering proposals to create a new corporate offence of …
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The Q&A style event was moderated by RLC’s David Walbank QC with Jonathan Fisher QC and Jasvinder Nakhwal, Partner at Peters and Peters. The speakers analysed and discussed the scope of new legislation, how it is to be applied and the challenges the National Crime Agency faces in considering hundreds …
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by training 20 students at Inner Temple in criminal procedure and witness handling. They then conducted a mock trial. The session was run to facilitate access to the Criminal Bar and to inspire those from a diverse background to learn more about the Criminal Justice System. Red Lion Chambers is …
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