Archives - 2004
| December 2004 | Appeals of Michael Tyrell & Others (subject of BBC documentary) concluded. Karen Robinson appeared as junior for the Crown. |
| November 2004 | The trial of the QPR footballers charged with rape concludes with acquittals. Orlando Pownall QC and Emma Lowe were instructed by Peters and Peters. |
| November 2004 | House of Lords case of D&G; Article 6 convention challenge to compatibility of special measures provisions in the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. Jonathan Laidlaw appeared for the DPP in an Appeal from the Divisional Court. |
| November 2004 | Bloody Sunday Inquiry update: Final submissions from Counsel to the Inquiry received. Report expected in 2005. Sir Allan Green QC and Ian Leist instructed by the Treasury Solicitor on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. |
| November 2004 | The Trial of Bhalla, an investigation into bogus contracts of security at Heathrow, concludes. Michael Holland and Angus Bunyan acted for the Crown. |
| November 2004 | Chambers cited in Chambers & Partners Guide as leading criminal set who “concentrates on the prosecution and defence of an array of crimes, with an additional speciality in extradition and complex fraud”. Particular reference is made of the “luminaries” David Waters QC, Martin Heslop QC, Orlando Pownall QC, Jonathan Laidlaw, Sallie Bennett-Jenkins, Ian Leist, Ken Millett, and Stephen Ferguson. |
| October 2004 | The Administrative Court rules on the legality of speed cameras. Andrew Radcliffe QC and Stephen Ferguson appeared for the applicant. |
| October 2004 | Chambers cited in the Legal 500 as a premier ranking criminal set “by dint of its excellent record in prominent cases” and strength in depth in both prosecuting and defending. Particular mention for David Waters QC, Martin Heslop QC, Orlando Pownall QC and Brian O’Neill. |
| September 2004 | Trial of Thomas McDowell (murder of the Rabbi in Camden) at Southwark concluded. Martin Heslop QC and Brendan Kelly were instructed by Owen White and Catlin. |
| September 2004 | Jeremy Benson QC travels to California to judge an international mooting competition at Pepperdine Law School. |
| September 2004 | Rebekkah Hummerstone (call 2002) successfully completes her pupillage and is taken on as a tenant. |
| September 2004 | New Pupils start 1st Six Pupillage Mary-Frances Morris, Ruth Coffey and George Payne |
| August 2004 | The boxer, Clinton McKenzie, and his brother, Winston, are acquitted of allegedly allowing drug dealing on commercial premises. Martin Hicks QC, Stephen Ferguson and Zubair Ahmad were instructed by Malletts. |
| August 2004 | Brendan Kelly is made a Recorder of the Crown Court. Chambers now has 15 Recorders. |
| July 2004 | The trial of Mousa Kamara (“torso in the Thames”) concludes. Michael Logsdon was instructed by the CPS. |
| July 2004 | Richard Jan receives 4 Life sentences for his campaign of terror waged upon various public authorities. Orlando Pownall QC and Oliver Glasgow were instructed for the prosecution. |
| June 2004 | The trial of Mihaylov, the precedent case on MLA, ends with pleas on a limited basis. Martin Hicks QC and Stephen Brassington were instructed by Lewis Nedas and Christmas & Sheehan respectively. |
| June 2004 | The trial of Selby & Others, the SFO investigation into pension fund fraud, at Birmingham Crown Court concludes and independent inquiry to be conducted by Sir Gerald Hosker. Charles Salmon QC was instructed by Bark & Co. |
| June 2004 | Shani Barnes is appointed a Crown Court Judge. |
| May 2004 | Bobbie Cheema becomes a Treasury Counsel monitoree. |
| May 2004 | Sailesh Mehta (call 1986) joins Chambers from 1 Gray’s Inn Square. |
| April 2004 | Martin Heslop QC commences his UK lecture tour on Health & Safety on behalf of the City firm, DLA. |
| March 2004 | The Court of Appeal gives judgement in the Appeal of Alibhai & Others (the Microsoft fraud investigation). Jeremy Benson QC, Ken Millett, Sailesh Mehta and Stephen Brassington all appeared for the defence in the year long trial held at Reading Crown Court. |
| March 2004 | Michelle Ross escapes custody following her plea to benefit fraud. Marios Lambis was instructed by Corker Binning. |
| March 2004 | Ian Leist appointed Independent Counsel in Operation Gestalt. |
| January 2004 | The multimillion pan-European insurance fraud trial of Verkaren & Others collapses after months of legal argument. Marios Lambis was instructed by Peters and Peters. |
| January 2004 | Jonathan Laidlaw (instructed by the City firm, Lovells) negotiates a just outcome for the Ford Motor Co following an HSE investigation into a fatal accident. |