by
Christopher Gillespie
The European Commission is investigating allegations that oil companies within the EU and EEA have been colluding since 2002 to rig oil prices by "reporting...
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James Pickup QC has won an important decision in the Tax Tribunal on behalf of a Stockport mobile phone distribution trader. Unusually, the decision of the court was split, and the Tribunal Judge...
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Narita Bahra and Zubair Ahmad have been elected as committee members of the Society of Asian Lawyers.
For over twenty years, the SAL has provided a networking hub for Asian lawyers...
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Orlando Pownall QC recently concluded the defence of Brian Shivers in the Northern Ireland Courts. Mr Shivers, who faced a re-trial, was charged with two counts of murder, five counts of attempted...
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In a ceremony at Westminster Hall today, Bobbie Cheema QC received her Letters Patent from HM The Queen, delivered via the Lord Chancellor, officially marking her appointment as Queen's Counsel....
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Kate Bex returned to Southwark Crown Court today and secured a confiscation order of over £1.3m against Li Ying, a 47 year old woman who managed 12 brothels across London. Ms Ling...
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We are pleased to announce the arrival of three new tenants who have joined 2 Hare Court today. Andrew Hurst (formerly of 23 Essex Street), Peter Lownds (formerly of Doughty Street Chambers),...
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On Thursday 7th March a jury at Southwark Crown Court, in a unanimous verdict, found Vasiliki (Vicky) Pryce guilty of perverting the course of justice. The case was successfully prosecuted by two...
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Peter Wright QC has again successfully acted for the Crown in a failed appeal by disgraced former Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei, who sought to overturn convictions for misconduct in...
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In his third update on the LIBOR affair, Chris Coltart looks at the latest developments in relation to fines against RBS, and the new offences of the Financial Services Act 2012 coming into force...
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Brian O'Neill QC and Emily Dummett have successfully secured the convictions of three members of an
organised criminal network who carried out a series of professionally planned
commercial...
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Brian O'Neill QC has been retained to represent Lewis Dunk, one of four footballers accused of sexual assault in a Brighton hotel room in
the summer of 2011. Following a recent trial at the Old...
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In the December edition of the 2 Hare Court Fraud Newsletter, we provided an overview of the LIBOR affair to date and predicted that events were likely to develop at pace. That has certainly promised...
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Narita Bahra has recently successfully appeared for the defence in a historic sex case.
The case involved allegations of rape and sexual abuse, offences which were said to have occurred...
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Andrew Colman appeared successfully on behalf of a dentist accused of using an ilegal tooth whitening product before the General Dental Council's Interim Orders Committee. The product, 6% hydrogen...
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Jonathan Laidlaw QC and Narita Bahra have achieved an acquittal in the largest murder case to be heard in a Midlands Crown Court for several years (as described by Warwickshire Police)....
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Sallie Bennett-Jenkins QC will return to the Supreme Court on 28th November though not, unusually, to appear on behalf of a client.
Sallie will be a panellist on a Diversity Masterclass entitled...
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Stephen Brassington has featured in an article in the British Medical Journal as a result of his successful defence of a consultant cardiologist. Dr Mullen faced misconduct allegations at the...
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Marios Lambis successfully represented a young General Practitioner in his recent Crown Court trial. The doctor, who was 28 at the time offences were allegedly committed, was charged with five...
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