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28th Nov 2019News

Joshua Carey in Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Success

Joshua Carey represented HMRC in their appeal from the High Court to the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). He argued the High Court was wrong to find that a narrow duty of care may be imposed on HMRC in the conduct of litigation before the Tax Tribunal. Lewison, Newey and Asplin LJJ deliberated at the […]

26th Nov 2019News

Nneka Akudolu Defends Client Aquitted in Car Park Gang Rape Trial

Nneka represented the first of three defendants charged with the rape and sexual assault of a woman in broad daylight, who they had met 30 minutes earlier. An unusual feature of the case was that the entire incident had been filmed by a concerned member of the public from his flat which overlooked the scene. […]

22nd Nov 2019News

Narita Bahra QC & Will Martin Instructed To Defend In A Department For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Prosecution

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (‘DBEIS’) brought a criminal prosecution against their client who had run an initially successful company, which then went into liquidation, owing creditors in the region of £2.9m. The DBEIS is the Government department responsible for economic growth, incorporating business, industrial strategy, science, innovation, energy, and climate change.  Since […]

20th Nov 2019News

Narita Bahra QC instructed to defend in a triple Murder Trial

Narita’s client is alleged to have murdered his wife and two children before leaving the UK. Extradition proceedings resulted in the client being tried 12 years post the date of the offences. The case involves challenging numerous expert reports including; Pathologists, Cell Site, Telephonic, DNA and Fingerprint Experts. The focus of the defence centred around […]