2 Hare Court is delighted to have received record rankings in this years’ Chambers & Partners UK Guide. Chambers now has 42 out of 66 members ranked as leaders’ in their field, with 58 rankings overall. Chambers has been recognised as a leader in their field for: Crime (Band 1) Financial Crime (Band 2) Professional […]
Leon Kazakos QC and Rebecca Erkan-Bax represented an employee of a high street building society who was charged with murder. Michael Hyde became caught up in an incident involving a number of people after his family home was attacked by two armed men in the days before Christmas 2019. One of the men who was […]
Gudrun Young successfully represented former Blue Peter presenter and TV celebrity John Leslie, who was cleared of an allegation of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court. The jury took just 23 minutes to unanimously acquit him of an allegation that in December 2008 he had grabbed a woman’s breasts at a Christmas party being held […]
It is well established that private prosecutors may pursue confiscation proceedings in the Crown Court and that confiscation proceedings, as part of the sentencing process, are properly classified as part of the criminal proceedings. As such, if successful, a private prosecutor can expect to recover from central funds costs incurred in such proceedings[1], under s.17 […]
Gavin Irwin explores the report’s key recommendations On 7 July 2020, Alison Levitt QC gave evidence before the Justice Select Committee, on behalf of the Private Prosecutors’ Association, on safeguards in private prosecutions[1]. Separately, the 2 Hare Court Private Prosecutions’ Group made written representations to the Committee[2]. On 2 October 2020, the Committee published its […]
