At the conclusion of a four week trial at the Central Criminal Court, prosecuted by Jonathan Rees QC and Will Martin, the defendants Alex Lanning and Jonathan Camille were convicted, respectively, of the murder and manslaughter of Tashan Daniel. Yesterday, the two men were sentenced. Lanning was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term […]
The poisoning of the former Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in March 2018 was a truly shocking event. It was another throwback to the Cold War with the nerve agent, Novichok, playing the deadly role assumed by radioactive polonium in the 2006 assassination of Alexander Litvinenko in London. Mr […]
Iain Daniels writes article for The Stage ‘Hate Crime Bill puts free speech in Scottish theatre at risk’. Published today, please read more here.
On 21 July 2020, the Government published draft legislation in anticipation of the next Finance Bill (which will eventually become Finance Act 2021) and a policy paper to accompany the draft. Among the provisions are proposals to assist HMRC in pursuing promoters and enablers of tax avoidance schemes, including the granting of further and wider […]
Chambers is delighted to announce that Iain Daniels (previously of Ely Place Chambers) has accepted an invitation to join 2 Hare Court with effect from the 3rd August 2020. Iain joins us with a substantial Health & Safety practice and is a specialist advocate representing healthcare providers, individuals, companies and public bodies in both civil […]