31st May 2024News
Operation Clinical was a lengthy HMRC investigation into the illicit importation and distribution of millions of cigarettes into the UK by an Iraqi-Kurdish organised crime group. The cigarettes were smuggled into the UK by lorry amongst partially legitimate loads destined for British businesses. Once in the country, the cigarettes were ‘slaughtered’ at warehouses in the […]
27th Apr 2023News
Andrew Radcliffe KC and Chris Foulkes represented one of five Defendants at Isleworth Crown Court in the first of a scheduled series of trials where it is alleged that, in all, a large number of couriers made or attempted to make a total of 85 flights from LHR to Dubai carrying suitcases containing over £100m […]
19th Apr 2023Events
Members of 2 Hare Court’s Criminal Regulatory Group would be delighted for you to join them at their annual event: Regulatory Crime Seminar 2pm – 5pm Thursday 11th May 2023 Hilton Manchester Deansgate With drinks and canapés to follow at Cloud 23 This years’ Regulatory Crime Seminar includes talks on the law surrounding indictments […]
6th Jul 2022News
Chambers is delighted to have been shortlisted in 10 categories at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022. Categories: Set of the year Marketing and Front of House Team of the year Corporate Crime Set of the year Corporate Crime Junior of the year | Christopher Foulkes Corporate Crime Silk of the year | Jonathan Laidlaw […]
14th Oct 2021News
In Spring 2015, claimant personal injury law firm, Slater and Gordon, completed its acquisition of Quindell PLC’s (now Watchstone PLC) Professional Services Division, for a reported £637 million. The purchase was later described by the Law Society Gazette as one of the most “contentious acquisition deals in legal history … the most expensive ever by […]
