Ursula Collins was accused of misconduct in public office. She is a forensic scientist who had worked, in a long career, for the Forensic Science Service and then for the Metropolitan Police. After an internal review into her files an investigation concluded that there were failings in her work and she was prosecuted for misconduct […]
Chambers is pleased to announce that Leon Kazakos KC has been elected as the next Leader of the South Eastern Circuit, with effect from January 2023.
Introduction: Last Wednesday, 16 February 2022, the Supreme Court ruled against Bloomberg LP in a landmark privacy case holding that, as a legitimate starting point, a person under a criminal investigation has a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of information relating to that investigation. Facts: This was a long running claim, which arose as […]
Leon Kazakos QC leading Merry van Woodenberg, instructed by Cameron Snodgrass of Murrays Partnership, represented X – a 16 year old boy with substantial developmental difficulties – at his trial for the murder of Clinton Evbota. X was accused of ‘joint enterprise’ participation in a gang attack by seven youths on an estate in South East London, and was 14 […]
Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Crime Group Newsletter. Leon Kazakos QC Editor Editor’s Note Welcome to the Autumn edition of the 2 Hare Court Crime Group Newsletter. In an effort to distract us all from the pandemic and a second lockdown the contributors to this edition have tried not to focus on the […]
