A diamond boiler room fraud in excess of 3 million pounds collapsed following the discovery by Narita Bahra QC leading Nichola Higgins (Matrix) that the prosecution’s expert had a commercial relationship with the Metropolitan police and significant disclosure failings. The exposure resulted in the acquittal of their client and all defendants. Press coverage: The Times […]
Following the publication of their practitioner’s guide to ‘Tackling Disclosure in the Criminal Courts’, Narita Bahra QC and Don Ramble of 5 St Andrew’s Hill take a look at the new disclosure sections on the Digital Case System, the AG’s Disclosure Guidelines and CPIA Code of Practice. Read more here and for the full June edition […]
Chambers are delighted to announce that Narita Bahra QC has been elected as a Master of the Bench for The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Narita will commence her role of Bencher in 2021.
Narita Bahra QC and Hannah Thomas acted for a principal defendant in a case concerning international drugs conspiracies to import and supply class A and B drugs, associated money laundering, and possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition. The case was prosecuted and investigated by officers of the Organised Crime Partnership – a collaboration between the […]
Where does the Court of Appeal’s decision to refuse leave to refer their judgment in R v A B D & C [2021] EWCA Crim 128 to the Supreme Court, leave those being investigated and charged with criminal offences, based on EncroChat evidence? March 2021 EncroChat revisited By Narita Bahra QC Encrypted telephones hit the headlines […]