Free of charge and held entirely online, the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this year will give you the chance to get advice from barristers and discuss your prospects directly with representatives from 2 Hare Court. The Pupillage Fair is designed to arm you with everything you need to know about accessing the profession and starting a […]
Peter Lownds represented the family of James Casey, a 37 year old man, who died during an incident in which he was restrained by customers at a pub in Buckinghamshire in September 2019. At the end of the second day of an inquest held at Beaconsfield Coroners Court, the Coroner adjourned the inquest and invited […]
In the landmark case of R v Hamilton and others [2021] 1 Cr. App. R. 17, the Court of Appeal has quashed the convictions of 39 sub-post masters and found their prosecution by the Post Office to be an “abuse of process” and an “affront to justice”. Background The main issue in this case was […]
Following an extensive surveillance operation, conducted over a three-month period during 2018, police seized substantial volumes of cocaine from a vehicle and a flat being used as a base to distribute drugs. The Crown’s case against Peter’s client, HD, relied upon observations, CCT, telephone and fingerprint evidence linking him with the flat and showing him […]
Peter Lownds and Grace Forbes are appearing in a trial at Southwark Crown Court in which they represent a businessman accused of fraud and money laundering valued at over £1 million. The case concerns the selling of a US based investment product involving the lending of money to pay-day loan companies. Their client, who denies […]