Welcome to this inaugural edition of 2 Hare Court’s Private Prosecutions Group’s newsletter; we hope that it finds you refreshed after a summer break. In this edition: Oliver Glasgow QC and Lewis MacDonald write about the gathering of evidence with a view to bringing a private prosecution, suggesting that private prosecutors should have greater investigatory […]
What is being reported to have been the biggest fraud ever prosecuted privately ended yesterday at Southwark Crown Court with the conviction of Paul Sultana. He was one of a team of fraudsters who defrauded the Allseas Group (a Swiss oil and gas company) of €100m. The defendant was sentenced to a term of eight […]
Sallie Bennett-Jenkins QC leading Vivienne Tanchel, represented an 18 year old boy of good character in respect of an allegation of murder. OW was accused of being one of a group of 3 men who attacked and fatally stabbed a 43 year old man in broad daylight on a housing estate in North London. The […]
2 Hare Court is delighted to have received record rankings in this years’ Chambers & Partners UK Guide. Chambers now has 39 individual members ranked as leaders’ in their field, with 57 rankings overall. Chambers has been recognised as a leader in their field for: Crime (Band 1) Financial Crime (Band 1) Professional Discipline (Band […]
Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Business Crime & Financial Services Group newsletter. In this edition: Howard Watkinson reviews recent developments in the law relating to pre-charge restraint orders and considers the ways in which such applications can now be challenged. Fiona Robertson considers the search for David Green’s successor at the SFO and the implications […]