2 Hare Court will be exhibiting at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this year where you will have the chance to get advice from barristers and discuss your prospects directly with representatives from our set. The Pupillage Fair is designed to arm you with everything you need to know about accessing the profession and starting […]
Press Summary This summary is provided by the Court for the assistance of those reporting the Court’s judgment, which was handed down this morning (neutral citation [2022] EWHC 826 (QB)). It does not form part of that judgment. Introduction The BBC wants to broadcast a programme about an individual, “X”. The programme is to include […]
The defendant was accused of murdering his brother-in-law by stabbing him in the back twice (and also section 18 GBH in respect of his wife, by stabbing her through the hand). The case was meticulously prepared for trial – a number of expert witnesses were engaged by the defence to counter the Crown’s case that […]
Zubair Ahmad QC secured an acquittal at Leeds Crown Court last week for a 20 year old female charged with murder and conspiracy to rob. The four week trial involved five defendants – the first such multi-handed case to be heard since the Covid-19 lockdown. More details of the case can be found here. Zubair was […]
Following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) into breaches of the Syria Sanctions – the niece of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – 22 year old Aniseh Chawkat (AC), has forfeited funds held in her UK Barclays bank account. AC has been residing in London since 2014 when she was granted a student visa […]
