Alison Levitt QC is announced as Visiting Professor to Goldsmiths, University of London’s Law Faculty. Alison’s expertise will be leading Goldsmiths in the criminal justice and legal profession that feeds into the University’s public engagement work on criminal justice and the LLB Law with Criminal Justice and Human Rights programme, further strengthening Goldsmiths’ distinctive provision […]
Merry van Woodenberg acted for the first defendant in an ICO prosecution for the unlawful obtaining and disclosure of data, contrary to the Data Protection Act. Merry was instructed in January 2018 to represent an employee of a claims management company, who was alleged to have passed on unlawfully obtained data contained in a ‘lifestyle […]
2 Hare Court are delighted to announce that Narita Bahra QC won the Criminal Lawyer of the Year at the Asian Legal Awards 2019. Asian Legal Awards came into existence in 1994 and this year saw the celebration of their 25th anniversary. The awards ceremony is dedicated to and is renowned for promoting and celebrating […]
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 […]
On 2nd September 2019, following a contested Proceeds of Crime Act hearing, Southwark Crown Court made a confiscation order requiring Ellias Preko to pay £7,324,268.41 within 3 months, with a term of 10 years imprisonment to be served in default. Mr Preko was convicted in 2013 of money laundering offences arising from his involvement with […]