Essay Competition Winners

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 6KBW College Hill Essay Competition is Reuben Wood. Many congratulations to Reuben! Second place went to Cameron Samuel Keys and third place to Emilia Cieslak. The top three essays will be published on our website in due course. The winners were selected by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot, HHJ […]

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Man is sentenced for possessing video teaching how to make an IED

Adam Mahmood has been sentenced to an extended sentence of a 4-year custodial period and a 3-year extension period for possession of a document or record likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Adam Mahmood was convicted by a […]

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Rebecca Chalkley KC named The Times “Lawyer of the Week”

We are delighted to congratulate Rebecca Chalkley KC on being named The Times “Lawyer of the Week” for her outstanding work in the defence of American stand-up comedian Reginald D Hunter. The case concerned a private prosecution brought by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA). At Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the summons against Mr Hunter was quashed, […]

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Judge quashes antisemitism case against comedian Reginald D Hunter

Rebecca Chalkley KC and Rabah Kherbane (Doughty Street Chambers), instructed by Sharon Toor at Kalber Struckley Toor Solicitors successfully defended the high-profile American stand-up comedian Reginald D Hunter in a Private Prosecution brought by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (“CAA”) in relation to three social media posts.   On 23 December, in a significant judgment, a judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court […]

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Howard Phillips sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment for seeking to assist a foreign intelligence service

Ben Lloyd was instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service in the prosecution of Howard Phillips, who was sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment for seeking to assist a foreign intelligence service. His conduct included seeking to provide information relating to Grant Shapps, who at the time was Defence Secretary, to persons Mr Phillips believed were Russian […]

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Crime Set of the Year – Chambers UK 2025 Awards

We are delighted to announce that 6KBW College Hill has been named ‘Crime Set of the Year’ at the Chambers UK 2025 Awards. This recognition is a testament to the dedication, expertise, and hard work of everyone across Chambers. Our sincere thanks go to our clients, instructing solicitors, and colleagues for their trust, feedback, and […]

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Man is sentenced for the murder of man inside a bank in Derby

Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years and 191 days in the Crown Court at Derby following his guilty plea to the murder of Gurvinder Johal. The Court heard that Nur had armed himself with a knife and entered a busy city centre bank, randomly selecting […]

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Join Kate Wilkinson KC and Maya Sikand KC for an Autumn Evening Talk.

Hosted by Criminal Law Week and The Criminal Bar Association. Calling all junior members of the Bar — the annual Autumn 2025 online evening talk series is back! Each session brings insights from leading practitioners on issues central to the daily work of junior criminal barristers. Public Inquiries Uncovered: What Every Criminal Barrister Should Know […]

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