Successful forum appeal in OneCoin cryptocurrency extradition

Christopher Hamilton, a British citizen and life-long resident, was sought by the USA for the purpose of prosecution in the Southern District of New York for conspiracies to commit money laundering and wire fraud related to the bogus cryptocurrency ‘OneCoin’. The global fraud is said to have caused three and a half million victims to […]

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Ex-GCHQ man jailed for life after stabbing US security worker

Duncan Penny KC successfully prosecuted Ex GCHQ worker, Joshua Bowles. Bowles, who had two knives, punched and stabbed a US government employee repeatedly at a leisure centre car park on 9 March. Joshua Bowles, 29, was sentenced to a minimum of 13 years behind bars for the “premeditated, targeted and vicious” attack. Read more here. […]

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Bernie Ecclestone

Katherine Hardcastle (led by Clare Montgomery KC) represented Bernie Ecclestone in alleged tax fraud proceedings brought by HMRC and the CPS, which concluded at Southwark Crown Court on 12 October 2023. The proceedings were a landmark resolution of criminal and civil investigations. Katherine was instructed by Corker Binning and Herbert Smith Freehills. News coverage:https://www.ft.com/content/fe4aebde-0917-48a7-b646-502389d2f08a and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67088503 […]

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Attorney General Civil Panel Appointments

Chambers is delighted to announce that the following Members of Chambers have been appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown: Victoria Ailes and William Hays have been appointed to the A Panel. Vincent Scully has been appointed to the C Panel. The appointments take effect from 1st September 2023. […]

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The Legal 500 Bar Awards: 6KBW College Hill Shortlisted for 8 Awards

6KBW College Hill are delighted to have been shortlisted in 8 categories for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023. These awards are: Corporate crime silk of the year:  Duncan Penny KC Crime and extradition silk of the year: Annabel Darlow KC Crime and extradition junior of the year: Alistair Richardson Financial crime silk of the […]

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