Instructed by the CPS Southwest Complex Casework Unit, James Curtis KC and Vincent Scully prosecuted two parents for seriously injuring their newborn baby. Following a four-week trial in Cirencester, the jury convicted Carl Furley of causing or allowing serious injury to a child, and Danielle Turley-Hailes of child cruelty by neglect. […]
Rebecca Chalkley KC and Vincent Scully have successfully privately prosecuted four defendants at Southwark Crown Court for 13 counts of money laundering and conspiracy to defraud. All defendants were convicted on all counts. The convictions followed a 7 week trial. The frauds were multi-million US Dollar and Euro investment frauds. The funds were laundered through accounts and […]
Nicholas Gilpin, aged 23, was charged with encouraging terrorism, possession material likely to be useful for a terrorist purpose and inciting racial hatred. Following conviction by the jury at Woolwich Crown Court, he was sentenced to a special sentence for offenders of particular concern of 3 years 4 months plus a year on licence. Man […]
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Instructed by the CPS Special Casework Unit, Sasha Wass KC prosecuted two men who kidnapped a drunken mother who was separated from her friend. Following a 3-week trial at Kingston Crown Court the Jury found the victim lacked the capacity to consent to sex and the defendants were convicted by the jury of Kidnapping and […]
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 […]
We are delighted to announce that Rosemary Davidson has been included on the list of new King’s Counsel, published today. Warmest congratulations on this outstanding and well-deserved achievement. […]
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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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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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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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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 […]
