The Manchester Arena Inquiry has published the third and final volume of its report, which focuses on the radicalisation of the bombers and whether the attack on 22 May 2017, in which 22 people lost their lives, could have been prevented. Duncan Atkinson KC, Victoria Ailes and Adam Payter, instructed by Hogan Lovells LLP, represent six of the bereaved […]
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (“SIAC”) today delivered its judgment in Shamima Begum’s appeal against the Secretary of State’s decision to deprive her of her British citizenship. SIAC dismissed Ms Begum’s appeal on all grounds, holding that the Secretary of State’s decision was not unlawful. On grounds 1 and 2, which related to allegations of […]
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Peter Ratliff, led by Oliver Glasgow KC, successfully prosecuted a fraudster and his accomplice who murdered a 71-year-old businesswoman in a £4.6m scam to plunder her life savings. The pair were sentenced to life with a minimum term of 35 years. Read more here. […]
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Chambers is delighted to announce that, further to a recommendation made by the Judicial Appointments Commission and the approval of The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Alison Morgan KC has been appointed to sit as a Deputy Judge of the High Court in accordance with Section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, […]
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Duncan Atkinson KC and Ben Lloyd successfully prosecuted double murderer Mark Brown who brutally killed Leah Ware and Alexandra Morgan in Sussex in 2021. Brown was sentenced at Hove Crown Court today and has been jailed for at least 49 years. Read more here. […]
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Lucy Organ and Rosalind Earis successfully prosecute former Premier League footballer Richard Rufus who jailed for seven and a half years for defrauding friends and family out of £15m. The 47-year-old claimed to be a successful foreign exchange trader headhunted by some of the UK’s largest financial organisations. Rufus was found guilty of fraud, money […]
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We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2022 6KBW College Hill Essay Competition is Nathan Thompson. Many congratulations to Nathan, whose essay will soon be published on our blog. Second place went to Syed M. Humaid Adil and third place to Francesca Jackson. The winners were selected by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot, HHJ Sarah Whitehouse KC and Duncan […]
Louis Mably KC and Peter Ratliff prosecuted Damien Bendall for the murder of his pregnant partner, her two children, and another child. Following his guilty pleas to the murder of all four victims and the rape of one of the children, Bendall has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term. Read here for more: Killamarsh […]
Duncan Atkinson KC and Ben Lloyd appeared for the prosecution in the trial of Mark Brown. Brown was convicted of double murder and will be sentenced on 13 January 2023. Please find further information here. […]
Katherine Hardcastle acted for Glencore Energy UK Limited in relation to the criminal proceedings brought by the Serious Fraud Office for bribery arising from historical activities. She was instructed by Wilmer Hale and Slaughter and May, and led by Clare Montgomery KC. […]
