I know that they sometimes get called back but Looks like they get more holiday then us and get a decent pay rise each year. Who are the mugs here? Others agreed with Petrie, with Marion Steggles commenting: "He should have had three to six months off after he was ill.
Stevie added: "Prob gonna be a brutal winter so nows prob the time for a bit of down time.. I doubt if Boris gets that complete switch off on his holiday. This case took several years to go through the courts, having several aborted trials at significant public expense and which later made legal history and gained notoriety by becoming the first trial without a jury for over years. Glenn was also instructed as junior counsel to represent one of those accused of the axe murder of Daniel Morgan in , an investigation dogged by police corruption and which yet again resulted in no convictions after lengthy and successful legal arguments on abuse of process.
This case is still in the public eye with the Home Secretary announcing an independent review of the case. Glenn continues with his criminal practice but has broadened his practice to include International Crime, Regulatory work such as Health and Safety and Trading Standards Prosecutions. As well as his demanding case load, Glenn is currently in the process of embarking on a series of lectures on International Criminal Law to Judges from foreign states and on the Bribery Act.
In one of Glenn many successes, was his defence of a young man charged with murder and firearms offences following a lengthy retrial at the Old Bailey. Success continued in when again he secured the acquittal of a young man accused of murder. Glenn also successfully defended a father accused of murdering his own daughter and he successfully argued that there was no case to answer for a mother accused of being involved in a large-scale sex trafficking conspiracy.
When not in court Glenn has spent considerable time advising clients and solicitors in connection with alleged war crimes involving a variety of legal and human rights issues arising out of the Syrian crisis.
This included complex jurisdictional issues and the procedure and jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Having already secured an acquittal of a man accused of a serious assault with a sword, he has been instructed to defend in two murder trials, a terrorist trial, three lengthy fraud trials and a trading standards trial.
Shaun Esprit is known for having an extremely meticulous approach and an engaging and highly persuasive court presence. He specialises in general crime, corporate crime and regulatory work. He also undertakes work in selected specialised areas of civil law. Shaun both defends and prosecutes, including as a Leading Junior. He is a well-respected barrister, who has an ability to engage with people from all walks of life. Successful appeal to the Court of Appeal for interested third party wife in multi-million pound confiscation proceedings.
Successful appeal against conviction representing senior consultant physician re possession of indecent images of children Court of Appeal. Successful appeal against conviction and subsequent acquittal representing defendant charged with causing death by careless driving. Represented Father in care proceedings arising from his alleged involvement in an extensive paedophile ring.
Represented the Sandwell Borough Council in care proceedings arising from alleged anal rape of infant. Inner London Crown Court: defended firearms case as led junior arising from Operation Trident investigation into gun crime. Represented Appellant before the Employment Appeal Tribunal; setting aside of finding of dishonesty made against senior health care official in his claim for unfair dismissal. Defending owner of money exchange business in trial of multi million pound money laundering conspiracy Reading Crown Court.
Prosecuted as led junior a large scale money laundering conspiracy arising from the proceeds of an MTIC fraud. Prosecuted re-trial of Barclays Bank manager alleged to have stolen from employers as part of a conspiracy with participants in organised crime.
Leading authority on issue of accidentally disclosed PII material and its effect on fairness of criminal trial. The defence case that the broker was not a knowing participant was accepted by the jury. A man was stabbed to death outside Stockwell Underground Station during a public order incident. Two young men were tried for murder and several others were charged with conspiracy to commit violent disorder and GBH with intent.
The jury accepted his case that he was neither a principal or secondary party to murder, and he was acquitted of all charges. He had assisted the police with their inquiries at all stages. The forensic evidence of the blood staining was in fact consistent with that which any bystander at the scene may have been expected to have received, according to the prosecution forensic expert, in cross-examination.
The prosecution case against the defendant bank employee of good character collapsed after 4 weeks of financial expert evidence against this defendant and several others. The allegations included use of false documents to obtain many millions of pounds of mortgage advances. The conviction was quashed.
A reporting restriction is in place relating to the Judgment of the Court. Rape: Crown Court at Bradford. The defendant was acquitted of raping his own son, several years earlier. Four other females also made allegations of indecent and sexual assault, of which he was also convicted. The defendant received a sentence of 25 years imprisonment.
The learned judge referred the case to the Hon. Robert Newcombe has wide experience in financial crime cases, as well as in multi-million pound cyber frauds — conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. He acts as leading junior counsel or as junior alone in these fraud trials. Robert Newcombe has a breadth and depth of criminal law experience and is often engaged by clients often of good character and high standing in the community specifically because of his ability to master technically complex facts and legal areas.
The abuse of process hearing relating to prosecution disclosure lasted for four weeks. Robert has acted as trial counsel in over a dozen homicide cases at the Central Criminal Court and elsewhere. In a Newton Hearing in at the Central Criminal Court involving 2 days of evidence, acting as junior alone, Robert succeeded in persuading the learned judge that the killing had not been done for financial gain as the Crown alleged — which reduced the Life sentence by 20 years.
In other murder cases Robert has been instructed as junior counsel to QCs, and has conducted attempted murder trials as junior counsel alone.
He acted as leading junior counsel in a nine handed conspiracy to defraud for two months at Southwark Crown Court, where the client was first on the indictment. Issues involved the scope of the conspiracy and guilty pleas of two co-defendants, and whether their bases of plea were admissible. Robert Newcombe also led another barrister in chambers, Oliver Grimwood, in a successful two month money laundering trial where video-links to witnesses in Jamaica were set up.
Mr Newcombe has acted as junior alone, representing clients for attempted murder and is very familiar with firearms and their legitimate and illegal uses. Antique hammer guns or concealed key-ring guns or fully automatic machine pistols — Robert has a wide array of experience with their deployment. He has lectured to barristers and solicitors on this technical area. Robert Newcombe is also a specialist in cases prosecuted by the Environment Agency, including all waste and pollution matters and the Environmental regulatory offences.
He often acts for businesses and landowners. After a nine week trial in his landowning client was acquitted of s. A strong challenge was made to the use of covert surveillance by the Environment Agency, the use of which is not authorised under the Police Act In addition to his Environmental Law expertise, Robert Newcombe also is instructed to defend and prosecute in Planning Enforcement cases under the provisions of section et sec of the Town and Country Planning Acts.
These have included Appeals to the Inspector and Statutory Appeals to the High Court and injunctions, as well as jury trials. In he represented a business owner at Southwark Crown Court who was tried for breaches of the Work at Height Regulations, which resulted in the fatality of an employee.
Leading Dejan Mladenovic of chambers. Defendant denied conspiracy to manufacture and distribute identity documents on an industrial scale.
He was convicted and sentenced to 4 years imprisonment after a two month trial. Leading counsel in two day Proceeds of Crime and sentencing hearing involving multi-million pound drugs conspiracy.
Negative equity in residential property portfolio. Leading Oliver Grimwood of chambers. Defendant was acquitted of laundering cash to Jamaica using money transfer companies after a two month trial. Leading counsel, where defendant was convicted of being in possession of a Skorpion sub-machine pistol, key-ring gun and handgun, and more than a kilo of heroin, with intent to supply.
Defendant granted bail between conviction and sentence. Multi-handed fatal stabbing and perverting the course of justice. To be tried in Led by Kerim Fuad QC. Defendant acquitted of Murder after being present at the scene of a fatal stabbing, led by Kerim Fuad QC. Defendant acquitted of Murder after a man was bludgeoned to death on the back seat of the car he was driving, led by Tim Barnes QC.
Defendant stabbed father and pleaded guilty to Manslaughter on day of trial provocation ; not guilty of Murder, lead by Paul Sloan QC. Defendant convicted of Murder in the course of robbery on elderly victim. Identity and causation in issue, with numerous similar fact robberies.
Defendant pleaded guilty to Manslaughter after injecting friend with heroin, led by Nigel Rumfitt QC. Newton Hearing against QC. Finding in favour of defendant which meant Life sentence was some 20 years lower than might otherwise have been the case. Aggravating factors were concealment of body.
Defendant acquitted of Attempted Murder after injured party was shot in the head with a. Both defendants were successful with their defence of accident. Defendant acquitted of joint enterprise Attempted Murder, but convicted of aggravated burglary and possessing and discharging a firearm during a Schedule 1 offence.
Co-accused was convicted of attempted murder. Defendant acquitted of Attempted Murder after stabbing his brother 9 times. The jury accepted the defence of self-defence. The assailant brother was unarmed. Defendant was acquitted of Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs. The two co-accused in the vehicle when it was stopped by Customs were convicted. Defendant acquitted of Murder after man bludgeoned to death on back seat of the car he was driving. Defendant stabbed father and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on day of trial provocation ; not guilty of Murder.
Defendant convicted of murder in the course of robbery on elderly victim. Identity and causation in issue, with similar fact robberies. Defendant acquitted of Attempted Murder, but convicted of aggravated burglary and possessing and discharging a firearm during a Schedule 1 offence. Defendant acquitted of Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs. Mortgage fraud and money laundering involving fraud on the title of residential properties re-trial Mortgage fraud relating to over residential properties.
Conspiracy to Defraud and Obtaining money transfers by deception for trial Defendant deputy manager of nursing home convicted of similar fact ill-treatment of multiple residents under s. The Zeus Trojan virus had been utilised by a sophisticated criminal syndicate to assist in withdrawing funds from internet accessible bank accounts.
This case involved the use of Trojan botnets to acquire compromised sensitive data , web-injects to phish and money laundering mules to cash-out from drop accounts. Operation Mandrill: investigation into conspiracy to defraud the Student Loans Company of millions of pounds together with a further conspiracy to defraud UK banks.
Mortgage fraud and money laundering involving fraud on the title of residential properties: Acquittal. Conspiracy to Defraud and Obtaining money transfers by deception: Acquittal.
Crown Offered No Evidence. Defendant convicted of sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder impeding choice, where 27 year old complainant had a mental age of Defendant acquitted after 9 week trial of Permitting the Deposit of Controlled Waste, offence under s. Defence consisted of suitability of deposited material and the de minimis principle and statutory defence.
Challenge to the policy of permitting trespass by EA officers even though no Police Act authorisation is possible. Defendant pleaded guilty very early in proceedings to numerous charges contrary to the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations and was sentenced to a non-custodial sentence. Defendant sentenced to a non-custodial sentence after permitting the deposit of hundreds of tons of controlled waste at a swan sanctuary.
Defendant convicted of breaches of the Work at Height Regulations, resulting in a fatal fall from scaffolding, after failing to attend for his trial whilst serving a life sentence for murder. Robert Newcombe has been involved with many cases where lack of mental capacity has been in issue and is interested to explore further cases in this area.
Lancashire Mortgage Corporation v Ikoku and Onabrakpeya — the signatory to a false mortgage application was advised to submit to questions on his affidavit of means. He was then not charged with any offence. Article 2 Right to Life Application for emergency injunction on behalf of alleged murderer while awaiting trial to prevent footage of murder victim being broadcast. BBC submitted that the Human Rights Act did not apply to its broadcast function, but this was rejected by Collins J: it was arguable that it did for the purposes of the application.
Alkan acts in a broad range of commercial litigation, arbitration and transaction matters. His focus includes high value commercial transactions, cross-border banking and finance, banking regulation, commodities trade disputes.
Prior to the Bar, Alkan worked for Clifford Chance and has developed hands-on experience in financial services regulation and banking and finance products such as derivatives and offshore investment funds. At Clifford Chance, he advised a number of pension funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, insurance companies and institutional investors. Alkan has also advised major banks including The Royal Bank of Scotland, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on a range of complex disputes involving both institutional and private investors.
Alkan is also a regular commentator on a range of international legal issues and geo-political risks in emerging markets having provided commentary for publications such as Africa Asset Management and MENA Insurance Review. More recently, Alkan has also advised on legal issues affecting fine arts and antiquities.
He has also written extensively on the Elgin Marbles , the Hague Convention and the looting of antiquities in Iraq and Syria. International Business Law Acting for a major US bank in a dispute with a Luxembourg hedge fund.
Defending a UK bank in a claim by a private high net worth client involving financial promotions rules. Advising a private client in respect of financial mis-selling by a UK bank.
Kevin is a hugely experienced and talented criminal defence barrister and his practice caters mainly for private clients and those who are publicly funded. He is highly regarded by both the solicitors who instruct him and the barristers who appear with or against him in court. He is regularly instructed in the most serious and complex cases both in the Crown Court and in the Court of Appeal. He recently secured an appeal against conviction for a victim of trafficking who was wrongly prosecuted and convicted in the Crown Court.
Queens Counsel who have led him in complex trials value his tactical awareness, tenacity and attention to detail. As a cross-examiner he is known as a barrister who can undermine the most confident of witnesses and expose weaknesses in evidence others have missed.
Due to the reputation he has earned over the years other counsel regularly seek his advice. Kevin is known to have excellent judgement which, combined with a sharp legal brain make him a hugely popular choice with both lay and professional clients. His vast experience and well-earned reputation has meant he has been instructed in high profile cases in courts both inside and outside London. He has successfully defended in the most serious cases including those alleging murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, large scale drugs conspiracies, fraud conspiracies, gun crime, bomb making and sex offences.
He was also instructed in the first case of its kind brought to court in relation to coercive and controlling behaviour under s. Despite a very heavy work load Kevin plays an active part in the management of his chambers and is an active member of various legal, professional bodies. Kevin is heavily committed to diversity within the profession and takes part in initiatives both inside and outside his Chambers to ensure the profession fully represents those it serves.
Contributed to Circuiteer quarterly magazine. Kevin acted as leading counsel in a murder trial at the Bailey. Kevin, after lengthy submissions successfully persuaded the court not to impose such a sentence.
Attempted murder trial at the Old Bailey. Defendant accused with attempting to kill the victim in order to enforce a drugs debt. The defendant accepted presence but denied being responsible. The victim had studied law and maintained that the defendant was a drug dealer and was the man responsible for his horrific injuries.
Following a three week trial the jury unanimously acquitted the defendant. Court of Appeal, Kevin won an appeal against conviction in relation to a victim of human trafficking, debt bondage and slavery under s. People smuggling trial in Portsmouth. Kevin represented a female defendant who had been charged with two others with conspiring to smuggle into the UK vulnerable migrants.
The defendant was stopped in Portsmouth and in her van the authorities found 8 migrants. The co-defendants who were in a car behind tried desperately to blame the female driver of the van. Following a lengthy trial, the jury acquitted the female van driver and convicted both the male co-defendants. Three month fraud conspiracy at Southwark Crown Court.
The case involved benefit assessors who agreed to falsify numerous false benefit applications. These benefits paid out over a period of years and were in excess of a million pounds. Kevin led counsel from chambers in this long and very complex case.
The defendant was prosecuted as a secondary party who was alleged to have wanted to have a man, who wanted to be her boyfriend murdered. She recorded footage of the victim dying on the street and uploaded it onto Snapchat.
Prosecution alleged defendant had smuggled firearms into a property in Luton. Following two days of legal argument Kevin secured the dismissal of the case. Unusual and novel gross negligence manslaughter trial which involved experts giving evidence from the USA with regard to a drug called Ibogaine. Following lengthy legal argument at the close of the Crowns case the defendant was found not guilty. The only trial to be conducted with the defendant appearing in court via video-link and not in person in the dock.
Secured the acquittal of defendant accused of Murder and familial homicide under s. The trial lasted 10 weeks and involved the defendants wife trying to blame the defendant.
The wife was convicted of the murder. Represented a defendant at the Old Bailey accused of the double-murder of members of a rival drug gang.
The trial lasted 4 months. Secured the acquittal of a retired professional who was accused of serious sexual assaults which dated back 40 years. Serious s.
Following a detailed attack on the accuracy of the identification evidence by Kevin, the prosecution conceded their case was no longer one they could put before a jury and a not guilty verdict was entered. Another acquittal was secured whilst the co-defendant was convicted. Mr Molloy led counsel from chambers and secured the only acquittal in the trial. Represented a client accused of making a bomb and leaving a device outside the address of a love-rival.
Represented a client who was accused of murdering his own mother in the first case of matricide to be heard in Exeter crown court. George is a well-established barrister with an excellent reputation for his specialist knowledge of extradition law and human rights, advocacy and drafting.
His background is in serious crime; in this context George has acted in cases of terrorism, murder, drug conspiracies, serious sexual offences and other serious crime.
As can be seen below, George has a particular expertise in extradition appeals and securing bail in extradition proceedings. George is highly experienced at conducting extradition proceedings under Part 1 and Part 2 of the Extradition Act George can provide informed advice and effective advocacy at each stage of proceedings. George relishes advocacy in all its forms, whether addressing a jury, the Court of Appeal, High Court or a District Judge and believes that practising across a number of different fields and forums is a positive advantage in keeping advocacy skills sharp and legal thinking flexible.
George has published and lectured extensively on extradition. George is accredited as a Barrister Pupil Supervisor. George is authorised to conduct litigation. George is Public Access qualified. Recent extradition cases:. At the hearing, the defence team led by George had raised issues under the Extradition Act as follows: s. Ultimately, the District Judge discharged R. F, an Antiguan national, was sensationally discharged from his part 2 extradition proceedings at Westminster Magistrates Court following a contested case.
He was arrested on provisional warrant issued by the National Crime Agency under s. The allegation was that B. Upon further examination by the defence team led by George Hepburne Scott, it transpired that the Red Notice was not applied for until 4 February , some 24 years after the US domestic warrant was issued. This gave rise to powerful arguments that the passage of time and culpable delay had fundamentally undermined the extradition request: B.
This persistence finally paid off when the US confirmed on 17 March that it was no longer pursuing the case against B. On 26 February , in the case of Poland v R. The client was naturally overjoyed. The client was an Irish National. The client was discharged following complex legal argument regarding reopening the identity issue after the initial hearing.
On this occasion the client was discharged by the District Judge. Appeal against Crown Court Sentence where the structure of the Extended Sentence was reduced on appeal.
Appeal against Crown Court Conviction and Sentence. This was one of the first major cases involving the Extradition Act George acted for the Crown in this case which is now the leading authority on stranger kidnapping sentences. This case involved the concept of the mercy where a terminally ill man was given a sentence that would involve his inevitable death in custody. The appeal was successful.
This case involved the successful appeal of a sentence of 9 years for conspiracy to supply cocaine. The Halloween Nunchaku murder involved the murder of a 15 year old boy at a Halloween party. George was led by David Fisher QC in this notorious murder trial.
Murder case involving a dealer murdering his best-friend in a frenzied knife attack. George was led by Sascha Wass QC in this trial. George successfully defended this man and he was acquitted of all charges. Successful prosecution of multi-defendant football hooligan case involving widespread public disorder.
Successful prosecution of a serious stranger kidnapping case involving an armed stranger kidnap of young children.
George was subsequently instructed by the Crown to appear in the Court of Appeal and this case is now a leading authority of Sentences for Kidnapping. It attracted nationwide publicity including the front page of the Times. George was initially instructed in this extradition of this notorious Holocaust denier. The extradition was successfully opposed. George was instructed to defend a member of this notorious tie-up robbery gang that committed more than 12 robberies involving serious violence.
He has a presence in court and superb client care skills. He is regularly instructed to defend clients charged with serious offences including, armed robbery, murder, rape, large scale importation of drugs, fraud and serious violent offences. Edward is an accomplished advocate with a wealth of experience representing clients involved in complicated and serious cases.
Researched and drafted legal argument in a case that involved EU law and is cited as the leading authority on EU nationals and recommendations for deportation.
Researched and drafted successful grounds of appeal against conviction. Researched and drafted grounds of appeal which resulted in the Court of Appeal giving guidance on sentences for offences where knives used to cause serious and fatal injuries. Represented a defendant charged with the fraudulent evasion of VAT payable on importation of pharmaceutical goods. The fraud spanned the UK and Nigeria. The value of the fraud was estimated to be in excess of one million pounds.
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