ARTICLES AND NEWS

Algorithm used to assess weight of drugs sold in county line cases

Stacey-lee Holland successfully opposed the defence application for leave to appeal in a case where the police had used an algorithm to...

No returns

2 Dr J fully supports the 'no returns' policy proposed by the Criminal Bar Association in relation to legally aided criminal defence work.

No case to answer in victimless prosecution

Stacey-lee Holland, instructed by Bassets solicitors, successfully argued that there was no case to answer in respect of a man charged...

Successful prosecution of multi-handed drug debt kidnapping

Significant custodial sentences were imposed following convictions of 4 defendants for an offence of kidnapping. Stacey-lee Holland was...

No evidence offered in Bigamy case defended by Charles Hannaford

This week the Crown offered no evidence in relation to a single count of Bigamy. The defendant had first appeared at Court in 2020,...

Calling all those interested in a career at the Bar

Details of our next Q&A sessions for prospective barristers

Court of Appeal gives guidance on late arraignments prior to retrial

Tim Sleigh-Johnson secured an acquittal of the defendant at the Court of Appeal in R v A [2020] EWCA Crim 1801 following a failure by the CP

Prospective barristers

Are you interested in a career at the Bar? Following the success of our event in August, we will be holding another Q&A zoom event on...

Mini pupillages

Our current application process for mini pupillages is now closed due to high demand. However, you can still join our zoom event on 10...

Simon Blackford appears in the Court of Appeal in Fa Xue [2020] EWCA Crim 587

This is a very useful sentencing precedent which is relevant to many cases involving the assault guidelines. It sets high thresholds for...

Chambers welcomes Tom Gilchrist as a tenant

2 Dr Johnson's Buildings is pleased to announce that Tom Gilchrist has joined chambers as a tenant following his successful of completion...

Judicial Appointment

Chambers is pleased to announce that Daniel Benjamin has been appointed as a Recorder. He has been deployed to sit in the Family Court on...

Chambers welcomes a new third six pupil

Stacey Holland has joined Chambers as a third six having successfully completed pupillage in London. Prior to commencing pupillage,...