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15th January 2025

Danny Moore leading Emin Kandola commence largest manufacturing firearms case ever to be prosecuted in the UK.

Danny leading Emin, defend in a 6 week case at Sheffield Crown Court, involving over 20 defendants acquiring blank firing handguns and blank firing...

13th January 2025

Environmental Law News Update

Alame and others v Shell: Court of Appeal provide guiding principles on progressing a large environmental group litigation  Starting a claim before having the...

19th December 2024

Six Pump Court barristers involved in first OEP investigation and service of Decision Notices

Stephen Hockman KC, Charles Morgan and Nicholas Ostrowski have been advising the Office for Environmental Protection in the course of their first ever investigation. The OEP is an...

11th December 2024

International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on States’ obligations in respect of climate change – Interview with Ana Kantzelis

Since 2 December, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been hearing oral submissions in the long-awaited advisory opinion proceedings on the obligations of...

10th December 2024

Attempted Murder Trial – John FitzGerald and Kieran Brand defending.

John FitzGerald and Kieran Brand are instructed by Bark & Co solicitors on behalf of the first Defendant in an attempted murder trial currently...

10th December 2024

Daniel Stevenson prosecutes the attempted murder of a serving Kent Police officer.

Daniel Stevenson was instructed to prosecute the case of Robert Jenner, who tried to murder serving Kent Police officer PC Sean Quinn by stabbing...

9th December 2024

Noémi Byrd represents the appellants in the Court of Appeal on an “important” rights of way point

On 4 December 2024 Noémi Byrd represented the appellants in the Court of Appeal, following the grant of permission to appeal by Lord Justice...

5th December 2024

Air Pollution and Public Health: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in the UK

Ana Kantzelis and Róisín Finnegan contributed to UKELA’s December edition of elaw with an article titled ‘Air Pollution and Public Health: Legal Challenges and...

29th November 2024

Peter Cruickshank successfully prosecutes waste dumping case under Environmental Protection Act 1990

Mr John Beaney was prosecuted under s.33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for depositing controlled waste, or knowingly causing or knowingly permitting controlled...

20th November 2024

Emin Kandola, led by Richard Thomas KC, commence 5 week murder trial at Kingston Crown Court

Richard Thomas KC, of Doughty Street Chambers, leading Emin Kandola defend in a 5 week murder trial at Kingston Crown Court. They are instructed...

15th November 2024

Operator’s Licence Win in Long Planning Saga

Mark Davies, dealing with traffic matters, and Anne Williams, dealing with planning matters, represented Kingswood Pallets Ltd in a public inquiry held on 18...

11th November 2024

Webinar – Clandestine entrants: the lay of the land following the decision in KLG Trucking

Last Friday, Mark Davies joined Jack Trowsdale from Kennedys in the first of their Fleet Friday Compliance Month Webinar series. This first session offered...

11th November 2024

Fiona Williams has been appointed as a Recorder

Chambers is delighted to announce that Fiona Williams has been appointed as a Recorder with effect from 18 November 2024. Fiona’s appointment is greatly...

8th November 2024

Water Law Seminar

On Tuesday of this week, Mark Watson KC, Lisa Roberts KC, Charles Morgan, and Nicholas Ostrowski led an insightful seminar on recent developments in...

5th November 2024

Stephen Hockman KC, Grace Cullen and Jemima Lovatt published in “British Legal Reform” (Bristol University Press, 2024)

Stephen Hockman KC, Grace Cullen and Jemima Lovatt have contributed chapters to a new book, “British Legal Reform”, published by Bristol University Press. The...

5th November 2024

Environmental Law News Update

Policies for Planning - Stephen Hockman KC Everyone knows that the new Labour government has economic growth as its primary policy aim. The purpose...

4th November 2024

Inspector finds no positive deception and grants certificate of lawful use on appeal

Douglas Scott acted for the Appellant in her successful appeal against the refusal to grant her a certificate of lawfulness of existing use or...

30th October 2024

Nina Ellin KC successfully prosecutes in manslaughter case after man kills pensioner outside his flat

Nina Ellin KC prosecuted and Danny Moore (led by Ian Henderson KC) defended Ajay Porter for the murder of a pensioner outside his flat....

29th October 2024

Lifelong wildlife campaigner, Juliet Auburn, represented by Angelica Rokad, found not guilty of charge alleging breach of an abatement notice in prosecution brought by East Hampshire District Council

Ms Auburn cared for sick and injured animals for many years, and has particular expertise in foxes. Since she moved to her current property...

25th October 2024

Peter Cruickshank represents business charged with significant river pollution in breach of the Environmental Permitting Regulations

In September 2017, the Environment Agency were alerted after reports by members of the public of cloudy water and dead fish in the Laugherne...