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Latest News
20/03/2008
Philip Katz QC was elected Head of Chambers Philip Katz QC was elected Head of Chambers in succession to Lord Carlile QC, who remains in practice at 9-12 Bell Yard.
14/03/2008
Chambers is delighted to welcome 3 new tenants: David Smith, Lawrence Henderson and Amy Mannion. Both David Smith (called 1998) and Lawrence Henderson (called 1990) are very well established criminal practitioners who both prosecute and defend in serious cases across the criminal calendar. David is on the Preferred Counsel list for the Serious Fraud Office and has recently led for the defence in a murder case. Lawrence is a Grade 4 prosecutor on the CPS London Panel of External Advocates, whilst his recent defence work has focused on sexual crime and child abuse in London, Sussex and Kent. Amy Mannion (call 2003) joins us on successful completion of pupillage and following an intensive secondment to the Extradition Unit (Special Crime Division, Crown Prosecution Service). She hopes to specialise in extradition and regulatory work.
06/03/2008
Mark Bryant-Heron and Jonathan Kinnearr In February Mark Bryant-Heron and Jonathan Kinnear successfully prosecuted the seventh in a series of trials in the linked HMRC Operations Capri and Devout. First instructed by the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (RCPO) in 2002 the cases involved an attack on the Revenue through the use of Missing Trader Intra Community (MTIC) VAT frauds, and the subsequent money laundering, which caused a loss to the Revenue of in excess of £150 million. The recent convictions bring the number of defendants convicted to 37 and are the culmination of almost 6 years work. Mark is standing counsel to RCPO and Jonathan is a member of the Attorney General’s “A” list of preferred advocates.
06/03/2008
Jonathan Kinnear Jonathan Kinnear has been appointed as a member of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) Complaints Committee. The BSB is the independent regulatory board of the Bar Council, responsible for regulating barristers called to the Bar in England and Wales. The Complaints Committee is responsible for investigating complaints and taking action against barristers who have breached the Code of Conduct or provided poor service
05/03/2008
Johannah Cutts Chambers is delighted to congratulate Johannah Cutts on her greatly deserved appointment as Queen's Counsel which will take effect in March. Called in 1986, Johannah has defended and prosecuted in all fields of crime. She is renowned for her expertise in cases of sexual assault and those involving vulnerable witnesses, both as an advocate and as a lecturer to the Criminal Bar Association and the Judicial Studies Board.
05/03/2008
Michael Birnbaum QC and Jason Sugarman Michael Birnbaum QC and Jason Sugarman have obtained leave to appeal for Paul Gallagher, convicted in 2001 of the murder of his baby son. Much of their argument focuses on recent advances in medical research on shaken baby syndrome.
14/01/2008
Alexandra Ward The updater to the 3rd edition of Rook & Ward on Sexual Offences has now been published. Alexandra Ward wrote the chapters dealing with “Vulnerable Witnesses” and “Sexual Offences Committed Against Those with a Mental Disorder.”
06/12/2007
Michael Birnbaum QC On 6 December Michael Birnbaum QC obtained leave to appeal to the Privy Appeal for Ronald John, a death row prisoner convicted of murder in Trinidad.
31/10/2007
Mohammed Khamisa QC Mohammed Khamisa QC has been appointed as Legal Assessor to the General Medical Council. This compliments his work as the President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and Recorder.
29/10/2007
New Tenants Luke Hindmarsh, Aaron Watkins and Howard Watkinson have all joined Chambers following successful completion of pupillage.
11/10/2007
Tudor Owen Tudor has been appointed as a Circuit Judge and will sit at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
01/10/2007
New Tenant We are pleased to announce that with immediate effect Rossano Scamardella (formerly of Westgate Chambers, Lewes) has joined Chambers.
24/09/2007
Patrick Curran QC Patrick Curran QC has been appointed a Circuit Judge and will sit at Cardiff Crown Court.
30/08/2007
Michael Birnbaum QC has continued his busy appellate practice In June he appeared for Paul Mackin who challenged
his convictions for serious assault after a reference by the
Criminal Cases Review Commission. In July his submissions to
the Court of Appeal in the case of S and others led
to the quashing of the convictions of 6 men (including 4 convicted of murder).
In pending Court of Appeal cases He represents both John Roden,
whose convictions for double murder have recently been referred
by the CCRC and Paul Gallagher, who is appealing his conviction
for the murder of his baby son. He has just settled a petition
to the Privy Council for Ronald John who was convicted of
capital murder and is on Death Row in Trinidad.
30/07/2007
New member of chambers
Hal Watson has joined 9-12 Bell Yard following his successful pupillage.
