Vincent Coughlin QC secures acquittal in medico-legal case
Vincent Coughlin QC, leading Nick Bonehill, represented a client at the Basildon Crown Court in a medico-legal case concerning unexplained fractures to two infants which involved a thorough forensic...
View ArticlePeter Stage successfully defends in Scrap Metal case at Oxford Crown Court
On 7th November 2013 Peter Stage concluded defending in R v Rogers and others with a spectacular success. It was the first of a series of 5 prosecutions in the Oxford Crown Court resulting from...
View ArticleGareth Underhill and Philip Misner secure acquittals at Old Bailey
Gareth Underhill and Philip Misner represented clients in a 5 handed money laundering case involving allegations of exchanging €78,000 at a Bureau de Change and then handing over carrier bags...
View ArticleKarina Arden defends in Nigella Lawson fraud trial
Karina Arden, instructed by Janes solicitors, currently represents one of the defendants standing trial at Isleworth Crown Court. The case has attracted considerable publicity, owing to the allegation...
View ArticleHung jury in child rape trial
Michael Stradling defended a woman at accused of taking her 11 year old sister to be raped in a house in Berkshire. The trial was held at Oxford Crown Court and lasted for 2 weeks. The case attracted...
View ArticleGareth Underhill secures acquittal in historic sexual abuse case
Gareth Underhill secured the acquittal of a man charged with historic sexual abuse of his step-daughter. The jury at Harrow Crown Court unanimously acquitted the man of 10 counts of sexual abuse,...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal holds that car can be a weapon
COURT OF APPEAL HOLDS THAT A CAR CAN BE A WEAPON FOR THE PURPOSES OF SCHEDULE 21, PARA. 5A OF THE CJA 2003. Stuart Trimmer QC represented the Crown in an appeal against sentence arising from a recent...
View ArticleNic Lobbenberg appointed Queen’s Counsel
Congratulations to Nic Lobbenberg on his appointment as Queen’s Counsel. Nic continues his busy practice in heavyweight crime, serious fraud, POCA (restraint, confiscation and enforcement) and...
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4, Breams Buildings and SALS give Advocacy Master Class at Coventry...
4, Breams Buildings and SALS members Patrick Upward QC, Ken Aylett, and Michael Stradling attended Coventry University for the opening of the Coventry Law School teaching courtroom. With Patrick as...
View ArticleHasan Baig secures acquittals in Gloucester Crown Court sexual assault case
Hasan Baig, instructed by Goldkorns, secured an acquittal in a sexual assault at Gloucester Crown Court- the defendant was a rifleman from 4Bn The Rifles. This acquittal now allows him to deploy to...
View ArticleVincent Coughlin QC successfully prosecutes two in Luton Murder Trial
A LUTON youth who “mercilessly exploited” a vulnerable teenager Micah Urquhart and then stabbed him through the heart was jailed for a minimum of 28 years today (March 26) for his murder last year....
View Article4BB are delighted to welcome as a door tenant Stephen J Kell
4BB are delighted to welcome as a door tenant Stephen J Kell Barrister LLB (Hons) MA Senior military barrister with over 23 years’ experience operating at national and international levels. Has...
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GEORGE PAPAGEORGIS
It is with great sadness that Chambers must announce that George Papageorgis passed away peacefully on 23rd April 2014 after a long battle with cancer. George was highly respected at the criminal bar....
View ArticleNick Valios QC defends in confiscation, armed robbery, and director’s fraud
Nick Valios QC has had a busy and successful start to 2014: R v JH Sayers (2014) Woolwich Crown Court. Nick Valios QC was instructed to take over the POCA confiscation proceedings for the defendant,...
View ArticleNick Valios QC celebrates 50 years at the Bar
Nick Valios QC today celebrates his 50th year as a barrister. He was called to the Bar in 1964. Chambers congratulates him on his longevity and his continued success at the highest level of criminal...
View ArticleStuart Trimmer QC completes the prosecution of the UK’s biggest ever boiler...
Following the recent convictions of Jeffrey Revell-Read and Anthony May the details of the prosecution of the UK’s biggest ever boiler room fraud can now be reported: Stuart Trimmer QC was instructed...
View ArticlePenelope Blake and Gabrielle Heaney join chambers
Chambers is pleased to welcome the arrival of Penelope Blake as a member of chambers. Penelope was called in 1996 and has been in independent practice since 2000. Chambers also congratulates Gabrielle...
View ArticleNic Lobbenberg QC addresses Trading Standards
Nic Lobbenberg QC addresses Trading Standards National Conference in Harrogate on the prosecution of International Advance Fee Fraud.
View ArticleCharles Digby joins chambers
We are delighted to welcome Charles Digby as a tenant at 4 Breams Buildings. Charles is an established practitioner with a wealth of experience in all areas of criminal law.
View ArticleJustin Hugheston-Roberts and Michael Stradling defend in M6 baby death...
Justin Hugheston-Roberts and Michael Stradling defended in a case of causing death by dangerous driving at Stafford Crown Court. The case involved the defendant crashing into the back of a vehicle that...
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