Emma Nash Secures Convictions Against Sex Offender
Emma Nash secured convictions after trial against 61 year old Geoffrey Rance who has seriously sexually abused a young girl about 20 years ago. He received 6 years imprisonment and a SHPO to help...
Alleged Firearm Supplier Acquitted
Daniel Kersh secured acquittals on four drugs and firearms counts on a six-count indictment, with a total sentence of 3 years and 4 months on the remaining two counts on the 12th December 2022. A...
Chambers and Partners 2023
We are delighted to announce that a number of members of Chambers have been ranked in Chambers and Partners 2023. “187 Chambers is a substantial set that handles large-scale fraud, general crime...
Voting Now Open in the Bar Council Elections
We are delighted to announce that Sean Summerfield is standing for election in the Bar Council Elections 2023, in the under 7 years of practice category. For more information and to vote for Sean,...
Legal 500 Rankings 2023
187 Chambers are delighted to have been recognised, once again, in the Legal 500 2023 rankings. Please see rankings below and via the Legal 500 website here.SOUTH EASTERN CIRCUIT > CRIME (GENERAL...
Sean Summerfield Appointed to the Bar Council Young Barristers’ Committee
Sean Summerfield has been made a permanent member of the Bar Council Young Barristers’ Committee, which represents the interests of barristers in their first 7 years of practice. Sean’s appointment...
A Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen
The members and staff of 187 Chambers share the grief and sense of loss expressed by so many people around the world upon the death of Her Majesty The Queen. We are grateful for her remarkable life...
17 Year Extended Sentence For Dangerous Paedophile
Emma Nash secured the convictions on all 7 counts of a sexual abuser deemed dangerous by the Court. He was today sentenced to an extended sentence of 17 years, with a 12 year custodial element. The...
Criminal Bar – Escalation of Action
Members of 187 Chambers have been participating in the Criminal Bar Association’s action since 11th April 2022. From 5th September 2022 the weeks of action, combined with no new instructions (which...
Chris Kerr and Ali Dewji Secure Conviction of a Man for Serious Sexual Offences Against 3 Women
Stephen Hammond was convicted on all five counts by a jury at Norwich Crown Court after a trial lasting 15 days. The jury heard that he was a ‘sexual predator, who had targeted vulnerable women living...