Tom Worden successfully secured a not guilty verdict for a client who had been accused of smuggling £18.4 million worth of cocaine into the UK.
After an incredible 43 years of loyal service we bid a fond farewell to John Pyne, as he retires from his role as Senior Clerk at the end of December.
The UK government published it’s guidance earlier this month on the new offence of failure to prevent fraud, which will come into force from 1 September 2025.
Daniel Setter and Sebastian Cox have successfully resisted the Solicitor General’s application in the Court of Appeal to refer sentences imposed for conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary as unduly lenient.
Operation Chrysanthemum was created following a continued spate of moped, low powered motorcycles, electric bikes and scooter thefts occurring within Cambridge throughout 2021 and 2022.
Neil FitzGibbon successfully represented a defendant who was charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine with 20 million pounds of cocaine being collected from a cold store facility disguised as chicken pallets and couriered around the country during lockdown.
A man accused of participating in the maintenance of a cannabis farm was unanimously acquitted notwithstanding links to the car he was arrested in, money and documents found at his residence, messages on his phone and evidence of his presence at the property.
The second part of James Onalaja’s two-part article analysing the criticisms of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants in the Palestine Situation is published in this October’s issue of ‘Counsel’, the Journal of the Bar of England and Wales.
187 are delighted to announce that Isotta Reichenbach and Emily Griffiths have started their pupillage with us this month.
187 Chambers are delighted to have been recognised in the Chambers and Partners rankings for 2025.