News: April 2021

GPT pleads guilty to corruption charge on agreed basis

GPT Special Project Management Ltd appeared at the Crown Court at Southwark where it pleaded guilty to a corruption charge...

29th April 2021

Hugo Keith QC speaks at IBA Webinar

Hugo Keith QC has spoken at a Webinar ‘Brexit, criminal justice and the future for cross-border cooperation’, presented...

27th April 2021

Trial begins for Police Officer charged with murder of former footballer

The trial of Police Officer, Benjamin Monk, began today at Birmingham Crown Court and is expected to last 8 weeks. ...

26th April 2021

Former Serco bosses cleared of hiding £12m in profits from electronic tagging contracts

Neil Saunders was lead counsel on behalf of Nicholas Woods, the first defendant, in a case brought by the SFO. Mr Woods was...

26th April 2021

Police withdraw £1.1M Account Freezing Orders

On 20th April 2021, following detailed legal and factual representations, Leicestershire Police applied to set aside Bank...

21st April 2021

PI v Svishtov Regional Prosecutor’s Office (C-648/20 PPU)

Helen Malcolm QC, alongside Joshua Kern, has co-authored an article for the Extradition Hub on Crimeline. The post examines...

13th April 2021

Counsel from Three Raymond Buildings appear in the Fishmongers’ Hall Inquests

An inquest into deaths caused during the attack at Fishmongers’ Hall on 29.11.19 began today at the Guildhall in the City...

12th April 2021

Edmund Gritt appointed Assistant Coroner for South London

Our warmest congratulations go to Edmund Gritt on his appointment as Assistant Coroner for South London....

7th April 2021