News: Alisdair Williamson KC

Woman convicted of murder and subsequent attempted murder of e-bikers

Alisdair Williamson KC appeared, leading Rosa Bennathan, for Zoe Treadwell at trial. She was convicted of murdering one of...

16th January 2026

Alisdair Willamson KC featured in The Lawyers Top 20 Cases of 2026

Alisdair is instructed on behalf of British hedge fund manager Crispin Odey, instructed by Jill Lorimer at Kingsley Napley,...

13th January 2026

Murder defendant acquitted following successful submission of no case to answer

Mitchell Allen, 19 years old at the time, was tried at Southwark Crown Court alongside two co-defendants for the murder of a...

27th February 2025

Jo Sidhu KC acquitted of majority of allegations against him.

The Bar’s Disciplinary Tribunal found only 3 of the 28 charges of sexual misconduct proved against the former Chair of the...

10th December 2024

Officers win appeal in Bianca Williams misconduct case

Two police officers today won their appeals against findings that they had lied about smelling cannabis when they stopped...

4th October 2024

Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024

We are delighted to announce six nominations for members of chambers for professional awards by the Legal 500, in addition to...

10th July 2024

Largest ever fraud on the DWP sentenced

Five people were sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court for their parts in a £54 million pound fraud on the benefits system...

3rd June 2024

PC David Carrick pleads guilty to multiple serious sexual offences

PC David Carrick, a serving Metropolitan Police Officer, has pleaded guilty to 49 counts of serious sexual and allied...

16th January 2023

Metropolitan Police officer cleared of causing moped rider’s death during chase

Alisdair Williamson QC and Edmund Gritt secured complete acquittals for a serving Metropolitan Police officer accused of...

12th October 2021

Inquest finds man shot dead by Police was lawfully killed

The Inquest into the death of Richard Cottier has concluded with the finding that he was lawfully killed. Mr Cottier had...

9th June 2021