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Aggravated Burglary and Criminal Damage Acquittal

26 July 2024

A man accused of Aggravated Burglary and Criminal Damage was unanimously acquitted following a four-day trial at Aylesbury Crown Court. Olivia...

Conspiracy to Commit Violent Domestic Robbery

22 July 2024

A defendant accused of a conspiracy to commit violent domestic robbery was acquitted following a seven-day trial at Chichester Crown Court. The case...

Andrew Malkinson, the CCRC, the Henley Report and public funding

19 July 2024

“The test of a country’s justice is not the blunders which are sometimes made, but the zeal with which they are put right.” (Cyril...

The Appellate Brief - Issue 1

12 July 2024

Welcome to the first edition of The Appellate Brief, the 5KBW Criminal Appeals Unit newsletter covering appeal judgments from the Caribbean. We send...

Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024

9 July 2024

Chambers are delighted to announce that Mark Heywood KC has been shortlisted for Financial Crime Silk of the year, Louise Oakley has been shortlisted...

OCG Convictions for Importation of Class A Drugs

1 July 2024

An Organised Crime Group who imported 177kg cocaine and 632kg ketamine from Europe have been convicted after a four week trial at Hove Crown...

Conspiracy to Defraud Acquittal

26 June 2024

Following a 6-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, a professional woman was acquitted of conspiracy to defraud. Her husband, who pleaded guilty on the...

Statutory Interpretation and Criminal Appeals: Daniel Greenberg CB

24 June 2024

On 6th June 2024 5KBW were privileged to have an in-house training session from Daniel Greenberg CB, looking at the principles of statutory...

Convictions for Killing of 18 Year Old Who Was Shot & Stabbed

19 June 2024

Following a 10-week trial at the Central Criminal Court which concluded in May, two individuals were convicted of the murder of an...

Semi-pro Footballers Jailed for Drug Conspiracy

6 June 2024

Six former semi-professional football players have been jailed for their parts in a conspiracy to supply over 2.7 tonnes of cocaine. The...

Swedish Bar Association Seminar

30 May 2024

On Tuesday 28th May, at the suggestion of our associates Lars Kruse and Johan Eriksson and following an invitation from the President and General...

60 Guilty Verdicts for Four People Traffickers

30 May 2024

Four people traffickers, who brought vulnerable people from eastern Europe to London and forced them to work long hours while stealing their wages,...

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Latest News

Aggravated Burglary and Criminal Damage Acquittal

Conspiracy to Commit Violent Domestic Robbery

Andrew Malkinson, the CCRC, the Henley Report and public funding

The Appellate Brief - Issue 1

Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024

OCG Convictions for Importation of Class A Drugs

Conspiracy to Defraud Acquittal

Statutory Interpretation and Criminal Appeals: Daniel Greenberg CB

Convictions for Killing of 18 Year Old Who Was Shot & Stabbed

Semi-pro Footballers Jailed for Drug Conspiracy

Swedish Bar Association Seminar

60 Guilty Verdicts for Four People Traffickers