Oliver Doherty secures acquittal of serving prisoner charged with threatening to killJanuary 27, 2020Oliver Doherty secures acquittal of serving prisoner charged with threatening to kill (by beheading) a prison officer in HMP Swaleside. Instructed by Cecilia Goodwin of Stephensons Solicitors.
Lisa Bald successfully appeals 7 serious convictions for a youthJanuary 22, 2020Lisa Bald successfully appeals 7 serious convictions for a youth convicted in the Youth Court of rape and assault by penetration of 2 complainants. Instructed by Rosemary Callas of Leonard & Co
Furnival Chambers welcomes Harry MacDonaldJanuary 21, 2020We are delighted to announce that Harry MacDonald (2010 call), formerly of Westgate Chambers, has joined Chambers.
Frida Hussain Appointed Queen’s CounselJanuary 16, 2020A huge congratulations to our very own Frida Hussain, who has formally been appointed as Queen’s Counsel.
Stephen Moses QC secures acquittal in cut throat murder trialJanuary 3, 2020Stephen Moses QC secures acquittal in a 6 handed, 4 week, murder trial at the Central Criminal Court. Instructed by Tuckers Solicitors. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50975330 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/iderval-da-silva-uber-eats-delivery-driver-battersea-a4324871.html  
David Durose QC successful in prosecution of Swiss banker who laundered €100millionDecember 19, 2019David Durose QC led the successful prosecution of a Swiss banker for his role in the laundering of €100 million that had been defrauded from a Dutch Shipping Company. In R v Louanjli, the Defendant was convicted after a 6 week trial at Southwark Crown Court of fraud and money laundering for his part in […]
Keith Hadrill and Nicholas Hearn secure acquittal in seven-handed “boiler room” fraudDecember 4, 2019After a 12 week trial at Southwark Crown Court before HHJ Griffiths, Keith Hadrill and Nicholas Hearn secured the only acquittal in a seven-handed “boiler room fraud” prosecution.  Keith and Nicholas, instructed by Julian Berg of Cox Burley Solicitors, acted for an international tax consultant who specialises in the provision of off-shore corporate structures. The Defendant was acquitted […]
Ed Gross article on concussion replacements in cricket published by LawInSportOctober 20, 2019Ed Gross’ article, “Knocked Down, but Not Out – A Review of the ICC’s new Concussion Replacement Regulations”, has been published by the leading sports law website, LawInSport.  Ed co-authored the article with Thomas Cleeve, of Penningtons Manches Cooper solicitors, exploring the new concussion replacement substitutions in cricket.  Since the tragic death of the Australian […]
Chambers welcomes new tenants on completion of their pupillageOctober 8, 2019The Heads of Chambers and all Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome three new tenants. Kane Sharpe, Charlotte Bennett and Iwona Boesche have all accepted offers of tenancy on successful completion of pupillage. Their recruitment adds strength in depth to Furnival Chambers and demonstrates our commitment to training and developing the future stars of […]
Furnival Chambers primetime billing on BBC PanoramaSeptember 6, 2019Our very own Caroline Haughey QC, ably support by Nicholas Hearn, starred in last night’s BBC Panorama on Modern Day Slavery. The programme provides a fascinating and moving insight for the wider public into the scourge of modern day slavery. The BBC had unprecedented access as Caroline and Nick prosecuted the largest modern day slavery […]
Nicholas JamesNick James publishes article on troubling area of reliability of ‘Expert’ witnesses in criminal trialsAugust 8, 2019The recent and well-publicised embarrassment of Mr Ager, a self proclaimed ‘expert’ in Carbon Trading in a trial at Southwark Crown Court raised a number of wider questions about the use of experts in criminal trials. Mr Ager had been relied upon in  numerous previous trials which will now be subject to review. Nick James […]
Caroline Haughey QC prosecutes biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in UKJuly 5, 2019Caroline Haughey QC led the successful prosecution of members of the biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK.  More than 400 victims are believed to have been put to work by the Organised Crime Gang responsible, which tricked vulnerable people from Poland into England with the promise of work and a better lifestyle but […]
Court of Appeal success for Charlotte BellamyJune 13, 2019Charlotte Bellamy won this week in the Court of Appeal. She was successful in an appeal against sentence for dangerous driving and having false plates. 14 months imprisonment was found to be manifestly excessive and reduced to 10 months. Charlotte was instructed by Dhanju Mclean Arora.
Nirav Modi Extradition ProceedingsMay 10, 2019Nicholas Hearn is instructed by the Government of India in relation to their request for Mr Nirav Modi. Mr Modi, a high-profile Indian businessman, is accused of a fraud on an Indian bank resulting in a loss of 1.2bn US dollars.  His recent unsuccessful bail application at Westminster Magistrates’ court has been covered widely by […]
Furnival Chambers welcomes Sahara Fergus-SimmsMay 10, 2019We are delighted to announce that Sahara Fergus-Simms (2015 call), formerly of Carmelite Chambers, has joined Chambers.
Private prosecution success for Barry SmithMay 10, 2019In R v C the first defendant has been sentenced for criminal trade mark infringement following a successful private prosecution at Southwark Crown Court brought by an overseas corporation. The defendant was disqualified from being a company director for 5 years and prosecution costs from central funds were awarded. Confiscation proceedings will follow. Barry Smith appeared […]
Craig Harris defends pilot in case brought by the aviation regulatorMay 2, 2019Craig secured a successful outcome in a case brought by the Civil Aviation Authority against a pilot who admitted having flown a US-registered Falcon 2000 jet on some 64 occasions (40 falling within UK jurisdiction) without having the necessary aircraft rating attached to any of his licenses.  The case focused upon the ‘part 61.55’ procedure […]
Caroline Carberry QC is The Times Lawyer of the WeekMarch 22, 2019Our very own Caroline Carberry QC is The Times Lawyer of the Week after prosecuting the first successful female genital mutilation (FGM) case.   [pdf-embedder url=”https://furnivalchambers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Lawyer-of-the-Week_Caroline-Carberry-QC.pdf” title=”Lawyer of the Week_Caroline Carberry QC”]    
Julia Smart & David Durose Appointed Queen’s CounselMarch 11, 2019Many congratulations to our very own Julia Smart & David Durose, who have formally been appointed as Queen’s Counsel today.    
Trevor Siddle & Daniel Jameson secure acquittals in Network Rail fraud caseMarch 8, 2019Trevor Siddle and Daniel Jameson have secured unanimous acquittals for their clients, a husband and wife, who were charged with fraud offences concerning Network Rail, following a three week trial at Harrow Crown Court.  Counsel were instructed by Lloyds PR and Stuart Miller solicitors respectively.  You can see Trevor’s full profile here and Daniel’s here.
Joel Smith interview with Lexis Nexis on extradition developmentsFebruary 18, 2019Joel Smith was interviewed this month by Lexis Nexis, reflecting upon significant developments in extradition and the top five cases of 2018.  You can view Joel’s full profile find a summary of the interview here 
Caroline Carberry QC and Joel Smith secure first FGM convictionFebruary 18, 2019Caroline Carberry QC and Joel Smith conducted the first ever successful prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK.  They prosecuted a mother for the offence of committing female genital mutilation on her daughter at the Old Bailey. This is the first successful prosecution for this offence in the UK since it became illegal […]
James Stansfeld stops extradition to France on account of prison conditionsFebruary 15, 2019James Stansfeld has succeeded in stopping the extradition of a requested person to France.  In the unusual case of France v B, the Court accepted James’ argument that B’s extradition should be stopped because of a real risk of an Article 3 ECHR violation, by reason of conditions in Bordeaux-Gradignan Prison.  The Court went on […]
Craig Harris successful in major World Snooker ‘match fixing’ case – Player press releaseJanuary 12, 2019Craig Harris successfully defended the professional snooker player, Jamie Jones, in his case before the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.  This was part of a sequence of cases arising out of investigations into match fixing that have been described as some of the biggest in the sport’s history. Craig described the case as, “Enormously […]