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2KBW Pupil Lily Hines wins Kalisher Trust 2024 Essay competition
2KBW are absolutely delighted to announce that Lily Hines, a 2KBW crime pupil, has won this years' Kalisher Trust Essay competition. Huge congratulations, Lily! ...
Tianfu Guo convicted for his role in the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman from a golf course in Welwyn Garden City – Russell Pyne led Laura Hollingbery for the Crown
Russell Pyne, leading Laura Hollingbery, successfully secured convictions for Conspiracy to Kidnap and Conspiracy to Blackmail at St Albans Crown Court. On the afternoon...
Steven Perian KC guest speaker at Malaysian talk
Steven Perian KC will be among the speakers at a session entitled Fraud Claims in Commercial Arbitration: An English Law and Malaysian Law Perspective...
Married couple deny cold case Conspiracy to Murder – Suki Dhadda being led by Pavlos Panayi KC for the Prosecution
Allen and Margaret Morgan from Brighton both deny conspiring to murder Carol Morgan, Mr Morgan's first wife, in August 1981. Carol Morgan's body was...
Barry McElduff’s client acquitted of samurai sword attempted murder allegation
At the conclusion of a 6 day trial at Southampton Crown Court Barry’s 16 year old client was acquitted of attempted murder. The Defendant...
Steven Perian KC prosecutes man accused of a string of child sex offences
The trial continues at Shrewsbury Crown Court of Mubarek Ali, who is accused of child sex abuse. On day one of the trial, the...
Jelani Omar is sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, with a minimum term of 22 years – Russell Pyne led Daniel Wright for the Crown
Russell Pyne led Daniel Wright in successfully securing convictions in a case that involved the death of Bereket Selomun. Jelani Omar was convicted of...
Efstathios Divaris secures conviction in a S.18 GBH and blackmail trial
The defendant was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment at Croydon Crown Court after being found guilty of S.18 GBH and blackmail. Stafford Manahan tortured...
Historic sexual assaults in Swindon sentenced for 22 years – Jacinta Stringer prosecuted for the Crown
Jacinta Stringer prosecuted Timothy Darch, who was sentenced to 22 years after being found guilty of four counts of raping a boy under the...
Driver in aggravated burglary conspiracy found guilty after trial and sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment – John Lloyd-Richards led Matilda Robinson-Murphy for the Crown
Niall Patrick was found guilty following trial of being the driver of a Seat Leon for an organised crime group which sought to target...
Easter 2024
2KBW Chambers will close for Easter on Thursday 28th March 2024 at 18:00 and will re-open at 09:00 on Tuesday 2nd April 2024.
Steven Perian KC to deliver keynote speech at KPUM Law Career Convention on Sunday 24th March 2024
Steven Perian KC has been invited to deliver the opening keynote for the Law Career Convention's theme of The Legal Mosaic: Nurturing Diversity, Fostering...