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Man who threatened and demanded £100,000 jailed for 6 years – Leigh Hart prosecutes
Kwaku Achampong was charged with blackmail and fraud after sending manipulative and threatening texts, phone calls and letters to two victims. The defendant demanded...
John Lloyd-Richards recent CCA case reported
R v PC [2022] EWCA Crim 542 Instructed for the Appellant, Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, reported as follows: This appeal against sentence raises...
London Underground machete attacker convicted of attempted murder – Grace Ong leads Claire Langevad for Prosecution
An Old Bailey jury heard how Ricky Morgan, of no fixed address, launched an unprovoked attack on a stranger on the Jubilee Line train...
Six members of organised crime group jailed for ATM thefts – Barry McElduff leads Robert Robert Forrest for Prosecution
Between June 2019 and June 2020 the gang targeted cashpoints across the south of England using explosive gases and flammable liquids. They also stole...
‘Schizophrenic’ with knife charged at Horse Guards Parade police officers – Suki Dhadda prosecutes
Prashanth Kandhaiah, is accused of confronting two Ministry of Defence police officers in April 2022. He allegedly tried to stab one of the officers,...
James Britton
We are deeply saddened to hear that James Britton has passed away. Jim was a much-loved member of 2KBW for nearly 20 years before...
Grace Ong is Panelist at NBCPA 20th anniversary annual conference
Grace Ong attended the conference on 14 May 2022 and was a panelist together with four others on an interactive workshop hosted by Baljit...
Suki Dhadda and Paul Cavin QC secure conviction in high-profile murder case
Patrick Anzy was shot three times with a MAC11 machine gun at Gillett Square in Dalston, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Suki...
Grace Ong leads Claire Langevad in the prosecution of London Underground machete attacker
A business consultant, James Porritt, was travelling on the Jubilee Line in Central London last July when Ricky Morgan allegedly launched the attack in...
Rob Harding and Charles Ward-Jackson secure conviction of drug dealer who fatally stabbed client
Lewis Brown knifed Lee Butler in the chest after a drug deal in Oxford in 2021. The court heard Brown was a known crack...
Sally Howes QC leads Josh Happé in trial of Father prosecuted and jailed for killing 14-week-old daughter
Christopher Easey denied murdering baby Eleanor in December 2019, claiming that he had dropped her on her head having been distracted by barking dogs. ...
2KBW vacancies for Third Six Pupils
Chambers welcomes applications for Third Six pupillages with an interest and focus on crime. Successful candidates can expect a busy, and mostly Crown Court...