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Fiona Robertson of QEB Hollis Whiteman prosecuted Christopher Jackson who pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving arising out of a fatal collision on the pedestrianised area of The Strand on 18 March 2025.

The defendant entered guilty pleas to causing death by dangerous driving and to a further count of dangerous driving arising from the same course of conduct.

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Philip McGhee of QEB Hollis Whiteman prosecuted R v Justin Clarke-Samuel at the Old Bailey, where the defendant (known professionally as Ghetts) was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for causing the death of Yubin Tamang by dangerous driving.

The trial is expected to last four weeks.

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Paul Raudnitz KC leads the defence in the Operation Neptune homicide trial.

Chukwuemeka Ahanonu is accused of the murder of Nila Patel in Leicester City Centre on 24 June 2025. He denies murder and advances a defence of diminished responsibility.

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Anne Whyte KC and Oliver Mosley prosecuted former solicitor Alan Harris, sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment at Winchester Crown Court for sexually abusing vulnerable criminal clients over nearly three decades.

Springer targeted four highly vulnerable victims across Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire. The investigation was led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit.

Paul Raudnitz KC led for the prosecution, instructed by Michael Coles of the CPS.

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Paul Raudnitz KC has concluded a Lincolnshire care home abuse case in which care worker Joshua Springer, 36, was jailed for 21 years for raping elderly residents with dementia.

The appeal was dismissed, the conviction upheld, and Lady Justice May commended counsel’s submissions.

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Acting for the CPS Appeals & Review Unit, Ben FitzGerald KC and Jennifer Newcomb successfully argued that the “significant risk of serious physical harm” under s.5 can arise from the very unlawful act or omission that caused the child’s death, and need not pre-exist the fatal conduct.

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in R v Jamal [2026] EWCA Crim 135, a significant ruling on the scope of s.5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.

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Jocelyn has been Treasury Counsel since 2014 and was appointed Senior Treasury Counsel in 2022.

She is regularly instructed in the most serious and complex cases, including homicide and other matters of substantial public importance by both the prosecution and the defence.

We are pleased to note that Jocelyn Ledward KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman has been featured as Lawyer of the Week in The Times.

The profile highlights Jocelyn’s prosecution of Steven Wright in relation to the 1999 murder in Felixstowe and reflects on her longstanding practice in serious crime.

The organisation sets direction, strengthens structures and creates fair, accessible pathways for athletes worldwide.

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Selva Ramasamy KC has been appointed Legal Director to Para Standing Tennis, the international governing body for tennis players with ambulatory disabilities who compete without a wheelchair.

The Tribunal rejected the doctor’s account that he had been “spiked”, found his fitness to practise impaired, and imposed a six-month suspension, accepting Alex’s submissions on impairment and sanction.

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Alex Mullen of QEB Hollis Whiteman represented the General Medical Council in fitness to practise proceedings concerning a consultant convicted of outraging public decency.

The defendant pleaded guilty during the second week of trial and was sentenced to 9 years and 11 months.

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Anne Whyte KC and Karen Robinson successfully prosecuted Peter Sayle for the manslaughter of his six-week-old son, following complex multi-disciplinary expert evidence.

Philip was instructed by the Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit of the Crown Prosecution Service.

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Philip Stott prosecuted a former nursery and primary school worker convicted of 56 serious child sex offences committed between 2011 and 2024 at schools and nurseries in North London.

On 12 February 2026 at Wood Green Crown Court, Vincent Chan was sentenced to an extended 26-year term.

Today, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) offered no evidence against Graeme Hossie, Rachel Rhodes and Ariel Armon, concluding an investigation that began over eight and a half years ago and resulting in the acquittal of all three.

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During pupillage, they worked across the full range of Chambers’ practice areas and now begin tenancy with developing practices in our core specialisms.

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We are delighted to announce that Gabriel Neophytou, Katie McLean and Nora Nanayakkara have successfully completed their pupillage and have accepted offers of tenancy at QEB Hollis Whiteman. Congratulations to all three on joining Chambers.

These nominations recognise the impact of Fallon’s work and chambers’ ongoing commitment to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion across the Bar.

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QEB Hollis Whiteman is delighted to share that Fallon Alexis has been shortlisted for Woman of the Year and Diversity Champion of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards and that chambers has been shortlisted for Diversity and Inclusion Initiative or Programme of the Year - Firm Focused.

The measures will be trialled over a one-year period, with a final report to follow highlighting improvements and existing good practice.

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