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IWD 2026: Women at the criminal Bar Recognising examples of positive change among the huge systemic issues, Chris Henley underlines the importance of being an ally to women at the criminal Bar

Ahead of International Women’s Day, Chris Henley KC writes for Counsel Magazine, discussing examples of positive change amid the significant systemic challenges that remain and underlining the importance of being an ally to women at the criminal Bar.

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Abigail Penny Secures Acquittal for Assistant Headmaster - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Abigail Penny successfully defended an assistant headmaster who was accused of rape and assisting his co-defendant to rape a young man in a basement stairwell in Central Brighton.   After an 8 day tri...

Abigail Penny Secures Acquittal for Assistant Headmaster.

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Sentencing Act 2026: What You Need to Know - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers The new Sentencing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 22 January 2026. This article seeks to help practitioners with everything they need to know about the changes the Act brings into force and when th...

Anthony James reviews the Sentencing Act 2026 and considers the key pending developments.

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Edward Henry KC and James Lloyd Appear in Murder Appeal - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Edward Henry KC and James Lloyd act on behalf of the Appellant in a significant appeal commencing today before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). The appeal arises from a reference by the Crimin...

Edward Henry KC and James Lloyd Appear in Murder Appeal.

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Reprimand in Case Involving Findings of Dishonesty and Lack of Integrity - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Alejandra Tascon represented Registrant A before the Education Workforce Council’s Fitness to Practise Committee in proceedings involving allegations of dishonesty, lack of integrity, failure to discl...

Reprimand in Case Involving Findings of Dishonesty and Lack of Integrity.

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Edward Henry KC is Instructed in the Case of Omar Benguit - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Edward Henry KC is instructed in the case of Omar Benguit, which concerns the murder of student Jong-Ok Shin. A major investigation by Panorama has uncovered compelling new evidence suggesting that Om...

Edward Henry KC is Instructed in the Case of Omar Benguit.

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The Crown Court Compendium - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Bianca Brasoveanu highlights some of the important legal updates within the latest issue of the Crown Court Compendium. The Crown Court Compendium is the primary point of reference on criminal procedu...

In our recent article, Bianca Brasoveanu highlights some of the important legal updates within the latest issue of the Crown Court Compendium.

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Alan Kent KC Represents One of the Defendants in a Murder Trial at Winchester Crown Court - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Alan Kent KC is representing one of the defendants in a multi-handed murder trial at Winchester Crown Court. The trial is expected to last for 10 weeks.  Alan is instructed by Stuart Miller solicitors...

Alan Kent KC is representing one of the defendants in a multi-handed murder trial at Winchester Crown Court. The trial is expected to last for 10 weeks.

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Anjelica Smerin, Anna Wright and Oscar Robins Accept Offers of Tenancy - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Mountford Chambers is delighted to announce that Anjelica Smerin, Anna Wright and Oscar Robins have accepted tenancy offers following the successful completion of their pupillages. Anjelica is develop...

Mountford Chambers is delighted to announce that Anjelica Smerin, Anna Wright and Oscar Robins have accepted tenancy offers following the successful completion of their pupillages.

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Ben Hargreaves Was Instructed to Represent Adam Mahmood - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Ben Hargreaves was instructed to represent Adam Mahmood at trial in September 2025 and at sentencing on 15 January 2026. Adam was charged with an offence under s58 of the Terrorism Act. He was convict...

Benjamin Hargreaves was instructed to represent Adam Mahmood at trial in September 2025 and at sentencing on 15 January 2026. Adam was charged with an offence under s58 of the Terrorism Act.

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Georgia-Mae Chung Writes for Counsel Magazine Discussing Developing a Bereavement Policy for Chambers - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Georgia-Mae Chung has written an article for Counsel Magazine discussing her work to create a bereavement policy for adoption by barristers’ chambers. This was carried out with Sarah Lucy Cooper of Th...

Georgia-Mae Chung writes for Counsel Magazine about her work developing a bereavement policy for Chambers, in collaboration with the Bar Council and Sarah Lucy Cooper of Thomas More Chambers.

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Chloe Lennon’s Client Acquitted on All Counts of Serious Domestic Violence - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Following a five-day trial at Maidstone Crown Court, Chloe Lennon’s client was acquitted of all allegations of serious domestic violence; namely, intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual ...

Following a five-day trial, Chloe Lennon’s client was acquitted of all allegations of serious domestic violence.

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Chambers is delighted to welcome Lily Martin.

Lily is undertaking pupillage with Mountford Chambers as the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Scholar, awarded by the Bermuda Bar Association.

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Ben Brown’s Client is Acquitted of Misconduct In Public Office while working as a Prison Officer after Trial at Hull Crown Court - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers The Defendant was a Prison Officer who was alleged to have conducted Misconduct in a Public Office having engaged in an inappropriate and romantic relationship with a prison inmate. Following detailed...

Ben Brown’s client was acquitted of misconduct in public office following a trial at Hull Crown Court.

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Rebecca Upton and Fiona Clegg Have Conviction Quashed in the Court of Appeal, in the First Modern Slavery Prosecution of its Kind - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers On 4 December 2025, Lord Justice Edis handed down judgment in which the conviction was quashed and no retrial was ordered. On 12 May 2023, following a 5 week trial, SSH and her co-defendant GW were co...

Rebecca Upton and Fiona Clegg have conviction quashed in the Court of Appeal, in the first modern slavery prosecution of its kind.

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Case Summary: R (on the application of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) v Police Misconduct Panel [2025] EWHC 3110 (Admin) - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Alejandra Tascon reviews the case of R (on the application of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) v Police Misconduct Panel[2025] EWHC 3110 (Admin). Introduction Dr Seuss wrote: “I meant wha...

Alejandra Tascon reviews the case of R (on the application of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) v Police Misconduct Panel[2025] EWHC 3110 (Admin).

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Alexandra Scott's Client Acquitted of Firearms Offences. - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Alexandra Scott’s client was charged with a number of firearms offences relating to shotguns and pistols found at his home address in 2020.  Convictions for the pistols  – a .230” rimfire, a .22” pock...

Alexandra Scott represented a client charged with multiple firearms offences. Following expert evidence, the judge directed not-guilty verdicts on two counts, with the jury acquitted of the final count.

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Edward Henry KC features in The Times article ‘Cutting right to appeal is profoundly dangerous, KCs tell David Lammy’.

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Alphege Bell secures an acquittal on murder and manslaughter in a five-week trial at the Old Bailey.

Alphege was instructed by Vanessa Wiggins and Malisha Patel of Bark&Co Solicitors.

Stephanie Panchkowry's Client is Acquitted of Intent to Endanger Life Following Firearms Re-trial - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Stephanie Panchkowry, leading Caroline Moonan of 3TG Barristers, represented a male in a re-trial charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. At around midnight, after the Notti...

Stephanie Panchkowry’s client is acquitted of intent to endanger life following firearms re-trial.

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Ben Brown Secures Suspended Sentence in UK Civil Aviation Authority Prosecution Against An Aviation Security Training Instructor - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers The Defendant was an aviation security training instructor who pleaded guilty to forgery at Birmingham Crown Court, following an investigation led by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The Defendant fal...

Ben Brown secures suspended sentence in UK Civil Aviation Authority prosecution against an aviation security training instructor.

Ben was instructed by Khizar Hyatt of Greens Solicitors.

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Alan Kent KC’s Client Found Not Guilty in High-Value Watch Robbery Case - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Alan Kent KC represented Junior Kunu who was accused of Conspiracy to Rob. The case involved the robbery of high value watches from  a company called 247 Kettles in Richmond. Following a 4 week trial ...

Alan Kent KC’s client found not guilty in high-value watch robbery case.

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Chris Henley KC - David Lammy's proposal to abolish the historic right to trial by jury YouTube video by Mountford Chambers

Chris Henley KC spoke to Sky News on Tuesday about David Lammy's proposal to abolish the historic right to trial by jury.

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HELLO … I'M STILL ON REMAND... GET ME OUT OF HERE! - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Fatima Jama considers a significant Administrative Court ruling on custody time limits that raises questions about the treatment of defendants presumed innocent until proven guilty. Introduction In R ...

Fatima Jama considers a significant Administrative Court ruling on custody time limits that raises questions about the treatment of defendants presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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Barry Kogan and Joseph Sinclair Acted for the Defendant in 'Operation Teigar' - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Barry Kogan and Joseph Sinclair acted for the defendant in “Operation Teigar”, which concerned multiple instances of sexual abuse and the grooming of young boys over a number of years. The defendant r...

Barry Kogan and Joseph Sinclair acted for the defendant in 'Operation Teigar', which concerned multiple instances of sexual abuse and the grooming of young boys over a number of years.

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James Lloyd Successfully Defends Police Officer in Gross Misconduct Proceedings - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers James Lloyd successfully represented a Surrey police officer accused of gross misconduct before a Police Misconduct Panel this week. The case involved multiple allegations arising from domestic incide...

James Lloyd successfully defends police officer in gross misconduct proceedings.

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Acquittals of Section 18 GBH, Section 20 GBH and Aggravated Burglary for Chloe Birch in the Youth Court - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Chloe Birch’s client was charged with section 18 GBH after the complainant had been stabbed in the leg during the course of an aggravated burglary. It was alleged that Chloe’s client had been one of a...

Chloe Birch secured the acquittal of her client on charges of Section 18 GBH, Section 20 GBH, and aggravated burglary, following trial in the Youth Court.

Chloe was instructed by Dharsh Lokaswaran of Bark&Co.

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Luna Spada Secures Acquittal in Class A Supply Case Following Successful Abuse of Process Argument - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Luna Spada secured the acquittal of her client at Maidstone Crown Court, who had been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. The case involved complex cell site and...

Luna Spada secured the acquittal of her client at Maidstone Crown Court, who had been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

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Mountford Chambers is pleased to announce that Zabeta Kavalieros has joined Chambers.

Welcome to Chambers Zabeta.

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Stephanie Panchkowry and Fiona Clegg’s Clients are Both Acquitted in Operation Hobguv at the Central Criminal Court - Mountford Chambers - London Barristers Chambers Stephanie Panchkowry secured a unanimous acquittal for her client charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Fiona Clegg‘s client was acquitted of possession of a firearm, foll...

Stephanie Panchkowry and Fiona Clegg’s Clients are both acquitted in Operation Hobguv at the Central Criminal Court.

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