>IN THE NEWS... KIDNAP AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Successfully prosecuted in a case where a man had been kidnapped, tortured at gunpoint and held against his will at a flat in London over 100 miles away from the initial kidnap.Click here more information and press reports
>IN THE NEWS... WOMAN DETAINED INDEFINITELY AFTER KILLING HER BABY
John Farmer led Will Carter in a trial at Cambridge Crown Court prosecuting a Mother who killed her six week old child. The case attracted huge press attention and led to a separate enquiry as Julia Lovemore and her husband were both under supervision by social services before the birth of the second child. The case has led to a serious case review by the Local safeguarding childrens’ board.Click here more reports and links
>IN THE NEWS... POLICEMAN RECEIVES JAIL TERM FOR USE OF MOBILE PHONE WHILST DRIVING
Robert Bryan was instructed to represent a special constable who was involved in a fatal accident whilst driving home from a night shift. The case was extensively reported and as such made for a difficult trial due to the constant press reporting and nature of the offence being committed by a serving police officer. Click here more information and links
>IN THE NEWS... ONE PAPER BARRISTERS INVOLVED IN ‘LARGEST HAUL OF TERRORIST INFORMATION IN THE UK TO DATE’
Karim Khalil QC and Robert Bryan were instructed to represent the defendant Terrance Brown in what described as the ‘terrorists cookbook trial’ that was scheduled to run for five weeks at Winchester Crown Court. Click here more information and links
>JACOB EDWARDS ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JOIN CHAMBERS
One Paper Buildings is pleased to announce that Jacob Edwards has accepted an invitation to join Chambers.
>IN THE NEWS... TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS DIFFICULTIES FACED BY PROBATION SERVICES
Chris Morgan was led by Timothy Spencer QC of 7 Bedford Row Chambers in a recent murder trial that highlighted the difficulties faced by probation services in monitoring and releasing offenders. Click here more information and links
>IN THE NEWS... FANTASIST MEDIC CLAIMED HE WAS QUALIFIED
Robert Bryan recently concluded a case at Portsmouth Crown Court that has been widely reported. It poses serious questions about how stringently qualifications on medical CVs are checked. Although he was already a qualified nurse, Greig Ferguson decided to exaggerate his qualifications when he applied for the post of emergency nurse practitioner. Click here more information and links
>IN THE NEWS... CHAMBERS UK DIRECTORY RECOMMENDATION
For the second year running, we are proud to announce that barristers at One Paper Buildings have been given ‘Top Ranked’ status in the 2010 Chambers & Partners UK directory. They say “One Paper Buildings offers a wide choice of quality counsel.” This ranking is a sought after accolade and is only awarded after extensive research by the directory. Click here to read more
>IN THE NEWS... ADVANCE IN DNA SNARES RAPIST
Stephen Spence recently secured the conviction of a rapist twenty years after the crime had taken place thanks to advances in DNA techniques. Ipswich Crown Court heard how Phil Collins, 50, was identified after advances in DNA techniques pinpointed a link to him via a family member. Click here for more links
>IN THE NEWS... TWO JAILED FOR MURDERING TERMINALLY ILL MAN
Karim Khalil QC successfully prosecuted two men charged with beating a terminally ill man so severely that he died the next day from his injuries. Father-of-three John Vry, 55, suffered a "horrific and sustained" attack in an alleyway in Lowestoft in December 2008, Ipswich Crown Court heard. Click here for more links
>IN THE NEWS... ALASTAIR MALCOLM QC ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT TO SFO QUEEN'S COUNSEL LIST
Chambers congratulate Alastair Malcolm QC upon his appointment to the inaugural Serious Fraud Office Queen's Counsel list. Alastair is one of a select band of Queen's Counsel chosen to be included in the list. Click here for more information
>IN THE NEWS... MOTHER FOUND GUILTY OF 18 CHARGES OF ABUSE UPON HER OWN CHILDREN
Andrew Shaw successfully prosecuted a mother of six who had subjected her children aged between 6 months and 14 years old to a prolonged period of abuse. She was alleged to have beaten the children with various kitchen utensils and also threatened other children when they witnessed the abuse. Also acting in the case is fellow One Paper buildings barrister, Georgina Gibbs, who was acting for the defendant. Click here for more information and links
>IN THE NEWS... GANG OF SEVEN JAILED FOR ‘PROLIFIC’ SPATE OF BURGLARIES
Gregory Perrins led Quinton Newcomb in successfully prosecuting a gang of seven men at Ipswich Crown Court who had been involved in over 170 thefts or burglaries. The total value of goods stolen was thought to be in the region of £300,000. Judge Peter Fenn remarked when sentencing that these were “extremely serious and prolific” offenders. Click here for more information and links
>RECORDERS APPOINTED
Chambers are delighted to congratulate Chris Morgan and Angela Rafferty on their appointments as Recorders of the Crown Court. Click here
>IN THE NEWS... RAPIST JAILED ‘INDEFINITELY’
Lindsay Cox appeared at Ipswich Crown Court to prosecute a double rapist who received an indeterminate jail term. The attack on one of the women was so severe that she attempted to feign her own death in order that the defendant would cease the attack. Click here for more information and links
>IN THE NEWS... LORRY DRIVER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FOR DEATH BY DANGEROUS DRIVING
After a six day trial, a Cambridgeshire driver was sentenced to three years imprisonment and was banned from driving for four years as a result of being found guilty of dangerous driving. Click here for more information and links
>IN THE NEWS... FOSTER CARER ALLEGEDLY GROOMED, ABDUCTED AND RAPED TWELVE YEAR OLD BOY IN CARE
Alastair Malcolm QC is acting for the prosecution on a matter that has attracted press interest both in the UK and beyond. Click here for more information and links
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