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Articles

Members of Chambers regularly lead the charge in their practice areas and as a result often write and provide comment in leading publications.

Members of Chambers are often leaders in their respective fields and are frequently asked to write articles providing further insight into areas of the law they have developed their expertise in.  A collection of some of these articles are recorded here.

Damp Squib? OFSIs New 'Prior Obligations' Licence

Alex Mullen, during a secondment to the sanctions team at BCL Solicitors LLP, works with John...

Deferred Prosecution Agreements

  Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were introduced in Jersey in March 2023 and are now...

A Briefing Note: R v Ali [2023] EWCA Crim 232

  In a judgement dated 3 March 2023, the Court of Appeal held that the current high prison...

Bullied in court? Here's what our chambers can do about it

It is vital that chambers support individuals who have suffered bullying. QEB Hollis Whiteman has...

The Angiolini inquiry: Missing the big picture?

Ruth Broadbent examines the scope of the inquiry into Sarah Everard’s murder: what exactly...

Benefits & Brothels by Polly Dyer & HHJ Hopmeier

Polly Dyer co-authored an article with HHJ Hopmeier titled Benefit and Brothels. It can be...

The Use of Gang Affiliation as Evidence of Bad Character

Oliver Mosley  of QEBHW examines gang affiliation as evidence of bad character. The word...

DPP v M [2020] EWHC 3422 (Admin)

Considering the admissibility of the Single Competent Authority's decision at trial Where a...

10th Mar 2021

A Podcast: The Mechanics, Advantages and Potential Pitfalls of Private Prosecutions Nick...

The Covid-19 Public Inquiry - Where are we now?

The PM's recent announcement that there will be an independent inquiry into the C-19 response...

Confiscation During Covid

Polly Dyer co-authored an article, now featured by the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association. The...

Eye-Witness and CCTV Evidence in Conflict

High-quality CCTV and smart phone footage which captures alleged criminal activity is now a...

The relevance of COVID-19 when sentencing

Ruth Broadbent with the Youth Justice Legal Centre considers the implications of R v Manning ...

Home Office Guidance on the Modern Slavery Act 2015

Ruth Broadbent with the Youth Justice Legal Centre considers the implications of the Guidance for...

Covid-19: A Public Inquiry

Calls for a public inquiry into the government and state reaction to Covid-19 are mounting. But is...

AMENDED BRIEFING NOTE RE HEALTHCARE REGULATIONS 2020

Philip Stott   considers the update in the regulations relating to the restrictions on...

Criminal Courts: Coping with Covid-19

Edmund Smith  of  Kingsley Napley  and  Kerry Broome  of QEB...

The Gambling Commission: Constructive Engagement

For gambling companies, the Covid-19 crisis has further intensified political and regulatory...

Case Comment: R v DS - Modern Slavery and Abuse of Process

Since the Modern Slavery Act 2015 was passed, cases concerning trafficking and modern slavery seem...

Inquests, Prisons and Covid-19

On 25 March 2020, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (‘the 2020 Act’) received Royal Assent and...

French DPAs - considering the first guidelines

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime on 24 July...

Modern Slavery Act review 2nd interim report

Nadesh Karu examines Frank Field MP, Maria Miller MP and Baroness Butler-Sloss' 2nd...

Briefing Note: A Prosecutor's Duty of Candour

On 23 May, the High Court (Lord Justice Gross and Mr Justice Sweeney) allowed an application for...

When we talk about fake news

Ruth Broadbent examines the Digital Culture Media & Sport Committee’s report into fake...

Lecture on Consent (CBA RASSO Training Seminar)

Eleanor Laws QC delivered a lecture at the CBA RASSO Training Seminar on the 27th of January 2018....

The French DPA: The Same but Different

On 14 November 2017, the Cour D’Appel de Paris approved the first French ‘DPA’...

All change for Commercial Gambling?

Philip Evans QC and Tom Orpin-Massey wrote for the New Law Journal on the UK Gambling...

UKGC's new enforcement suite: a quiet revolution?

Philip Evans QC and Tom Orpin-Massey wrote for the iGaming Business magazine on the UK Gambling...