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Andrew Trollope KC appeared in the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal for senior local football official convicted of fraud and money laundering. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dvajvdDA

James Onalaja has been invited to join the panel of speakers at this year’s European Circuit Annual Conference in Bordeaux, on the 19th and 20th September ’24. James will be part of a panel discussing the potential impact of the recent elections in the UK, France and across the EU on developments and compliance with international law. James will be addressing the conference on the likely impact on the controversial International Criminal Law (ICL) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) issues in The Hague currently, particularly before the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Further information on and/or a place at the conference may be secured via The European Circuit website here: https://lnkd.in/ewtnuHgJ

The Annual Conference has a reputation for engaging with the most pressing and current issues within cross-border private and public legal practice, and this year's Conference promises to be no different. In addition to our panels on AI and sports law in an Olympic year, we are delighted to be welcoming an exciting line-up of speakers for a panel discussing the 'Recent Elections in France, the UK, and the EU, and their impact on law'. James Onalaja, barrister at 187 Chambers in London, will be bringing his expertise to this panel as a specialist in serious and complex criminal matters, many of which carry international and human rights elements. James is admitted to the lists of counsel for both the International Criminal Court and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, and is eligible to represent clients in matters such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes before both criminal courts in the Hague. We are delighted to welcome him to the Conference. Register your place today:

Tom Worden has helped secure the acquittal of a client accused of raping a 16-year-old girl. A jury at Maidstone Crown Court returned a unanimous not guilty verdict following a trial. Tom was instructed by Admire Ncube at Carson Cohen Law. View Tom's website profile here: https://lnkd.in/eBEz6qwk

We are very pleased to formally welcome Lily Belfer as a tenant and wish her every success with her future career. Please call 020 7430 7430 or email the clerks on clerks@187chambers.com to instruct Lily in any cases.

Bark&Co secure the acquittal of a client charged with the Conspiracy to supply £83million of Cocaine. The prosecution alleged our client to be part of a group operating at the highest level of Serious Organised Crime in the United Kingdom and with international connections. Both the value of the drugs and the direct link to the importation meant that any conviction would lead to sentences of c25 years. Vanessa Wiggins of Bark&Co and Henry Hughes of 187 Chambers represented the client in a hard fought and attritional trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court. The client was proven to be involved in the physical receipt of a smuggled delivery of ¾ of a tonne of high quality cocaine as it arrived in the United Kingdom. The drugs had a street value of £83million and had been shipped directly from Central America. The case was fought on the basis that the law required the prosecution to exclude the possibility that the defendant was ignorant of the contents of the delivery. After a 6 week trial the jury unanimously acquitted our client. 

Ali Dewji secured a conviction of Mr Fryers for attempted murder, following a 3 week trial at Maidstone Crown Court. Mr Fryers attacked the victim with a screwdriver while on day release from HMP Standford Hill. Mr Fryers was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 17 years and 4 months. Ali was instructed by CPS South East. BBC News : https://lnkd.in/dscQKPmC Kent Online : https://lnkd.in/dCVKQtGi

Chambers is delighted to announce that the Senior President of Tribunals has appointed Kuljeet Singh Dobe as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal, assigned to the Immigration & Asylum Chamber. Kuljeet Singh Dobe continues to accept instructions in full time criminal practice alongside his part time judicial duties. Click here to view Kuljeet's profile : https://lnkd.in/eVA6zT9k

EB denied causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving. He was found not guilty by a jury following a trial at Oxford Crown Court. The prosecution alleged that EB had been cycling in a “reckless” way. But Kuljeet Singh Dobe, defending, said he was travelling at a pace that was “little more than walking speed”. BBC News : https://lnkd.in/eWdvYGBc Independent : https://lnkd.in/eY2pnMAs

ANDREW TROLLOPE and Greg Unwin acted for a 15-year-old accused of murder in a four-week trial at the Old Bailey. The client was accused of summoning the first defendant to the scene on Regents Park Road in Finchley and providing ‘backup’ as part of a murderous plan leading to a young man being fatally stabbed in the neck. The defence case was that there was no evidence of participation or intent capable of meeting the requirements of R v Jogee & Others. After 23 hours of deliberation, the jury found Mr Trollope and Mr Unwin’s client not guilty of murder or manslaughter. The first defendant was convicted of manslaughter. Mr Trollope and Mr Unwin were instructed by Romana Khan of Solomons Solicitors. Press report: https://lnkd.in/eBK-Uyjz