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Our barristers write articles for publication on the 15 New Bridge Street web site or in legal publications such as The Lawyer and Legal Week. Listed below are a number of the articles written

SEC Roadshow: 'All Change? Or not?'

21 May 2010

International criminal justice reform - A Barrister's Perspective

Criminal barristers should jump at the opportunity to serve overseas, says Rory Field
1 February 2008

Life in an OSCE Mission

Rory Field is the Organised Crime Advisor at the OSCE Mission to Serbia and in his article he provides a brief insight into what life in an OSCE Mission is like and recommends that others give it a try.
30 November 2006

Unlucky again for the Police and the CPS against Fathers 4 Justice campaigners

Friday 13th October 2006 proved unlucky again for the Police and the CPS in their continued pursuit of convictions against Fathers 4 Justice campaigners. Represented by Kyri Argropoulos, Guy Harrison was acquitted by the jury at Southwark Crown Court for a Public Nuisance offence.
10 November 2006

Taking a case to the Court of Human Rights: An overview

Nichola Higgins provides an overview of what is involved in taking a case to Court of Human Rights looking first at the tools and then the steps needed.
24 February 2006

When The Pensions Regulator came to town

Two Company Directors who faced fraud charges arising out of a failure to pay pensions contributions deducted from employees' wages have been acquitted following a five - day trial at the Crown Court. Ann Mulligan who represented the second defendant highlights some important lessons for all involved.
24 January 2006

Justice on the cheap is no justice at all

Fast tracking cases, cutting corners, removing safeguards and denying proper representation leads to no justice at all. This is a lesson the UK Government would do well to learn.
22 July 2005

Witness familiarisation and its limits

Ann Mulligan examines recent guidelines set down by the Court of Appeal on witness familiarisation and the limits that apply.
17 May 2005

Reliance On Advice At The Police Station

Michael Oliver discusses whether the advice given by a solicitor to remain silent is good enough to prevent the inference that the client could reasonably have been expected to answer the questions.
25 November 2004

The Trial of the Century?

Tonia Gillett, on sabbatical from 15 New Bridge Street, is working as an associate legal officer at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY) for the former Yugoslavia. In this article she describes the work of the ICTY and one of its most famous trials, that of Slobodan Milosevic.
11 October 2004

Web-based Legal Research

With more and more case law and legislation available online knowing what is available and where to find it can be difficult. Patrick Moran provides a brief run-down on some of the sites to be found that will be useful to those dealing with Criminal law.
30 September 2004

Acquitting Co-Conspirators - How 'Blowing Hot And Cold' May Lead To Abuse

R v Gibbins, a first instance ruling by Mr. Justice Field on 21st July 2004 at Southwark Crown Court, brings an extraordinary saga to an abrupt end. David Aaronberg discusses why the judgment is extremely helpful in establishing a number of novel and important points of law, and clarifying an area of confusion.
23 July 2004

Money Laundering - The New Legislation

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (the Act) and the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 (the Regulations) will affect a substantial number of commercial, criminal and family solicitors' firms. In this article, Bart Casella, summarises some of the main aspects of the new legislation.
12 March 2003

Undercover Policing and the Human Rights Act

Undercover police operations, which are becoming more and more part of normal policing procedures conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights. David Aaronberg discusses entrapment in such cases, their effect on criminal proceedings and how the defence should react when evidence is gathered in this way.
15 January 2003

New Sheriff in Town - Taking on the Role of DPP in Belize

Rory Field has recently returned from a two-year stint as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Belize in Central America. In this short article, Rory reflects on his time there and the achievements that were made.
1 July 2002

International Commercial Fraud: A Review

"International Commercial Fraud" edited by Bob Goldspink and Jeremy Cole, will prove a useful tool to the practitioner and professional adviser and should be essential reading for every auditor, compliance officer and boardroom member. Find out more in the review by Patrick Upward QC.
11 March 2002

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