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Barristers from 15 New Bridge Street are regularly featured in the general press and specialist legal publications in addition to having many individual cases reported. Here you can find our news with links to individual barrister profiles

Neil Mercer has been appointed a Legal Assessor to the Health Professionals Council

13 May 2010

Jon Whitfield invited to attend Government Forum on The Legal Landscape and National Security

8 March 2010

4 New QC's Appointed

15 New Bridge Street is delighted to announce the appointment of David Aaronberg, Jon Whitfield, Joseph Giret and John Burton as Queen's Counsel. We congratulate them on their success!
25 February 2010

Barristers from 15 New Bridge Street defend controversial war protesters

In a trial that centred on freedom of speech, Neil Mercer, Kyri Argyropoulos, Angelo Power, Sonal Dashani and Mathew Turner defended six Muslim protesters who had been vilified in the press for publicly, and contentiously, expressing their views.
12 January 2010

15 New Bridge Street Welcomes New Tenant, Matthew Hardyman

23 December 2009

Judicial Appointment - Daniel Flahive

Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of Daniel Flahive as one of Her Majesty's Circuit Judges.
8 April 2009

Chambers welcomes two new tenants - Neil Ross and Ruth Hobbs

15 New Bridge Street are pleased to announce that Neil Ross and Ruth Hobbs have accepted invitations to join Chambers.
5 February 2009

Chambers welcomes a new tenant – Stella Reynolds

15 New Bridge Street are pleased to announce that Stella Reynolds previously of Carmelite Chambers has accepted an invitation to join Chambers.
10 October 2008

Chambers welcomes a new tenant - Michael Collis

15 New Bridge Street are pleased to announce that Michael Collis has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of his pupillage.
8 October 2008

Rory Field appointed Bermuda's new Director of Public Prosecutions

Rory Field, a veteran prosecutor who served as Director of Public Prosecutions in Belize and helped to build up the prosecution service in Serbia has been appointed Bermuda's new Director of Public Prosecutions.
24 July 2007

15 New Bridge Street awarded Quality Mark

Almost 2 years to the day since Chambers opened, we are delighted to announce that the Legal Services Commission has awarded Chambers the Quality Mark, thus demonstrating Chambers' continuing efforts to ensure that our clients receive the highest levels of service
26 September 2006

Neil Mercer and Paul Walker join 15 New Bridge Street

15 New Bridge Street is pleased to announce that Neil Mercer (1988) and Paul Walker (1993) both formerly of 1 King's Bench Walk have accepted invitations to join Chambers.
1 March 2006

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 Seminars

17 February 2005

15 New Bridge Street opens

4 October 2004