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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

The Bribery Act 2010: All Bark and No Bite?

David Aaronberg QC and Nichola Higgins combine their expertise in fraud and corruption to analyse the Bribery Act 2010, particularly the definition of 'adequate procedures' and the regulatory impact on businesses and their compliance procedures.
21 June 2010

Solicitor cleared of Mortgage Fraud

30 November 2009

Anand Beharrylal secures suspended sentence in counterfeit trademarks case

28 November 2009

Andrew Forsyth secures acquittal in £1/2 million fraud on the DWP and HMRC.

27 November 2009

Ten additional members of 15 New Bridge Street complete Public Access Training Course

23 November 2009

John Burton secures the acquittal of a defendant charged with large scale mortgage fraud

16 November 2009

James Mulholland successfully prosecutes four defendants in a £5 million asset stripping fraud

10 September 2009

Sophie Shotton defends in £20,000 scam

The former managing editor of a men's magazine was sentenced to 12-months imprisonment suspended for 2-years after he admitted stealing more than £20,000 from the publisher
1 April 2009

James Mulholland defends in "The Biggest Bank Heist in History"

A bogus peer who led a "sophisticated" plot to steal £229m from a Japanese bank has been jailed for eight years.
6 March 2009

Patrick Moran secures conviction of 'spy-duo' who helped immigrants cheat Knowledge of Life immigration tests

Chinese fraudsters used hidden cameras and microphones to help immigrants cheat on their 'Britishness' exams.
25 November 2008

Tim Bowden - Operation Culloden comes to a close

An investigation by the Metropolitan Police Special Casework Directorate Middlemarket Drugs Project arising out of a surveillance operation with arrests made in July 2005.
25 November 2008

Sonal Dashani successfully prosecutes antiques fraudster

Sonal Dashani, a barrister at 15 New Bridge Street, successfully prosecuted Ms SM who duped jewellers, fashion houses and auctioneers in Paris over two years.
3 October 2008

Six jailed after laundering £15m

Six businessmen have been jailed for laundering more than £15m stolen from NatWest bank. The men used IT and mobile phone companies and fake business deals to move the money to an account in Latvia. The money had been obtained by fraudsters able to withdraw money from NatWest against worthless cheques before they bounced.
2 September 2008

A potentially important judgment in limiting the scope of the 'apportionment principle' - by 15 New Bridge Street Barrister

22 January 2008