Queen's Counsel

15 New Bridge Street has a team of Queen's Counsel who are regularly instructed in criminal cases of great weight and complexity, including cases involving terrorism; white collar crime; complex fraud; sexual offences; serious drug offences; robbery and murder.

With practice in prosecution and defence, 15 New Bridge Street's team of Queen's Counsel has unparalleled experience and outstanding ability.

Patrick Upward QC
1972 (QC 1996)

Patrick is a specialist criminal practitioner with particular expertise in terrorist cases, white collar crime and serious criminal offences. Being a competent computer user he is regularly instructed to either prosecute or defend complicated white collar crime. He also prosecutes and defends cases involving drugs, murder and organised crime.

Read the full profile of Patrick Upward QC

Top of page

Ben Nolan QC
1971 (QC 1992)

Ben Nolan has a mixed criminal/civil practice with the emphasis on crime. During his eighteen years in Silk, Ben has prosecuted and defended in a number of high profile criminal cases. He has now led in over one hundred murder cases, many of them gangland shootings, and has considerable expertise in food safety scandal cases. Ben is on the approved Serious Fraud Office Panel of Queen's Counsel.

Read the full profile of Ben Nolan QC

Top of page

David Aaronberg QC
1981 (QC 2010)

David prosecutes and defends in all areas of criminal law. Prior to taking Silk, David was on the 'A' panel on the Attorney-General's list of Counsel approved to prosecute criminal cases of great weight, complexity and public importance. He was commended in The Legal 500 (2009) as a leading junior in fraud cases and, as a QC, continues to be instructed in complex cases.

Read the full profile of David Aaronberg QC

Top of page

James Mulholland QC
1986 (QC 2011)

James Mulholland practices in all aspects of criminal work with a particular emphasis on white collar crime in recent years. He is also regularly instructed in other grave matters including murder; child rape and large scale drugs offences. Current cases include further allegations of large scale company asset stripping, several cases involving substantial money laundering, cloned credit card fraud and a number of high profile armed robberies.

Read the full profile of James Mulholland QC

Top of page