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South Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 2
Based in London with a significant presence across the South Eastern circuit, 187 Chambers is a ‘reliable set’ with a ‘good mix of experienced and young counsel’, active across the criminal law space. Richard Christie KC has considerable expertise in handling cases involving murder, large-scale conspiracies, and sexual offence cases and recently defended a teenager in a multi-handed attempted murder. Sean Summerfield successfully represented an acquitted defendant in a case concerning an alleged conspiracy to acquire stolen car parts for export.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘The senior clerk John Pyne is excellent. He talks to his clients professionally and gives honest opinions about how suited a particular counsel is for a certain case.’
‘John Pyne gets things done with a minimal amount of fuss. He knows every member of the chambers and their individual strengths and weaknesses, and his recommendations of counsel for specific cases are always right on the money. Steve Parr is absolutely fantastic and goes above and beyond to help with any issues. Theresa Tyler and Stephanie Shaylor are always an absolute joy, dealing quickly and efficiently with any issues. As a collective, they supplement each other perfectly.’
‘187 is a great set. It has excellent quality counsel and clerks, willing to try to solve issues.’
‘187 is a first-rate set offering a first-rate service from top to bottom.’
‘187 is a superb set. It has a very good amount of depth at all levels and a mix of experience and young talented counsel. Their leading counsels are leaders in their field.’
London Bar > Crime Tier 4
187 Chambers has a wide range of experienced counsel, including ‘a number of well respected and heavy-weight leading barristers’. Jason Bartfeld KC acted for one of the defendants in a case in which a father and son were found guilty of what was described as the vigilante murder of a thief, while Peter Guest was leading counsel for a principal defendant in a modern slavery trial involving over a dozen alleged victims, nine of whom giving evidence from the Czech Republic.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘The clerks’ room is led by the excellent John Pyne, ably assisted by Steve Parr. John is one of the old school clerks who is well connected to everybody and always has his finger on the pulse. Steve is exceptional in terms of efficiency and ensuring that if a job needs doing for solicitors or counsel it is done well to everybody’s satisfaction. He has a great way with solicitors.’
‘John Pyne is always available to help.’
‘187 is a great set offering a range of experience and different counsel. They have a number of well respected and heavy-weight leading barristers and a number of good senior and junior counsel.’
‘187 Fleet Street is an excellent set and is going from strength to strength. They have a good availability of counsel, and their barristers are very knowledgeable in their area.’
‘187 Fleet Street has a great range of barristers.’
‘The clerks are professional and always go above and beyond to assist.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
Leading Silks
London Bar > Fraud: crime
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Leading Juniors
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
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Barrister Profiles
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Mr Mathew Bagnall | Matthew has an extremely busy practice, both publicly and privately funded, in… | View Profile | |
Mr David Baird | David Baird prosecutes and defends serious criminal offences. He specialises in complex… | View Profile | |
Mr Jason Bartfeld | Jason Bartfeld specialist in Criminal Law, Sports Law, Disciplinary Proceedings and Regulatory… | View Profile | |
Rachel Bright | Barrister with extensive experience in all areas of crime; in recent years… | View Profile | |
Richard Burrington | Richard is an experienced trial advocate, noted for his judgement and tactical… | View Profile | |
Mr Adam Butler | Adam is a highly experienced advocate who has always specialised in the… | View Profile | |
Gideon Cammerman | Gideon Cammerman KC is a highly experienced and robust advocate in fraud,… | View Profile | |
Gavin Capper | Gavin has experience in a broad range of criminal and regulatory matters… | View Profile | |
Avirup Chaudhuri | Avirup Chaudhuri is a long standing member of chambers with extensive experience… | View Profile | |
Satya Chotalia | Satya has been described by a Crown Court Judge as “a fine… | View Profile | |
Richard Christie | Richard Christie was appointed to the Attorney General’s A list of prosecution… | View Profile | |
Peter Clark | Peter is a very experienced and highly respected leading junior who deals… | View Profile | |
Mitchell Cohen | Although not formally called to the Bar until November 2020, Mitchell Cohen… | View Profile | |
Kate Davey | Kate has practised criminal law for over twenty-five years. She has an… | View Profile | |
Ali Dewji | Ali was called to the Bar in 2010 and accepts instructions to… | View Profile | |
Kuljeet Dobe | Kuljeet specialises in Criminal Law, defence and prosecution. Also undertakes immigration and… | View Profile | |
Edward Duncan Smith | Ed came to the Criminal Bar after a number of years practising… | View Profile | |
Liam Edwards | Liam was called to the Bar in 2014 and has joined Chambers… | View Profile | |
Neil Fitzgibbon | Neil is a successful criminal defence barrister called to the Bar in… | View Profile | |
Peter Guest | Peter Guest qualified in 1975 and specialises in criminal and financial fraud… | View Profile | |
Anna Hamilton Shield | Anna Hamilton-Shield has over twenty years experience at the criminal bar. She… | View Profile | |
Ben Hayhurst | Ben practices in heavyweight crime and tax litigation. He both prosecutes and… | View Profile | |
Mozammel Hossain | Mozammel Hossain QC has defended in some of the most complex and… | View Profile | |
Gareth Hughes | Over the past 25 years, Gareth has developed a reputation as an… | View Profile | |
Henry Hughes | Henry Hughes is a specialist criminal practitioner. His practice is predominantly defence… | View Profile | |
Laureen Husain | Laureen Husain is a criminal practitioner who predominantly defends. She has extensive… | View Profile | |
Vakas Hussain | Vakas joined Chambers in April 2018 following the successful completion of his… | View Profile | |
Mr Daniel Janner | High profile cases include: The Heysel Stadium football extraditions; The Knightsbridge Safety… | View Profile | |
Anna Keighley | Anna Keighley’s core practice is recovery of the proceeds of crime arising… | View Profile | |
Christopher Kerr | Christopher Kerr is an expert in fraud, money laundering, confiscation, and regulatory… | View Profile | |
Daniel Kersh | Daniel Kersh has over 25 years’ experience in criminal law, having practiced… | View Profile | |
Sean Kivdeh | Practicing in serious crime, terrorism, murder, money laundering and extradition. He has… | View Profile | |
James Lachkovic | Both defence and prosecution practices, including work for HM Customs and Excise.… | View Profile | |
Donal Lawler | Donal has a wide-ranging criminal defence practice, including fraud, money laundering and… | View Profile | |
Rebecca Lee | Rebecca’s practice comprises predominantly defence work, principally in the Crown Court, but… | View Profile | |
David Lyons | David Lyons was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1987.… | View Profile | |
Caroline Milroy | View Profile | ||
Dasiy Monahan | Daisy gained tenancy at 187 Fleet Street in April 2015 and appears… | View Profile | |
Matt Morgan | Primarily a defence practitioner, Matthew has experience in all areas of serious… | View Profile | |
Emma Nash | A specialist in criminal law, Emma is an experienced and able advocate… | View Profile | |
Andrew Newton | Andrew Newton is a highly experienced counsel both for the prosecution and… | View Profile | |
Sarah O'Kane | Sarah defends and prosecutes all manners of crime; she is a Level… | View Profile | |
James Onalaja | Ranked as a Leading Junior in The Legal 500 UK Bar ‘Intelligent,… | View Profile | |
Subagarey Pathmanathan | Subagarey has an established and busy practice as both a defence and… | View Profile | |
Diana Pigot | Since her call in 1978 Diana has practiced entirely at the Criminal… | View Profile | |
Richard Potts | Richard Potts practices predominantly in East Anglia, where he both defends and… | View Profile | |
Yasmin Punjani | Yasmin practises in all areas of general crime, defending and prosecuting all… | View Profile | |
Brian Reece | A substantial and continually growing practice featuring prosecution and defence of serious… | View Profile | |
Gerard Renouf | Gerard Renouf is a criminal practitioner of considerable experience who both prosecutes… | View Profile | |
Nicholas Rhodes | Nicholas is a Recorder (Crown Court), qualified to deal with sex crimes… | View Profile | |
Anthony Rimmer | Mr Rimmer’s practise encompasses all aspects of serious crime, including homicide, complex… | View Profile | |
Daniel Setter | Daniel joined Chambers in April 2017 following the successful completion of his… | View Profile | |
Neelie Sharma | Neelam practices in all areas of criminal law, both prosecuting and defending… | View Profile | |
Mark Tomassi | A very experienced highly regarded courtroom advocate, who is fearless and effective… | View Profile | |
Andrew Trollope | Recognised for expertise in fraud and serious/organised crime cases. Long-established practice in… | View Profile | |
Greg Unwin | Greg Unwin is a specialist advocate in serious criminal trials including murder,… | View Profile | |
Grant Vanstone | Grant Vanstone is a leading junior and has wide experience in all… | View Profile | |
Harry Warner | Harry has a broad-based criminal practice and regularly appears to prosecute and… | View Profile | |
Terence Woods | Terence joined Chambers in 2003 from a common law set, 2 Grays… | View Profile |