Furnival in the news
"Hacker loses extradition appeal"
30 July 2008. House of Lords rejects Gary
McKinnon’s appeal against extradition to stand trial in US on allegations of hacking
into the Pentagon; reportedly "the biggest military hack of all time". Mark Summers, led by Clare Montgomery QC, represented the US government
"SFO
blow as Goldshield case collapses"
11 July 2008. Alistair Webster QC, Simon
Taylor and Ivan Pearce, representing Kent Pharmaceuticals in pre-Enterprise Act
cartel prosecution, secure collapse of the largest SFO investigation to date
Landmark SFO forfeiture victory
10 July 2008. Court
of Appeal allows landmark appeal in SFO v Lexi Holdings Plc (In administration) [2008] EWCA
Crim 1443, Andrew Mitchell QC
leading for the Serious Fraud Office, regarding
payment of third party unsecured creditors in restraint and receivership proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Gala
Casino laundering acquittal
June
2008. Vincent Coughlin QC secures acquittal
in R v Sukjit Birring at Birmingham Crown Court; professional gambler accused
of laundering the proceeds of an MTIC fraud through Gala Casino gaming tables
House of Lords landmark confiscation decision
14 May 2008. House of Lords hands down judgment in conjoined
cases R v Jennings [2008] 2 WLR 1148, in which Andrew Mitchell QC and Stephen
Hellman represented the Crown, and R v May [2008] 2 WLR 1131, in which Ivan Pearce appeared as junior counsel for the Crown, regarding the meaning of “obtaining” benefit in criminal
confiscation
Court of Appeal decision on murder tariffs
21 April 2008. Lord
Chief Justice hands down landmark decision R v Davies [2008] EWCA Crim 1055,
defended by Sally O'Neill QC
and Stephen Moses, relating to the standard of proof regarding determination of the minimum term
"£3million pray day for church conmen"
10 March 2008. Stephen
Winberg and Stephen Hellman secure convictions for fraudulent trading, money
laundering and FSMA offences in £3.2million Ponzi fraud on Seventh Day
Adventists
New in Furnival
Furnival is proud to sponsor the AnnualConference of the Extradition Lawyers' Association (www.extradition-lawyers.com)on 30th September 2008, and to host its fourth seminar on 4th August 2008
Chambers is delighted to announce that Ben Gordon, Lisa Freeman, Craig Harris and Carolyn Scott have all acceptedinvitations to join Chambers following succesful completion of theirpupillages
Chambers is delighted to announcethat Richard Whittam has beenappointed Queen's Counsel. He joins Furnival's growing list of LeadingAdvocates