2011 Seminar Programme

Furnival Chambers would like to thank everyone who took part in their successful 2011 Seminar Programme, whether as a speaker or an attendee.

Details of the 2012 programme will be published on this page early in 2012.

Furnival News

Richard Hearnden and Chloe Fordham secured the conviction of Antony Imiela, the "M25 rapist", following a trial at the Old Bailey.

Antony Imiela was convicted in 2004 of a campaign of rapes in and around London earning him the moniker the "M25 rapist". Following a cold case review by the Metropolitan Police, he was brought to trial this year in respect of an allegation of rape made in 1987. Imiela was linked to the offence using more modern DNA techniques not available at the time. Having discovered that the victim had since died, Imiela claimed that the intercourse was consensual. The victim's statement was read to the jury, her family gave supporting evidence and after considerable legal argument the jury was allowed to hear of Imiela's previous convictions. Imiela gave evidence protesting his innocence but was convicted by the jury and received a 12 year sentence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17445780

Furnival Chambers are delighted to congratulate Charles Sherrard on his thoroughly deserved appointment as Queen's Counsel in 2012.

The new Queen's Counsel announced today will formally become Silks when they make their declaration before the Lord Chancellor at the ceremony on 30th March 2012.

During the course of 2012, Charles will be heavily involved in the representation of Kweku Aboboli, the trader at UBS Bank which sustained losses of approximately $2.3bn. The trial is set for September 2012 at Southwark Crown Court. In addition to this major fraud case, much of the rest of the forthcoming year concerns other large scale fraud trials as leading junior counsel including representation of a solicitor in a fraud on the Olympic Development Authority [Operation Cavalcade] and a book keeper in £50m MTIC fraud to be tried in Bolton Crown Court [Operation Forbear]. Aside from serious and complex fraud trials.

Furnival Chambers is delighted to announce that Sandip Patel has re-joined chambers as from today, 17/02/2012.

European Court of Human Rights rules on the extradition of two men to the US to face life without parole sentences: Craig Harris was led by Mark Summers in Harkins and Edwards v the UK, arguing that Joshua Edwards  extradition to the USA to face a "life without parole" sentence would violate Article 3 of the European Convention.  The judgment is notable for overruling the House of Lords decision in R (Wellington) v SSHD [2008] UKHL 72 on the correct approach to art 3 in extradition cases. The Chamber gave judgment on 17th January 2012.  Download the ECHR press release here.

Barrister Paul Garlick QC warned Guyanese about breaching UK Bribery Act

Earlier last month Paul Garlick QC and Nicholas Hearn acted in a successful appeal of a District Judge's decision to order the extradition of a Romanian national pursuant to a European Arrest Warrant.

Three sentenced to jail for operating £27.5m boiler room Fraud. Stephen Leslie QC represented a defendant Mark Dingley in the trial and was the only defendant that was acquitted. Click here to download the news. (PDF Reader required).

Caroline Haughey prosecuted the case of a Tanzanian woman held as a "modern-day slave" in a bungalow in Harrow.