QEB Hollis Whiteman (chambers)
Barristers' Chambers based in London From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
QEB Hollis Whiteman is a leading set of barristers' chambers specialising in criminal, financial, and regulatory law, located in the City of London.[3] Established in the 1980s, it employs 70 barristers, including 21 King's Counsel, four Treasury Counsel and one Standing Counsel to the RCPO.[4] The current Heads of Chambers are Selva Ramasamy KC and Adrian Darbishire KC [5] and the Chief Clerk is Chris Emmings.[6]
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| Headquarters | 1–2 Laurence Pountney Hill, City of London, EC4 United Kingdom |
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| Offices | London, United Kingdom |
| No. of lawyers | 70 practitioners |
| Major practice areas | Crime, regulatory.[1] |
| Key people | Adrian Darbishire KC and Selva Ramasamy KC (Joint Heads of Chambers) |
| Date founded | 1982[2] |
| Company type | Unincorporated association of self-employed legal practitioners |
| Website | QEBHollisWhiteman.co.uk |
History
The set was established in June 1982 by Daniel Hollis QC (1925–2016).[7] It was named after their former premises at Queen Elizabeth Building in the Temple which it left in 2010, moving to the City of London.[8]
Practice areas
The set's practice areas include:[9]
The chambers are considered "the go-to place" for criminal defence as well as for prosecution.[10]
Notable members
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Perspective
Members of chambers have prosecuted and defended in many widely publicised criminal cases.[10]
- Mark Ellison KC defended Hogan Lovells solicitor Chris Grierson when he was accused of £1.27 million expenses fraud,[11] as well as prosecuting on behalf of FCA in £7.4m gains insider dealing case.[12] He also undertook a review of undercover policing in connection to Stephen Lawrence murder for the Home Office.[13]
- Edward Brown KC advised the SFO and leads for the prosecution in the Barclays-Qatar fundraising prosecution,[14] as well as prosecuting Kevin Hutchinson-Foster in connection with Mark Duggan murder.[15]
- Adrian Darbishire KC successfully defended Ryan Reich who was prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office for manipulating the London LIBOR during the Libor scandal.[16]
- Zoe Johnson KC is a former Senior Treasury Counsel and the founding member of the Bar Disability Panel.[17]
- Peter Kyte KC is a prosecutor who also sits as a recorder at Southwark Crown Court.[18][19]
- William Boyce KC is a Crown Court Recorder and former Senior Treasury Counsel.[20]
- Eleanor Laws KC is a Recorder and has been described as the "go-to Silk" for sexual offences.[21]
- Tom Kark KC is a Crown Court Recorder and former standing counsel to Customs and Excise.[22] He has been appointed to chair the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Public Inquiry in Northern Ireland (2022). He was a leading Counsel to the Francis Inquiry that examined the causes of the failings in care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between 2005 and 2009.[23] and conducted a review of the fit and proper person test for the Minister for Health published in 2019. He also sits as a legal assessor in the Osteopathic Council.[24]
- Sean Larkin KC successfully prosecuted alleged Daesh sympathiser in a terrorism case which could have long lasting implications on the definition of terrorism and the impact of public international law on domestic legislation.[25]
Notable honorary members
Honorary members include Mr Justice David Calvet-Smith, former Director of Public Prosecutions and former chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales.[26]
Former notable members
Former members include Daniel Hollis QC, the founding member of the set,[2] and judge Ian Paton QC, criminal prosecutor who prosecuted in major criminal trials as well as sitting as a Recorder in Southwark Crown Court.[27]
Heather Norton practised at the chambers for 23 years, until 2012 when she was appointed a Circuit Judge sitting at Canterbury Crown Court.[28]
Rankings and honours
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