• 海角破解版鈥檚 Crime and Regulatory Crime Team achieves Band 1 in Chambers and Partners

      海角破解版 Barristers is delighted to confirm another strong set of results for its Crime and Regulatory Crime team in Chambers and Partners鈥 2026 edition published today. While the team retains its Band 1 ranking for Crime in the Western Circuit, with 9 of its practitioners ranked in this area of law; and maintains its 3 individual rankings for Health and Safety in the same Circuit, it welcomes a new ranking for Financial Crime in the...

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    • 海角破解版鈥檚 Top Tier Crime and Regulatory Crime team earns the Legal 500鈥檚 plaudits

      海角破解版 is delighted to confirm that its Crime and Regulatory Crime team remains top tier ranked in the latest Legal 500 edition for Crime (General and Fraud) in the Western Circuit with a total of 13 rankings. The crime group retains its tier 2 ranking for Business and Regulatory Crime (incl. Health and Safety) in Western. Crime clients regard 海角破解版 as 鈥榓 massive set with a solid stable of highly competent, persuasive and talented advocates...

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      Tom Horder successful in HSE appeal securing reduction in fine of half a million pounds

      Tom Horder, joint head of 海角破解版鈥檚 crime and regulatory crime team, represented VFS (Southampton) Limited, a manufacturer of custom works vehicles in their successful appeal against sentence. At first instance the company was fined 拢600,000 after entering an early guilty plea to an offence under s.2 of HSWA 1974. The prosecution arose from a 2018 incident on their assembly line. Instructed by Cliff Morris of law firm Paris Smith, Tom (pictured here) argued on appeal...

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      Three 海角破解版 barristers appointed as Grade A Panel Counsel on new List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates

      Three of 海角破解版's specialist regulatory barristers - the team's co-head Tom Horder,聽Nick Cotter and Jonathan Underhill (pictured here, right to left) - have all been appointed, by the Regulatory Board that operates a Panel Counsel list on behalf of the Attorney General, to the List of Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law at Grade A. The Regulatory Board comprises the Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Office of Rail and Road, Natural...

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      Tim Bradbury - RIP

      海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has very sadly reported today that senior crime and regulatory barrister Tim Bradbury, pictured here, passed away last Saturday 28 December 2024 after a long illness. An exceptional barrister and an even better man, Tim will be remembered for his dedication to his clients and to 海角破解版 in equal measure. The Weldmar Hospice in Dorset treated Tim beautifully and was so supportive to Claire and his family. Tim could not...

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    • 海角破解版鈥檚 Criminal and Regulatory Law Team confirmed as Top Tier in Chambers and Partners

      海角破解版 Barristers congratulates its first-class Criminal and Regulatory Law team for another strong result in Chambers and Partners鈥 2025 edition. Not only has the team retained its Band 1 ranking for Crime in the Western Circuit, with 10 of its practitioners ranked in this area of law, it has also added 2 new rankings for Health and Safety in Western, now totalling 3 ranked barristers. While our barristers are praised for their forensic analyses, strategic...

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    • 海角破解版 Criminal and Regulatory Law Team鈥檚 strong showing in the Legal 500鈥檚 2025 edition

      海角破解版鈥檚 Criminal Law team has retained its top tier ranking in the Legal 500 for Crime (General and Fraud) in the Western Circuit and welcomes three new rankings: 14 of its 28 practitioners are now ranked by the Legal 500. In our clients鈥 words, 鈥満=瞧平獍 is 鈥榓 strong set with barristers of every level and specialism鈥 and continues to handle cases across a wide spectrum of serious criminal cases, spanning murders, large-scale drug conspiracies, sexual...

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      Tom Horder sees two clients acquitted in separate high profile murder trials

      Tom Horder (pictured here), who is co-head of 海角破解版's Tier 1 Crime team of barristers, has just concluded two back-to-back murder trials, both of which resulted in the acquittal of his clients. The first murder trial involved the widely publicised prosecution of the former Mayor of Winchester for attempting to kill his terminally-ill, 92 year old mother. Whilst the pathology evidence showed no evidence of a deliberate malicious act, in calls to the Police and...

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      Benjamin McQueen Inquest 鈥 Prevention of Future Deaths report published

      海角破解版's regulatory law and crime barrister Tom Horder, pictured here, acted for the Health and Safety Executive in the recently-concluded inquest into the death of Marine Benjamin McQueen. Marine McQueen tragically drowned during a military diving exercise in Portland Harbour. He experienced complications during the dive and was later recovered from the sea bed from a depth of about 18 metres. The Inquest, held over 3 weeks in the Royal Courts of Justice before Judge...

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      Tom Horder in successful maritime prosecution in Liverpool for MCA

      Tom Horder (pictured here), who heads 海角破解版's crime team and is a member of chambers' 55-strong team of public and regulatory barristers, represented the MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency)聽 in the prosecution of Svitzer Marine Ltd that resulted in Svitzer being fined 拢2m and ordered to pay costs of 拢136,000. The prosecution arose out of the tragic death of the Chief Engineer onboard the Liverpool based tug The Millgarth. The MCA鈥檚 subsequent investigation focused on...

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      海角破解版 Criminal Law team achieves the TOP TIER in both legal directories again

      海角破解版 offers its congratulations to its Criminal Law team for again reaching the top tier in the latest editions (2023) of the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. The team has increased its number of juniors ranked in the Western Circuit by Chambers and Partners to 10 (+2 on last year), and now achieves 12 rankings in the Legal 500 (+2 on last year). 海角破解版鈥檚 criminal law team聽鈥榦ffers an impressive array of criminal practitioners鈥櫬燼nd...

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      海角破解版 excels with 73 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2023

      海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 海角破解版 also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...

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