QEB Hollis Whiteman (chambers)

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QEB Hollis Whiteman
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Headquarters1–2 Laurence Pountney Hill,
City of London, EC4
United Kingdom
Offices London, United Kingdom
No. of lawyers70 practitioners
Major practice areasCrime, regulatory. [1]
Key peopleAdrian Darbishire KC and Selva Ramasamy KC
(Joint Heads of Chambers)
Date founded1982 (1982) [2]
Company type Unincorporated association of self-employed legal practitioners
Website QEBHollisWhiteman.co.uk

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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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]

QEB Hollis Whiteman Offices at 1 - 2 Laurence Pountney Hill, City of London, EC4 Ornate doorways of 1 and 2 Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4 - geograph.org.uk - 1117099.jpg
QEB Hollis Whiteman Offices at 1 – 2 Laurence Pountney Hill, City of London, EC4

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

Members of chambers have prosecuted and defended in many widely publicised criminal cases. [10]

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

See also

References

  1. "QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers profile". 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Leading criminal barrister known for his insouciance and the sometimes startling brevity of his advocacy in court". 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "QEB Hollis Whiteman listed in UK Bar 2017". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Barristers & Staff". QEB Hollis Whiteman. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. @qebhw (13 April 2021). "Register" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. "QEB Hollis Whiteman: About". 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. "Dan Hollis QC Obituary". 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. "QEB Hollis moves to the City in spirit of competitive advantage". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  9. "QEB Hollis Whiteman – Barristers – General Crime, Business Crime, Professional Regulation and Discipline and Intellectual Property". QEB Hollis Whiteman. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. "Ex Hogan Lovells partner Grierson admits £1.27m expenses fraud". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  11. "Defendants in insider trading case motivated by 'greed'". 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  12. "Ellison Report findings: After years of secrecy and misdirection, the true story of how corruption tainted the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  13. "Senior Barclays bankers charged with fraud over credit crunch fundraising". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  14. "Man found guilty of supplying Mark Duggan with handgun minutes before Tottenham shooting". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  15. "Senior Barclays bankers charged with fraud over credit crunch fundraising". 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  16. "Zoe Johnson QC". QEB Hollis Whiteman. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  17. "Prosecutor Peter Kyte QC said the couple had debts of more than £30,000 and had been taken to court by creditors in 2011". 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  18. "Drink-drive mum spared jail after crashes in Highams Park and Walthamstow". 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  19. "William Boyce QC: my life". 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  20. "Eleanor Laws QC". QEB Hollis Whiteman. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  21. "Why didn't the GMC prosecute Mid Staffs directors?". 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  22. "NHS Foundation Trust". 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  23. "Chambers and partners: Tom Kark KC". 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  24. "Trial of a man accused of encouraging support for Islamic State nears conclusion". 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  25. "David Calvert-Smith leads a parole board confronted by an unprecedented backlog of hearings and little option but to keep inmates waiting in overcrowded prisons". 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  26. "Barrister killed in mystery blaze at his home". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  27. "Judge Heather Norton orders arrest of man who failed to turn up at Canterbury Crown Court for jury service". 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  28. "QEB Hollis Whiteman was announced as Crime Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards". 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  29. "The Legal 500 Awards – UK Awards 2018: Bar Winners". www.legal500.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.