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
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

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  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. 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. 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.
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  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. 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. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "The Legal 500 Awards – UK Awards 2018: Bar Winners". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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