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Crime

Our crime barristers enjoy an unrivalled reputation for providing advice and representation in criminal trials.

Recognised for in depth ability at all levels, 2BR’s service is highly specialised providing insightful advice to those accused of criminal offences together with outstanding advocacy at a criminal trial. Our barristers strive to ensure that the client is provided with the best possible service.

Members of Chambers are widely recognised as bringing an extraordinary breadth of experience to each case, and tailor that knowledge and meticulous preparation to the needs and demands of each client. Particular attention is paid when defending to:

  • identifying appropriate defences and preparing legal arguments;
  • ensuring compliance with the prosecution’s duty of disclosure;
  • first-class court room advocacy; and
  • taking all steps necessary to ensure that the client’s best interests are maximised.

Members have been instructed on behalf of both the prosecution and the defence in the following kinds of cases:

Members of Chambers have been instructed in most of the leading and celebrated criminal trials of the last twenty years including:

  • MP’s expenses scandal
  • The South Thanet by election trial
  • Rolf Harris
  • The Oxford grooming case
  • The Tottenham Turks murder
  • Phone hacking (Operations Elveden and Weeting)
  • The Rachel Nickell murder
  • The Stephen Lawrence murder
  • The Greenwich Dome Robbery
  • The Brixton Nail Bomber
  • The Kenneth Noye murder

Get in touch

For further information and enquiries please contact our clerks team.

Call: +44 (0)20 7440 8888
Email: clerks@2br.co.uk

Clerk: Paul Rodgers
Telephone: +44 (0)7894 125 434
Email: Click here


Latest Crime news and publications

News 3rd Dec 2025

Allan Compton KC represents defendant acquitted in Joint Enterprise Murder Trial

Allan Compton KC, instructed by Levent Kemal and Sabina Trigg of Gepp & Sons Solicitors, represented HG who was...

Cases 2nd Dec 2025

Section 45 Modern Slavery Act Defence success for Tomas McGarvey

Tomas McGarvey instructed by Aashar Malik of Woolfe & Co Solicitors successfully represented a man charged with two...

News 27th Nov 2025

Defence Success in Serious Sword Attack — A timely reminder of the limits of Res Gestae 

A significant defence victory was achieved at Inner London Crown Court last month in the case of R v M. The prosecution...

News 26th Nov 2025

Quentin Hunt appears on TalkTV discussing proposals to curtail the right of trial by jury.

Quentin Hunt was invited to appear on the Mark Dolan breakfast Show on TalkTV to give an expert practitioner’s...

News 25th Nov 2025

Charlie Sherrard KC in latest episode of “The Law Show” on BBC Radio 4 – “Law Under Fire”.

Charlie Sherrard KC was delighted to have been invited to speak alongside Mark Evans on the latest episode of “The...

News 20th Nov 2025

Brian Altman KC appears in the inaugural episode in former Times Legal correspondent, Frances Gibb’s, new podcast series, ‘Inside the Case’. 

In the podcast titled 'In the Blink of an Eye', Frances interviewed Brian about the prosecution of Levi Bellfield for...

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