News
April 2008– Revenue and Customs 10 year tax enquiry reaches culmination for BSB client: Not guilty verdict on 9 count indictment for million pound tax fraud. Click HERE for more information.
Feb 2008 – BSB Partner Jim Skelsey instructed in multi-million pound investment fraud.
Dec 2007– BSB launches new Business Crime Department website.
October 2007 – BSB instructed to defend a Chairman of PLC prosecuted by the SFO. Click HERE for more information.
June 2007 – BSB successfully defends client at Kingston Crown Court after eight week re-trial on counts of conspiracy to supply heroin, money laundering, perverting the course of justice and aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office.
May 2007 – John Black successfully acts for client at the Court of Appeal
December 2006 – Roger Sahota appointed to the Special Court for Sierra Leone sitting in the Hague, to act for former head of state of Liberia, Charles Taylor, who is accused of international crimes.
November 2006 – Paul acts for defendant accused of soliciting to murder and the first prosecution under the 2006 Terrorism Act of encouraging acts of terrorism.
April 2006 – Roger is reported in The Law Society’s Gazette, raising concerns about available facilities for preparation of Charles Taylor’s’ defence - CLICK HERE
October 2006
BSB Partner Jim Skelsey invited to speak at the Justice Human Right Law Conference on Local Government and Community Safety on the 26th October 2006
September 2006
BSB Partner Johnathan Black appointed onto the Committee of independent Defence Lawyers (IDL). A body which represents criminal legal aid practices in London.
July 2006
BSB in Red Mercury Trial acquittal. BSB partner Paul Butcher represents the lead defendant Dominic Martins acquitted after three month trial at the Old Bailey – CLICK HERE
BSB Partner Jonathan Black represents the last defendant to be tried at Bow Street Magistrates Court which closes after 271 years CLICK HERE
June 2006
BSB Partner Roger Sahota speaks at “The Expert Witness Institute Conference on the Current difference between Civil and Criminal Rules” (for details of the presentation visit Notable Cases and Articles.)
April 2006
BSB Partner Roger Sahota is first Solicitor Advocate to be instructed as trial counsel in a war crimes trial before the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague.
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BSB partner Jonathan Black represents defendant in major fraud case.
February 2006
BSB partners Roger Sahota and James Skelsey awarded Higher Rights of Audience together with Solicitors Johanna Berry and Richard Parry.
August 2005
Jonathan Black is junior counsel for defence in the acquittal of the Handsworth Detention Centre case.
July 2005
James Skelsey BSB Partner participates in a New Statesman Round table discussion on ASBO’s and Civil Liberties with Harriet Harman and Marcel Berlins.
June 2005
Roger Sahota is co-author of the LCCSA consultation paper in response to the Legal Services Commissions proposals to introduce Price Competitive Tendering.
May 2005
BSB Solicitor Manjit Dogra receives Higher Rights of Audience.
James Skelsey speaks at a lecture organised by Doughty Street Chambers on Challenging Applications for ASBO’s.
April 2005
Ravinder Rahania joins BSB as a Solicitor. Ravinder is a fraud expert and was previously employed at Corker Binning and Peters and Peters Solicitors.
BSB Paralegal Assistant Victoria Spencer is co-author of the LCCSA response to the DCA consultation paper on Jury research and impropriety.
February
2005
BSB Solicitor Johanna Berry speaks on “Sex Workers and the Law“ at a meeting arranged with CLASH.
January 2005
BSB Partner James Skelsey addresses House of Commons Select Committee on Anti Social Behaviour together with Roger Smith of Justice.
2004
December
Paul Butcher is interviewed by Radio 4’s Law in Action regarding the Proceeds of Crime Act
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Consultant Richard Parry speaks at a rally on Decriminalising Cannabis
BSB positively assessed for Legal Services Commission Preferred Supplier Pilot.
October 2004
Former Hodge Jones and Allen partner Mark Studdert joins BSB as a Consultant.
On the 18th BSB and CLASH host a lecture on "Anti Social Behaviour Orders and the Sexual Offence Act"
September 2004
BSB instructed in Red Mercury terrorism case.
BSB partner Jim Skelsey is interviewed regarding legal challenges to Anti Social Behaviour Orders for the Camden News Journal.
BSB Consultant Richard Parry is interviewed by BBC Radio 4 for 'Law in Action'
June 2004
Johanna Berry, formerly of Saunders and Co has joined BSB as a Senior Solicitor.
BSB Solicitors are holding a lecture entitled ‘Challenging Anti Social Behaviour Orders’ by Jim Skelsey, Senior Partner specialising in ASBO law and juvenile justice on the 28th July 2004.
BSB Partner Roger Sahota writes on the Criminal Justice Act 2003 for 'The Advocate'
BSB partner Jim Skelsey is interviewed by Radio 4 for Law in Action regarding Anti Social Behaviour Orders.
October 2003
BSB Partner Roger Sahota is appointed to the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association management committee. Roger also sits on the LCCSA Costs and Legal Aid sub-committee.
BSB welcomes two new Solicitors to the practice. Manjit Dogra and Rosemary Edwin have both joined as Assistant Solicitors in our criminal department.
August 2003
Paul Butcher interviewed in Private Eye asks for a enquiry into the role of MI6 following the collapse of the prosecution in R v Finch and others.
July 2003
BSB in major Scotland Yard trial collapse. BSB partner Paul represented one of the defendants in a 5 year undercover police operation aimed at trapping suspected money launderers , R v Finch and others.
May 2003
BSB in NUS trial collapse. BSB partner Paul Butcher represents lead defendant in a 6 month trial into alleged international money laundering conspiracy, R v Mackenzie and others.
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