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Giles Bedloe and Francesca Kolar secure Attempted Murder convictions following Old Bailey trial
Following a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, three defendants from the Turkish Kurdish community in North London were unanimously convicted of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The defendants carried out a violent attack on two victims from a rival family…
James Thacker KC and Giles Bedloe reach successful conclusion to Operation Avalion securing 34 year sentence
Following his conviction in February for the kidnap, two counts of rape and torture of a vulnerable young woman, Gagandeep Singh has been sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment with an additional extended licence of 6 years. He has been recommended for deportation to India. James and Giles,…
Giles Bedloe successfully prosecutes Southampton business park attempted murder
Giles Bedloe successfully concluded the prosecution in Operation Orientation, a case widely reported in the media (including the BBC and The Independent), at Winchester Crown Court on the 5th of June 2026 The defendant, Anwar Ashraf, was convicted of attempted murder in April for stabbing his…
James Thacker KC and Giles Bedloe prosecute organised crime group member for kidnap, imprisonment, torture, and multiple rape.
James Thacker KC and Giles Bedloe concluded the successful prosecution, over six weeks, of a member of an organised crime group charged with the kidnap, false imprisonment, torture, and multiple rapes of a young woman. The victim was held captive for approximately ten hours. The torture involved…
Deka Crime Every Mountain
This weekend saw 5 members of Deka’s Crime Team take part in the 3 Peaks of Yorkshire. Whilst those down south basked in unseasonably warm weather, those in the North know that Saturday saw a yellow severe weather warning for heavy rain! Undeterred the team…
Pro Bono Recognition List 2025
We are delighted for 6 of our members to be included within the Recognition List 2025, for undertaking 25 hours or more pro bono work over the last year.
The Dekagram: 28th May 2024
In this week’s Dekagram we bring news of a case involving accusations and counter-accusations, a reminder that when litigating whatever you write or say, you must be prepared to have it read out in the Court of Appeal to an unimpressed Lady Chief Justice. Our…
Deka Briefing: Abuse
Deka Chambers is a pre-eminent common law Set. We have leading practitioners in civil, family and criminal law. We consider this diversity a real strength in the service we are able to offer our clients. Legal problems often straddle more than one field of law….
The Dekagram: 26th June 2023
This week the team’s been glued to the telly, and in particular SupremeCourtTV, following the progress of Griffiths v TUI as it wends towards its conclusion. Truth be told, we’ve been mildly surprised by the lack of fanfare around the hearing, given that the decision…
Giles Bedloe secures acquittal of client on a charge of murder
Giles Bedloe and Tyrone Smith KC of 25 Bedford Row have secured the acquittal of their client on a charge of murder at Inner London Crown Court. Instructed by Karamjit Singh and Nadeem Afzal of Holborn Law, they successfully argued that their 17 year old…
The Dekagram 6th March 2023
Another week, another travel alert. Having advised Brits not to travel to Turkey to undergo cheap cosmetic surgery, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued an advisory warning of an outbreak of shigellosis in Cape Verde. Apparently travellers returning from the Santa Maria resort…
Members of Chambers upgraded on the CPS Advocate Panel list
We are delighted to announce that several members of Chambers have been upgraded on the CPS Advocate Panel list. Giles Bedloe and Jennifer Newcomb upgraded to Level 4 in the fraud specialist panel for the CPS. Laura Hibberd upgraded to Level 3 on CPS list….
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