2 Hare Court Explained

2 Hare Court
Offices:London, United Kingdom
Headquarters:City of London,
United Kingdom
Num Lawyers:77 practitioners[1]
Practice Areas:Crime, regulatory
Key People:Jonathan Laidlaw KC
Company Type:Professional limited liability partnership

2 Hare Court is a barristers' chambers specialising in criminal and regulatory law,[2] located in the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of court.[3] Established in the 1967, It employs 77 barristers,[4] including 23 King's Counsel and several former prosecutors, including those who have acted as First Senior, Senior and Junior Treasury Counsel – barristers appointed by the Attorney General to prosecute the most serious and complex criminal cases to come before the courts.[5]

History

2 Hare Court is a Grade I listed building that houses barristers' chambers in the Inner Temple. It was named after a nephew of Sir Nicholas Hare, also named Nicholas Hare,[6] who built the first set in 1567.[7] The original buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1678,[8] and the building which is now 1 Hare Court dates from the reconstruction.[9] In 2000, 2 Hare Court building was extensively refurbished.[10]

Practice areas

The set's practice areas include:

Notable members

Members of chambers have prosecuted and defended in many high-profile criminal cases, including murder and terrorism, with head of chambers Jonathan Laidlaw KC[11] defending News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks accused of phone hacking,[12] Oliver Glasgow KC prosecuting Constance Briscoe (not a member of 2HC chambers), barrister and a part-time judge[13] who was imprisoned for perverting the course of justice in the Chris Huhne scandal,[14] Robert Rinder, barrister specialising in financial crime[15] best known for his role on the reality courtroom series Judge Rinder,[16] who in September 2016 became the first daytime TV judge to compete in the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing,[17] and Orlando Pownall KC who represented the Premier League footballer Adam Johnson[18] at a trial over child sex allegations.[19]

Former notable members

Former members include The Hon. Mr Justice Edis,[20] who practised in chambers until 2013 when he was appointed a Justice of the High Court,[21] and Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb,[22] former member who practised in chambers until November 2015,[23] when she was appointed a High Court judge.[24]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Law Pages: 2 Hare Court profile . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  2. News: 2 Hare Court profile . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017 . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022639/https://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK-Bar/firm/10434/2-hare-court . dead .
  3. News: 2 & 3 Hare Court Chambers, Inner Temple . 30 July 2017 . 30 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020622/http://www.ghkarchitects.co.uk/projects/institutional_commercial/2-and-3-hare-court . 7 November 2017 . dead .
  4. News: 2 Hare Court: Barristers . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  5. News: Legal 500: 2 Hare Court Profile . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  6. News: Sir Nicholas HARE of Bruisyard . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  7. News: Inner Temple Library: History . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  8. News: Inner Temple Library: Present Buildings . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  9. News: City of London: Inner Temple buildings . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031052/https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/planning/heritage-and-design/conservation-areas/Documents/Temples%20Character%20Summary.pdf . 7 November 2017 . dead .
  10. News: 2 Hare Court: About us . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  11. News: Lawyer of the week Jonathan Laidlaw, KC . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  12. News: Rebekah Brooks’ legal team revealed as gagging order lifted . 3 November 2017.
  13. News: The financial affairs of former barrister and author Constance Briscoe, who was at the centre of the Chris Huhne speeding points scandal, are laid bare at the Old Bailey . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  14. News: Disgraced barrister Constance Briscoe left penniless, court told . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  15. News: Judge Rinder ‘litigant’ claims to have faked legal row to secure £5,000 ITV payout . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  16. News: 2 Hare Court barrister set to be UK’s telly Judge Judy . 30 July 2017 . 30 July 2017.
  17. News: Judge Rinder joins Strictly Come Dancing line-up . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  18. News: Adam Johnson's alleged victim 'also got in touch with footballer Connor Wickham' . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  19. News: Adam Johnson trial: Who is the high-flying lawyer defending the Sunderland winger?. 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  20. News: Andrew Elis KC. 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  21. News: Phone-hacking trial: who are the judge and lead prosecutor? . 3 November 2017. 3 November 2017.
  22. News: UK's first Asian woman HC judge is of Punjabi origin . 3 November 2017 . 3 November 2017.
  23. News: High court appoints Bobbie Cheema-Grubb as its first Asian female judge . 4 August 2017 . 4 August 2017.
  24. News: The Honourable Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb is a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. . 3 November 2017 . 2 November 2017.

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