QEB Hollis Whiteman
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A leading set of advocates specialising in Financial & Corporate Crime, Serious Crime, Regulatory & Professional Discipline, Private Prosecution and Public Law.
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Highlights include: Eleanor Laws KC – Preeminent Adrian Darbishire KC – Leading Crispin Aylett KC, Ali Naseem Bajwa KC, Alexandra Felix KC – Recommended Tom Doble – Preeminent (Junior Counsel) Fraser Coxhill, Orla Daly, Rachna Gokani – Leading (Junior Counsel)
Highlights include: Eleanor Laws KC – Preeminent Adrian Darbishire KC – Leading Crispin Aylett KC, Ali Naseem Bajwa KC, Alexandra Felix KC – Recommended Tom Doble – Preeminent (Junior Counsel) Fraser Coxhill, Orla Daly, Rachna Gokani – Leading (Junior Counsel)
QEB Hollis Whiteman is recognised in the latest Doyle's Guide to the UK Legal Market – Leading Criminal Law Counsel, London 2025, with members ranked across both King’s Counsel and junior counsel categories.
QEB Hollis Whiteman is recognised in the latest Doyle's Guide to the UK Legal Market – Leading Criminal Law Counsel, London 2025, with members ranked across both King’s Counsel and junior counsel categories.


As the Court observed at the outset of the judgment: “The history of these two cases raises concerns about the effectiveness of the criminal appeal system in England and Wales in confronting legal error”. Read more here: lnkd.in/e5RURpMG
The Supreme Court has found that directions given at his trial were “legally inaccurate & unfair”, a proposition consistently “rebuffed” by the Court of Appeal over the last 10 years.
The Supreme Court has found that directions given at his trial were “legally inaccurate & unfair”, a proposition consistently “rebuffed” by the Court of Appeal over the last 10 years.
The Supreme Court has overturned Tom Hayes’ 2015 conviction for conspiracy to defraud over LIBOR submissions. Adrian Darbishire KC and Tom Doble of QEB Hollis Whiteman represented Hayes in one of the most significant criminal appeals of the last decade.
The Supreme Court has overturned Tom Hayes’ 2015 conviction for conspiracy to defraud over LIBOR submissions. Adrian Darbishire KC and Tom Doble of QEB Hollis Whiteman represented Hayes in one of the most significant criminal appeals of the last decade.

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The Government will legislate to disqualify NHS managers guilty of serious misconduct - including those who silence whistleblowers, as recommended by Tom Kark KC in his 2019 review. Kark: “This is a positive move to strengthen NHS leadership and accountability.”
The Government will legislate to disqualify NHS managers guilty of serious misconduct - including those who silence whistleblowers, as recommended by Tom Kark KC in his 2019 review. Kark: “This is a positive move to strengthen NHS leadership and accountability.”
Anne, alongside Karen Tonge (CPS Specialist Prosecutor), delivered a session on recent legal developments relating to the offence of Causing and Allowing the Death of a Child. Read more here: qebholliswhiteman.co.uk/site/library/n…
The event endorsed by the NPCC HWG’s Child Death Sub Group and chaired by DCS Fiona Bitters, brought together professionals from legal, operational and medical fields to examine the complexities of child death investigations.
The event endorsed by the NPCC HWG’s Child Death Sub Group and chaired by DCS Fiona Bitters, brought together professionals from legal, operational and medical fields to examine the complexities of child death investigations.
Anne Whyte KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman spoke at the 2025 Child Death Conference, which took place across 14 and 15 July.
Anne Whyte KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman spoke at the 2025 Child Death Conference, which took place across 14 and 15 July.

Philip Evans KC joined a panel of experts from Mourant, Helen De La Cour (Government of Jersey), and Jamie Warnock (Jersey Financial Services Commission) to discuss key regulatory priorities and enforcement trends in Jersey and the UK. Read more here: lnkd.in/eWv6rsi9
QEB Hollis Whiteman was pleased to be represented at the Mourant Jersey Financial Regulation Forum 2025 on 8 July.
QEB Hollis Whiteman was pleased to be represented at the Mourant Jersey Financial Regulation Forum 2025 on 8 July.

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Last month, Allison Clare KC and Tom Broomfield joined Andrew Matheson and Caroline Brown of Burges Salmon at London International Disputes Week to discuss Complex Disputes in the Public Eye: Balancing Risks & Demands across civil, criminal and regulatory spheres.
Last month, Allison Clare KC and Tom Broomfield joined Andrew Matheson and Caroline Brown of Burges Salmon at London International Disputes Week to discuss Complex Disputes in the Public Eye: Balancing Risks & Demands across civil, criminal and regulatory spheres.


QEB Hollis Whiteman acknowledges the reappointment of Sir David Calvert-Smith as a judicial member of the Parole Board for England and Wales. His next term will run from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027. Read more here: qebholliswhiteman.co.uk/site/library/n…

The case, referred by the CCRC, centered on a serious procedural flaw - allowing a discharged jury to resume deliberations. The Court ruled the convictions unsafe and ordered a retrial. Instructed by Edward Grange of Corker Binning. Read more here: lnkd.in/e4Vjmu9C
Murder convictions quashed in the Court of Appeal, with David Spens KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman acting for the Appellant.
Murder convictions quashed in the Court of Appeal, with David Spens KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman acting for the Appellant.

The plan adopts the fifth recommendation, proposing legislation to allow for the disbarring of NHS directors for serious misconduct. This marks a significant step forward in NHS leadership accountability and patient protection. Read more here: lnkd.in/e99n527j
The Government’s new 10-year plan for the NHS promises the implementation of a key recommendation from the 2019 Review of the Fit and Proper Person Test, led by Tom Kark KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman.
The Government’s new 10-year plan for the NHS promises the implementation of a key recommendation from the 2019 Review of the Fit and Proper Person Test, led by Tom Kark KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman.
