by Admin | Criminal Law
Another successful outcome for Samantha Marsh, who has secured a Not Guilty verdict for her client following a five-day trial at Huntingdon Crown Court.
Samantha represented the defendant in a case involving a serious sexual allegation arising within the context of a relationship.
The trial involved complex evidence, including extensive WhatsApp correspondence between the parties after the event. Samantha’s robust cross examination of the complainant highlighted discrepancies between their ABE interview and accounts given to various disclosure witnesses.
Following the five-day trial, the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict.
The result marks the latest in a series of acquittals secured by Samantha in cases involving serious sexual allegations, an area in which she continues to develop her practice.
Samantha was instructed by Justine Potter of Credence Law.
by Admin | Chambers, Recruitment
We are delighted to announce that David Gyulai, Samuel Walker, Amelia Marshall and Abaigeal Van Deerlin have all accepted offers of tenancy at Fenners Chambers following the successful completion of their pupillage!
David, Amelia and Abaigeal will develop broad common-law practices across Chambers’ civil, criminal and family work, while Samuel will continue to develop his practice in criminal and regulatory law.
All four have become a valued part of Chambers during their time as pupils, and we are very pleased that they will be continuing their careers at Fenners as tenants. Our congratulations to all four on this important milestone!
by Admin | Chambers, Family Law
We’re pleased to be joining the Local Family Justice Board once again for our next family law webinar on Wednesday 4th November at 4.30pm.
‘Private Law Children – Domestic Abuse and Key Updates’ will be presented by Louise Ballantyne and Clare Gould of Fenners Chambers, alongside Her Honour Judge Gordon-Saker, Designated Family Judge for Cambridgeshire, who will share a judicial perspective.
The webinar will take place online via Zoom and is free to attend.
🔗 Click here to register.
by Admin | Chambers
We are thrilled to be recognised in the Legal 500 UK Bar 2027 rankings, with 10 members of Fenners individually ranked across five practice areas.
Fenners is also recognised as a Leading Set in two practice areas: Family: Divorce & Financial Remedy and Family: Children & Domestic Abuse.
We are especially pleased to celebrate some fantastic developments in this year’s rankings. Laura McGinty and Joshua Walters are both newly ranked in Family: Divorce & Financial Remedy, while Jodie Drummond gains a new ranking in the same category, alongside her existing ranking in Family: Children & Domestic Abuse. Carlo Coccaro has also moved up a tier in Family: Divorce & Financial Remedy.
Congratulations also to Debra Gold, Nicholas Saunders, Caroline Horton, Liam Varnam, Benjamin Phillips and Eve Chowdhury, who continue to be recognised in the Legal 500 rankings this year.
We would like to thank the Legal 500 research team, and particularly our clients and professional colleagues who took the time to act as referees and provide feedback as part of the research process.
Read our rankings below:
Family: Children & Domestic Abuse
Leading Set – Tier 4
Debra Gold – Tier 3
Benjamin Phillips – Tier 4
Caroline Horton – Tier 4
Eve Chowdhury – Tier 4
Jodie Drummond – Tier 4
Family: Divorce & Financial Remedy
Leading Set – Tier 2
Caroline Horton – Tier 2
Benjamin Phillips – Tier 3
Carlo Coccaro – Tier 3
Jodie Drummond – Tier 4 – New ranking
Laura McGinty – Tier 4 – Newly ranked
Joshua Walters – Tier 4 – Newly ranked
Commercial Litigation
Nicholas Saunders – Tier 1
Employment
Liam Varnam – Tier 2
Property & Construction
Liam Varnam – Tier 1
by Admin | Chambers
Fenners barrister Quintin Langley-Coleman recently spent an afternoon at Churchill College, Cambridge, speaking to a group of visiting Vietnamese students from SETI about life and work as a barrister.
It was a great opportunity to introduce the students to the profession, share some insight into the day-to-day realities of practice, and answer their questions about working at the Bar.
Thank you to Sean Lawler for organising the session and inviting Quintin to take part. We hope the students enjoyed their time in Cambridge!
