2 Hare Court is a barristers' chambers specialising in criminal and

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, located in the

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, one of the four

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. Established in the 1967, It employs 61 barristers, including 16 King's Counsel and several former prosecutors, including those who have acted as First Senior, Senior and Junior

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– barristers appointed by the Attorney General to prosecute the most serious and complex criminal cases to come before the courts.

History

2 Hare Court is a Grade I

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that houses barristers' chambers in the

. It was named after a nephew of Sir

Nicholas Hare Sir Nicholas Hare of Bruisyard, Suffolk (c. 1484 – 31 October 1557) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1539 and 1540. Life He was born the eldest son of John Hare of Homersfield, Suffolk, educated at Gonville and Caius Co ...

, also named Nicholas Hare, who built the first set in 1567. The original buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1678, and the building which is now 1 Hare Court dates from the reconstruction. In 2000, 2 Hare Court building was extensively refurbished.

Practice areas

The set's practice areas include: * Business Crime *

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* Fraud *

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* Professional Discipline *

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and

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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 defending News International chief executive

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accused of phone hacking, Oliver Glasgow KC prosecuting

Constance Briscoe Constance Briscoe (born 18 May 1957 in England) is a former barrister, and was one of the first black female recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to pervert the course of justice i ...

, barrister and a part-time judge who was imprisoned for perverting course of justice in Chris Huhne scandal,

Robert Rinder Robert Michael Rinder (; born 31 May 1978) better known as Judge Rinder, is a British criminal barrister and television personality. In 2014, while still a practising barrister, he began hosting the reality courtroom series ''Judge Rinder''. ...

, barrister specialising in financial crime best known for his role on the

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courtroom series ''

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'', who in September 2016 became the first

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judge to compete in the fourteenth series of '' Strictly Come Dancing'', and Orlando Pownall KC who represented the

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footballer Adam Johnson at a trial over child sex allegations.

Former notable members

Former members include The Hon. Mr Justice Edis, who practised in chambers until 2013 when he was appointed a Justice of the High Court, and Dame

Bobbie Cheema-Grubb Dame Parmjit Kaur "Bobbie" Cheema-Grubb DBE (born Parmjit-kaur Cheema; 6 October 1966), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, is a judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. She is the first Asian ...

, former member who practised in chambers until November 2015, when she was appointed a High Court judge. David Pannick KC, former member, acted for the lead claimant

Gina Miller Gina Nadira Miller (' Singh; born 19 April 1965) is a Guyanese-British business owner and activist who initiated the 2016 '' R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union'' court case against the British government over its au ...

in the historic 11-justice Supreme Court case.

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