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specialising in
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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 77 barristers, including 23
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and several former prosecutors, including those who have acted as First Senior, Senior and Junior
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– barristers appointed by the
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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
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in the
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. It was named after a nephew of Sir
Nicholas Hare Sir Nicholas Hare of Bruisyard, Suffolk (c. 1495 – 31 October 1557) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1539 and 1540. Life Hare was the eldest son of John Hare and Elizabeth Fortescue and was born about 1495. His father wa ...
, 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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*
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*
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*
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* Inquests & Public Inquiries *
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* Professional Discipline *
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* Public Prosecution *
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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
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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 Recorder (judge), recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to Perverting the ...
(not a member of 2HC chambers), barrister and a part-time judge who was imprisoned for perverting the course of justice in the
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scandal,
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, 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 ''
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'', 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, former member who practised in chambers until November 2015, when she was appointed a High Court judge.


See also

*
Criminal justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...
*
Criminal defence In the field of criminal law, there are a variety of conditions that will tend to negate elements of a crime (particularly the ''intent'' element), known as defenses. The label may be apt in jurisdictions where the ''accused'' may be assigned some ...


References


External links


Judge Rinder & Oksana Platero dance the Cha Cha to 'Mercy' – Strictly Come Dancing 2016

The Lammy Review: Seminar hosted by 2 Hare Court chambers at King's College London

Judge Robert Rinder on his way to chambers
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