2 Hare Court

2 Hare Court is a set of barristers chambers specialising in criminal and regulatory law,[2] located in the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of court.[5] Established in the 1967,[6] It employs 61 barristers,[7] including 16 Queens' 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.[8]

2 Hare Court building, located in the Inner Temple.

2 Hare Court
HeadquartersCity of London, EC4
United Kingdom
No. of lawyers61 practitioners[1]
Major practice areasCrime, regulatory[2]
Key peopleJonathan Laidlaw QC[3]
Date founded1567 (1567)[4]
Company typeProfessional limited liability partnership
Website2HareCourt.com

History
Main article: Inner Temple § Chambers

2 Hare Court is a Grade I listed building that houses barristers' chambers in the Inner Temple.[6] It was named after a nephew of Sir Nicholas Hare, also named Nicholas Hare,[4] who built the first set in 1567.[6] The original buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1678,[9] and the building which is now 1 Hare Court dates from the reconstruction.[10] In 2000, 2 Hare Court building was extensively refurbished.[11]

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 QC[3] defending News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks accused of phone hacking,[12] Oliver Glasgow QC prosecuting Constance Briscoe, barrister and a part-time judge[13] who was imprisoned for perverting course of justice in 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 QC 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] David Pannick QC, former member,[25] acted for the lead claimant Gina Miller in the historic 11-justice Supreme Court case.[26]

See also

References
  1. "The Law Pages: 2 Hare Court profile". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. "2 Hare Court profile". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. "Lawyer of the week Jonathan Laidlaw, QC". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. "Sir Nicholas HARE of Bruisyard". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. "2 & 3 Hare Court Chambers, Inner Temple". 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. "Inner Temple Library: History". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. "2 Hare Court: Barristers". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. "Inner Temple Library: Present Buildings". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. "City of London: Inner Temple buildings" (PDF). 3 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. "2 Hare Court: About us". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. "Rebekah Brooks' legal team revealed as gagging order lifted". Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  12. "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. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  13. "Disgraced barrister Constance Briscoe left penniless, court told". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. "Judge Rinder 'litigant' claims to have faked legal row to secure £5,000 ITV payout". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  15. "2 Hare Court barrister set to be UK's telly Judge Judy". 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  16. "Judge Rinder joins Strictly Come Dancing line-up". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  17. "Adam Johnson's alleged victim 'also got in touch with footballer Connor Wickham'". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  18. "Adam Johnson trial: Who is the high-flying lawyer defending the Sunderland winger?". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  19. "Andrew Elis QC". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  20. "Phone-hacking trial: who are the judge and lead prosecutor?". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  21. "UK's first Asian woman HC judge is of Punjabi origin". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  22. "High court appoints Bobbie Cheema-Grubb as its first Asian female judge". 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  23. "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". 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  24. "Don't judge me". 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  25. "Lawyer of the week: David Pannick, QC". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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