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Concordia 10 Section 1.Indd 1561 ConcordiaMerchant Taylors’ School Winter 2013 An image from the school musical Grease, with Kushal Patel as Kenickie, delivering Greased Lightning. Welcome Dear reader May I begin by making special mention Hall this summer has enabled the school These include a Twenty20 fi xture – more of all those OMTs who have contributed to welcome some celebrated speakers information will follow soon online. to this issue, particularly those who have including Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Finally, I would like to thank all those who contributed on their work in the legal Palin: a foretaste of what is to come in this have sent in material for what is our biggest profession; my sincere thanks to them wonderful space. Merchant Taylors’ has ever Class Notes section. It includes career all for taking time out of busy schedules a strong online presence in all the major updates from OMTs who are part of our to o er their insights. Equally, special social networks but more importantly has LinkedIn channel, which we will continue to thanks goes to Dr Robert Pleming for his launched its own net community for OMTs expand in future as alumni use our online extraordinary account of the challenges he so that you can reserve tickets for events presence both to renew friendships and to has faced in returning the last remaining and network easily and securely. We are network with those working in similar fi elds. Vulcan bomber to fl ight. also very proud to be hosting Middlesex Jon Rippier The stunning refurbishment of the Great CCC for two fi rst class fi xtures in May 2014. Editor Concordia E-mail Concordia at [email protected] Sandy Lodge, Northwood, Middlesex Editor: Jon Rippier Photography: 3Sixty, Ian Rudling, HA6 2HT, Tel: +44 (0)1923 820644 Contributing editors: Chris Roseblade, Rohan Gupta (5ths) [email protected] Nick Latham Designed & produced by: 3Sixty Creative www.mtsn.org.uk Sub-editors: Alison Dawson, Sandra Sansom www.3sixty-creative.com DO YOU KNOW A MISSING ALUMNUS? Add a friend to Concordia’s mailing list [email protected] Winter 2013 2/3 Introduction An introduction from the Head Master: m y fi rst few months at MTS Sir Ranulph Fiennes when he spoke at and the Old Boys that is so crucial to have fl own by. I already feel a part the school; the beautiful music our choirs our continuing success. We are always of the MTS family and am grateful and ensembles off er; the vibrant support looking to fi nd ways to expand and for the various kindnesses and good networks the parents give to the school; strengthen our commitment to the wishes my wife and I have been the sight of Saturday sport fi lling our wide former pupils of the school. We will fi nd offered. My fi rst impression has been fi elds. Above all, I have enjoyed meeting new events that will interest all and off er of a warm and open community. The and teaching the pupils. new services to help our alumni in their pupils and teachers are exceptionally We should also celebrate the superb new careers and continuing friendships. All able. Even more impressive is that space that the Great Hall refurbishment are welcome to return at any time to see they combine scholarship with has given us. We have lost none of the the changes in the facilities and enjoy the courtesy and generosity of spirit. character of the wonderful Hall, but hospitality of the new clubhouse. I sense a proud shared history and equipped it with the most modern audio- One aspect of the relationship is the tradition, but also a zest for the new and a visual kit we can fi nd. The Hall has been support OMTs give to the school and determination always to improve. Pupils enlarged to fi t the size of the school and its fundraising. Our recent telephone at MTS are blessed with great talents, all of the wood and fi ttings have been fundraising campaign was a great success and many choose to use those talents restored. Its fi rst public use was to host – thank you very much to the OMTs who to unselfi shly support others. MTS is a Sir Ranulph Fiennes, but in short order gave and the younger OMTs who helped unique educational environment – to my thereafter it has been the venue for the staff it. May I suggest that all who are fresh eyes we have a school to treasure. Autumn Concert, the school musical interested in the life of the school involve Memories include the long-suff ering ‘Grease’ and a scintillating talk on Brazil by themselves in our new net community removal man who, after carrying the Michael Palin which attracted an audience My Merchant Taylors. This will allow twentieth box of books into the Head of almost a thousand people from the us to keep OMTs updated about events Master’s House, told me that he would, school and the local community. and will allow them to book tickets, track out of his own money, buy me a Kindle. The OMT Society was one of the fi rst down old friends and much else. Other memories are of the kaleidoscope groups to off er me a warm welcome of music and dance at the Asian Cultural and look forward to developing further Simon Everson Show; the quiet authority and courage of the relationship between the school Head Master Winter 2013 In this issue 04 Law 21 From the Archive 28 Class Notes OMTs William Hughes QC, Stephen 24 Rubin QC, Nicholas Tse, Lionel From a Head Monitor 46 Obituaries Curry, Mark Krais, Miles Geffi n and Chrishan Raja OMT looks back at Brian Naumann write of their careers his time at the school. 50 Letter from Australia in Law. Will Copping OMT refl ects on his 26 Development travels and the Wallaby Scholarship. 14 Vulcan: Nick Latham gives an update on Delivering the Vision Development, especially on the successful summer Telephone Dr Robert Pleming OMT writes We have made every attempt to locate copyright of the challenges in restoring the Campaign. ownership of archive photography but have not always succeeded in doing so. Any owners of copyright of Vulcan bomber to fl ight. individual images are invited to contact the editor. GIVE ONLINE TO MTS To Support the Arts, Sport, Bursaries and more, go to www.mtsn.org.uk/development Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School William Hughes William Hughes QC (1976-1983) has been a barrister for twenty four years, specialising in criminal cases. In Defence, he specialises in homicide, serious sexual offences and other grave crime, particularly those cases with vulnerable defendants and witnesses. He is a specialist in fraud, money laundering and drug-related crime. He also has considerable experience representing the interests of serving police officers in criminal allegations, internal disciplinary tribunals and inquests. In Prosecution, he is regularly instructed by the CPS, in particular undertaking SOCA prosecutions on behalf of the CPS Organised Crime Division. As well as his experience defending cases of fraud and drug-related crime he is also regularly instructed to prosecute on behalf of Westminster City Council and other London local authorities. He is an Executive Committee Member Association of the London Welsh Lawyers, a Committee Member of the Fraud Lawyers Association and a Gray’s Inn Advocacy Trainer I don’t recall it being suggested and obtained a pupillage (a year’s training responsibility follows, being able to to me in any school career talk that I under the supervision of a senior barrister) make difficult, unpopular and unpleasant could be employed surviving on a diet at my present London Chambers. (I also decisions is part of the job. Being the of dirty money, extreme violence, hard practise from Chambers in Cardiff, where ultimate advocate and the person in my family originate from). So, aside from charge of how a case is prepared and drugs and lots of sex. (The possibility dressing up in an anachronistic horsehair undertaken has its own pressures and of being a Premiership footballer was wig atop my head, swathed in a fancy gown difficulties. It means that care and not an option then and I wasn’t cool or while swanning around the Courts of the consideration in decision making have good enough to be the second guitarist land, what is it that I do? to be undertaken in as equal measure as of the Clash, or indeed the Ramones). For twenty-four years I have both preparation of the case itself. However, that is how my working life defended and prosecuted in cases of varying However, what sets this profession apart has turned out. seriousness, complexity and notoriety, which from almost any other job is the adrenaline Since the autumn of 1989, when I was is as taxing, exhilarating, draining, thrilling rush experienced in conducting a trial, be called to the Bar of England and Wales, I and ultimately satisfying as it may appear. it before a jury, Justices or a Single Judge. have been practising as a barrister, which So how does it work? Barristers are self- Jury trials, in the Crown Court particularly, is not something I ever expected to do, employed advocates who are generally (but generate a unique combination of fear, or was even on my radar when I left MTS not always) briefed to undertake cases by exhilaration, euphoria, anxiety and personal in 1983 with “underachieving” A levels. solicitors, who are in turn instructed by the empowerment in equal measure. Nonetheless, I subsequently ended up lay (legally unqualified) client.
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