The Bar Council Fair 2020

PUPILLAGE AT:

2 Hare Court, Temple, London, EC4Y 7BH Tel: 020 7353 5324 DX: LDE 444 Chancery Lane E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.2harecourt.com RECOGNISED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS ONE OF THE LEADING SETS IN THE UK

WHO WE ARE

2 Hare Court Our team is made up of individuals Is recognised both nationally and from a wide range of ethnic and internationally as one of the UK’s socio-economic backgrounds and leading sets, specialising in we are committed to recruiting the Criminal Defence, Private most able and articulate pupils, no Prosecution, Public Prosecution, matter their background, to join Fraud, Health & Safety, Professional and enhance our dynamic team. Discipline, Tax, Sports and other related fields.

We pride ourselves on providing high quality advice, advocacy and client service. 2 Hare Court is situated in the heart of the Temple just a stone's throw away from the Royal Courts of Justice and a short walk from the . We are right at the heart of the London legal world. We have 66 members, 22 Silks and 44 Juniors, practising across all our major practice areas, many recognised by the major legal directories as leaders in their field. OUR AIM IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PUPILS MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARD

PUPILLAGE AT 2 HARE COURT

Pupillage at 2 Hare Court develop your own advocacy skills Pupils at 2 Hare Court will have the and craft your own style and opportunity to learn from some of approach. Our aim is to ensure that the very best at the Bar all pupils meet the highest and will be given the opportunity standard required to become a not only to observe but become Member of and you will intimately involved in the cases compete against only yourself to their supervisors are instructed in. demonstrate that you have You will be asked for your view as reached a standard of excellence to how to approach problems, in advocacy. Every pupil who what strategy you would adopt and meets that standard will be offered how you would develop the a tenancy in Chambers. arguments. The work is complex and demanding but extremely rewarding. You can expect to be challenged every day and you will quickly develop your advocacy skills, both orally and in writing.

In your second six, you will have your own case load and will be regularly in court, dealing with a wide range of cases. You will have the opportunity to test and SPECIALISING IN BUSINESS CRIME, HOMICIDE, TERRORISM AND OTHER SERIOUS CRIME, HEALTH & SAFETY, TAX, PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE, SPORTS LAW, INQUESTS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES

WHAT WE DO

CRIME laundering and other serious and Chambers is widely acknowledged organised crime. as one of the foremost criminal sets in the country, which offers INQUESTS & PUBLIC INQUIRIES specialised and dedicated 2 Hare Court offers unrivalled representation for defence clients expertise and experience in at all levels of the criminal justice Inquests & Public Inquiries. Our system up to and including the members have acted in the most Supreme Court. Members appear complex and high profile cases of throughout , recent times, including; and the Hillsborough, the Independent Caribbean, and in other Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, international jurisdictions. They the Independent Jersey Care provide outstanding legal Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, knowledge, focused and timely the death of Alexander Litvinenko, advice, and robust and effective the London 7/7 bombings and the advocacy to individuals and Bloody Sunday Inquiry. corporates. Chambers offers unrivalled experience and ability in the defence of cases of murder, terrorism and serious fraud. Expertise is provided at all levels in the fields of drug trafficking, armed robbery, blackmail, money SPECIALISING IN BUSINESS CRIME, HOMICIDE, TERRORISM AND OTHER SERIOUS CRIME, HEALTH & SAFETY, TAX, PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE, SPORTS LAW, INQUESTS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES

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PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE regulators we also act on behalf of Alongside its elite criminal the GDC, the GOC and the GOsC. practitioners, 2 Hare Court "has in Our team has entered into its membership some of the innovative contracts with Nabarro leading lights of professional LLP to provide advocacy services to discipline - their brand is the GOC and the GPhC, which synonymous with the area" Legal regulates pharmacists. 500 UK 2021. Led by the 2015 Chambers & Partners, Professional Discipline Junior of the Year Stephen Brassington, the Professional Discipline team has established 2 Hare Court as one of the premier Professional Discipline sets. Approximately one third of the members of Chambers practice in this field leading to individual recognition in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. Although members of the team act primarily for the defence before all the medical and healthcare SPECIALISING IN BUSINESS CRIME, HOMICIDE, TERRORISM AND OTHER SERIOUS CRIME, HEALTH & SAFETY, TAX, PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE, SPORTS LAW, INQUESTS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES

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BUSINESS CRIME & FINANCIAL relation to restraint proceedings, SERVICES moving through to trial and Chambers has a proud history of confiscation proceedings involvement in the largest and thereafter if necessary. most complex white collar crime cases that this country has ever LICENSING seen. In recent years, for example, 2 Hare Court are highly members have been instructed in experienced in advising and “Blue Index” (the FCA’s first cross- representing clients in a wide border insider dealing variety of licensing matters, but investigation), SFO v Kallakis, the particularly in the fields of alcohol, British Airways cartel case, the Kent entertainment, gaming, taxi and Pharmaceuticals trial and in the private hire, gangmaster, firearms phone-hacking cases. Four out of and the security industry. We are the eight defence instructed to advise individual and instructed for Operation Tabernula corporate applicants and licence (the FCA’s most complex and holders, as well as those authorities largest market abuse prosecution) issuing licences, those resisting were members of 2 Hare Court, applications and other interested whilst Chambers has also been parties. We receive instructions significantly involved in the LIBOR from leading firms in this and FX litigation. We offer a ‘cradle area, as well as in-house counsel, to grave’ service, advising at the members of the trade and sensitive pre-charge stage and in members of the public. SPECIALISING IN BUSINESS CRIME, HOMICIDE, TERRORISM AND OTHER SERIOUS CRIME, HEALTH & SAFETY, TAX, PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE, SPORTS LAW, INQUESTS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES

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HEATLH & SAFETY TAX 2 Hare Court is ranked as a leading With a long established set for Health & Safety in both background in tax litigation, the Chambers & Partners and the Legal team at 2 Hare Court have 500. A number of members now established a formidable practice exclusively in this field and reputation in cases involving in related areas such as inquests disputes in direct and indirect tax arising from workplace fatalities appeals. The disputes span the full and prosecutions brought by other spectrum of tax litigation before regulators. Members of Chambers the First-tier Tribunal (Tax have appeared in some of the most Chamber), Upper Tribunal (Tax and high-profile cases in recent years Chancery Chamber) and Court of including; Princes Sporting Club, Appeal, where members are Lion Steel, Cavendish Masonry and instructed both by Taxpayers and Hugo Boss and cover the entire by the Commissioners for HM range of Health & Safety work from Revenue and Customs. We also corporate and gross negligence represent claimants and manslaughter and other offences defendants in the involving fatalities and/or serious Administrative Division and injury to appealing Enforcement Chancery Division in proceedings and Prohibition Notices. We appear arising out of assessments, in cases across all sectors including; registration decisions and construction, mining, agriculture, negligence claims. transport, retail, energy, manufacture and engineering. SPECIALISING IN BUSINESS CRIME, HOMICIDE, TERRORISM AND OTHER SERIOUS CRIME, HEALTH & SAFETY, TAX, PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE, SPORTS LAW, INQUESTS AND PUBLIC INQUIRIES

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SPORTS LAW we understand the commercial Members of chambers regularly and reputational concerns that appear before a range of sport clients, as professionals in their governing bodies and adjudicative own right, often have in this tribunals, including the Football context. We provide advice and Association, the National Anti- representation that is directed to Doping Panel, and the Court of those concerns. Arbitration for Sport. As such, we are able to offer a comprehensive service of advice and representation to individuals, clubs, and corporate clients, as well as various sports governing bodies. Demanding the very highest standards of all of our members, Chambers’ expertise in sports law extends across all levels of call. This breadth of experience and expertise can and does, where necessary, extend to representing clients in criminal proceedings at the most serious level. As well as achieving the best legal and/or disciplinary outcomes for clients, THIS EXCELLENCE EXTENDS TO PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATION COURSE IN ADVOCACY

OUR IN-HOUSE ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAMME

We pride ourselves on excellence through the relevant law (where in advocacy which forms a central appropriate), the approach to take, plank of our decision to offer either how to structure your advocacy a pupillage or tenancy. This and key things to include or avoid. excellence extends to providing an This is an opportunity for pupils to outstanding continuing education raise any questions they may have course in advocacy, covering a in a safe environment. This range of topics and practice areas provides a unique opportunity for and utilising the skills of members mistakes to be made without fear of chambers of all levels. Pupils will of repercussions from a Judge or undergo the advocacy training client. Roles such as prosecuting or course once or twice during their defence counsel or which witness pupillage. This takes place once a they will play are allocated to each week and follows the pattern of pupil for the practical session. theory session followed by Practical sessions are conducted practical session for each topic. the week after the relevant theory Sessions generally take place on a sessions. Each pupil has an Tuesday at 5.30pm but the day allocated time slot to perform the may be amended if a more exercise. Pupils are not expected to convenient day is available. Theory finish their advocacy in the allotted sessions are given by a member of time but should prepare the chambers and will take pupils exercise in full as they may be WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY AND OFFER EITHER PUPIILAGE OR TENANCY

OUR IN-HOUSE ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAMME

directed to a particular part of their 3) Examination in chief submission. Pupils will receive oral 4) Cross Examination feedback at the session which is 5) Closing speech recorded so that progress can be 6) Plea in mitigation monitored and feedback provided 7) Regulatory advocacy to the tenancy committee. 8) General civil advocacy. The civil Practical sessions are attended by advocacy topic is subject to members of chambers so they change (as a guide last year have an opportunity to assess the judicial review was the topic) pupils’ advocacy and provide helpful feedback. This is done in If a pupil is unwell, on holiday or such a way that each pupil will out of London for court, Chambers walk away from the training actively tries to accommodate session with areas that they can those difficulties. Pupils who are in work on, develop and polish so that the theory sessions are encouraged they may be able to apply it to share their notes with those who in their practice at the Bar. were unable to attend should Chambers be unable to rearrange The topics for advocacy are as the session. Once a year the pupils follows: will conduct a mock trial at the Old 1) Bail Applications Bailey in front of members of 2) Opening speech chambers. This is typically also THIS COURSE IS SECOND TO NONE IN TERMS OF EXPOSURE TO REAL WORLD ADVOCATES

OUR IN-HOUSE ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAMME

conducted in front of a sitting or This course is second to none in retired Judge for which 2 Hare terms of exposure to real world Court, boasts such Judicial Officers advocates who are known and as Sir Andrew Edis, Dame Bobbie revered for their deft skill in Court. Cheema-Grubb and Sir Julian Goose, amongst other extremely accomplished individuals. The Pupils will be allocated roles as prosecuting or defence counsel and informed of which witnesses they will be examining. The witnesses are members of chambers instructed to act as a normal witness would when giving their evidence. The papers are provided a week prior to the mock trial to allow for preparation time. This is a key opportunity for members of chambers to observe pupils’ advocacy and is taken into consideration in the tenancy decision. WE REGARD PUPILLAGE AS AN ESSENTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF CHAMBERS AND THE BAR.

Practice Application Form on the HOW TO site to gain an understanding of the format their application will take APPLY and to upload relevant information in advance of the opening of the annual submissions window. Chambers selects articulate and well motivated individuals who The application timetable for can demonstrate academic commencing in excellence, high standards of September 2022 is set out below presentation and communication and applicants are asked to make skills, sound judgement and a sure they will be available on these practical approach to problem- dates as we are usually unable to solving. accommodate individual requests for a change in timetable. 2 Hare Court recruits its pupils in accordance with the timetable Applications for September 2022 advertised on the Bar Council’s Open – Monday 4th January 2021 website and Pupillage Gateway. at 11.00am This year, chambers will also be Close – Monday 8th February 2021 using the Pupillage Gateway to at 11.00am administer its recruitment process Shortlisting and interviews - and, as such, applicants should Between Monday 8th February 2021 apply using the link provided in 2 and Thursday 6th May 2021 (dates to Hare Court’s advertisement on the be confirmed) site, which will be available to view Offers made - After 9am Friday 7th from 27th November 2020 May 2021 onwards. In the meantime, Pupils have 7 days to decide prospective pupils can use the WE REGARD PUPILLAGE AS AN ESSENTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF CHAMBERS AND THE BAR.

HOW TO APPLY

Funding Chambers advertises up to two 12 month pupillages per year. The funding for pupillages commencing from September 2022 onwards will be £30,000 award paid in monthly instalments during your first six months. £10,000 guaranteed earnings during your second six months. The Bar Council Pupillage Fair 2020

PUPILLAGE AT:

2 Hare Court, Temple, London, EC4Y 7BH Tel: 020 7353 5324 DX: LDE 444 Chancery Lane E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.2harecourt.com