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QEB Hollis Whiteman

Chambers of Rebecca Poulet QC and Peter Whiteman QC

QUEEN ELIZABETH BUILDINGS, TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 9BS
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Work 020 7583 5766
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Fax 020 7353 0339
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LDE 482
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www.qebholliswhiteman.co.uk
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in London Bar

Consumer and product liability

Within Consumer and product liability ,

QEB Hollis Whiteman’s David Groome, ‘is outstanding and a credit to the Bar‘ in trading standards matters involving intellectual property. Kevin De Haan QC FTB is the leader in e-commerce and tele-shopping matters.

Crime

Within Crime, QEB Hollis Whiteman (Chambers of Rebecca Poulet QC and Peter Whiteman QC) is a second tier firm,

QEB Hollis Whiteman provides ‘high service levels and efficient clerking‘. William Boyce QC and Anthony Glass QC, who ‘scores highly on judgement, ability and determination‘, are well-established leaders in criminal defence. Adrian Darbishire is ‘impressive all round‘, Benn Maguire, ‘approaches all his cases very seriously and prepares very thoroughly‘, and Lucy Kennedy undertakes ‘fantastically thorough preparation‘.

Fraud: crime

Within Fraud: crime, QEB Hollis Whiteman (Chambers of Rebecca Poulet QC and Peter Whiteman QC) is a first tier firm,

‘Top crime and fraud set‘ QEB Hollis Whiteman has a host of strong practitioners. Anthony Glass QC is a ‘very charming advocate‘ - in 2008 he defended Ping Sheun Mak, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Bank of England of £250m. ‘Eminent criminal silk‘ William Boyce QC also has a thriving fraud practice - he was instructed on R v Calvert, an alleged insider-dealing case for the FSA. Adrian Darbishire and Selva Ramasamy are ‘two of the foremost juniors for fraud‘.

New Silks (February 2009)

Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law)

Within Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law), QEB Hollis Whiteman (Chambers of Rebecca Poulet QC and Peter Whiteman QC) is a second tier firm,

QEB Hollis Whiteman is praised for its clerking, which is ‘excellent. The team offers good depth and range of experience and call‘. Solicitors note they ‘are responsive, accessible and prompt‘ and ‘the range of bodies they act for gives them good comparative understanding‘. Rebecca Poulet QC is ‘excellent on heavyweight matters‘; Sean Larkin ‘conveys complex evidential and tactical issues in terms that clients understand‘. Sarah Plaschkes was strongly rated; her work includes GMC case, Compton, where the appeal judge described her as ‘manifestly fair‘.

Tax: corporate and VAT

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