Mr Martin Rutherford KC > 15NBS > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Hamilton House
1st floor 1 Temple Avenue
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Mr Martin Rutherford KC
Work Department
15 New Bridge Street Chambers
Position
Martin is Head of Chambers at 15 New Bridge Street
Career
Martin is an expert in defending cases involving allegations of Murder, serious organised crime, multi-million pound fraud, and complex and emotive allegations of sexual assault.
Meticulous with detail, Martin’s reputation is simply that of an outstanding advocate and a superb courtroom tactician
Martin is known as the go-to silk for the lost and vulnerable – he is the voice for those who have no voice.
Recent cases include the following:
Murder and Attempted murder
R v HP Gangland shooting, client acquitted of all charges
R v NL Joint – enterprise stabbing, client acquitted of all charges
R v QA Joint – enterprise stabbing, client acquitted of murder
R v JW Joint – enterprise stabbing, client acquitted of murder
R v MC Near fatal acid attack, client acquitted of all charges
Fraud
R v YL Deaf defendant charged with multi-million pound fraud. Client
acquitted of all charges
R v IS London so – called graffiti king. Client acquitted of all charges
R v CC Nurse charged with falsifying notes in diabetic ward. Client
acquitted of all charges
Serious organised crime
R v YM Allegation of gun running. Client acquitted of all charges
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Martin Rutherford KC – 15NBS ‘Martin is a real master in the art of advocacy. With quiet calm confidence he commands the courtroom and when it comes to trial strategy he is a most astute tactician. He is one of the most humble and down-to-earth silks you will ever meet and his clients consider him to be a legal legend.’
With ‘excellent high-calibre advocates at all levels’ 15NBS is widely praised as a ‘thriving’ criminal defence set. Martin Rutherford KC, a ‘real master in the art of advocacy’, has considerable experience in gang violence cases, including those involving joint enterprise murders, while Brian St. Louis KC was recently involved in a significant case that considered the relevance of drill music to the prosecution of gang-related offences. Beth Crocker is building a reputation as a talented junior with a broad practice that includes murder, drugs, and serious sexual offences cases, while Rory Field contributes expertise as a former DPP of Bermuda.