Mr Asil Nadir Begins Giving Evidence At The Bailey

Mr Asil Nadir Begins Giving Evidence At The Bailey

Mr Asil Nadir, the former chief executive of Polly Peck International today began to give evidence in the current trial at the Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey). Bark & Co have been acting for Mr Nadir since 2010.
Press:
BBC
The Mail
The Express
Daily Record

(Last updated: 26.06.2012)

Mr Kweku Adoboli Granted Bail

Mr Kweku Adoboli was today granted bail after a successful bail application at Southwark Crown Court. Mr Tim Harris, Solicitor on this matter said his client was "delighted, very emotional and would like to thank all his family and friends for their support”. Mr Adoboli is due to be released from Wandsworth prison on Monday pending the bail terms being satisfied.
Mr Bark-Jones, partner at Bark & Co Solicitors said "Our client is both emotional and delighted at the outcome of today's bail hearing. He looks forward to working on his case at our London offices."
11/06/2012 - Bark & Co Solicitors are happy to confirm that Mr Adoboli satisfied bail terms and has been released on bail.
Press Coverage:
The BBC
The Telegraph [release on 11/06/12]
The Independent
Evening Standard
The Standard
Press Association
Daily Record
International Business Times
Yahoo News
Media organisations, journalists and bloggers are cautioned to carefully bear in mind their reporting of this matter pursuant to their responsibilities under the Contempt of Court Act.

(Last updated: 08.06.2012)

Met Police review Daniel Morgan murder over News of the World link

It is reported that the Met Police will now investigate a News of The World link concerning the Daniel Morgan Murder (R v Vian & Others).
Details reported [here] in the Guardian
Mr Glen Vian, represented by Bark & Co, was acquitted in March 2011.

Read more (Last updated: 01.03.2012)

Kweku Adoboli pleads not guilty at Southwark Crown Court

Mr Adoboli has today entered a plea of not guilty at Southwark Crown Court.
Press coverage of the matter:
Sky News Coverage
The Times (s)
The Guardian
Business week
Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg
Reuters
The Washington Post
BBC
New York Times
The Mirror
CFO World
The Daily Record
Government On-Line
Yahoo
efinancial news
Irish Times
Economic Times
Euro News
USA Today
ABC News
Canadian Business
Google
Deal World

(Last updated: 30.01.2012)

Bark and Co act for Mr Kweku Adoboli

As has been reported widely in the press, Bark & Co can confirm we act for Mr Kweku Adoboli.
The firm do not intend to comment in detail on the case at this stage. Media organisations, journalists and bloggers are cautioned to carefully bear in mind their reporting of this matter pursuant to their responsibilities under the Contempt of Court Act.

Read more (Last updated: 23.12.2011)

Deferred Prosecution Agreements (CL&JW)

"Should corporate justice be served or procured?"
Bark & Co fraud lawyer Tim Harris discusses in Criminal Law & Justice weekly if the use of US style deferred prosecution agreements could be useful in the UK. Click here for a PDF.

(Last updated: 08.12.2011)

R v Thakrar - client acquitted

Bark & Co Solicitors have successfully secured the acquittal of Kevan Thakrar.  Our client is a serving prisoner having previously been convicted of triple murder in 2009.

Kevan Thakrar was charged with 2 counts of attempt murder and 3 counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. All allegations related to attacks on prison officers in HMP Frankland, Durham.

Giving evidence, Kevan Thakrar informed the jury that he suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following an attack on him by officers within the prison system.  His defence centred around the bullying and racism that he has sustained whilst in the prison system and that his actions were in self defence.

The Solicitor instructed, Marie Bourke, along with a dedicated defence team from Bark & Co, sought and succeeded in obtaining information which severely undermined the prosecution case and highlighted the torturous regime which is alive within the prison system.  Great lengths were taken to secure evidence from legal professionals, professionals within the medical field, as well as serving prisoners.
Read more (Last updated: 10.11.2011)

R v Hanson - case dismissed

The Crown Prosecution Service formally offered no evidence against our client leading to His Honour Judge Hone QC directing a Not Guilty verdict.
Our client was charged with Conspiracy to Murder an allegation which, for the past 5 years, he has always vehemently denied.  He was represented by solicitor Marie Bourke, of this firm.
 The case rested on one supergrass witness and following legal arguments, the Judge ruled that the evidence of this witness should be excluded from the case, he stated that “By the time the summing up of Gary Eaton's evidence of unreliability, fabrication and fantasy had concluded, it would be impossible to find a sufficient bedrock of truth upon which a properly directed jury could convict any of these defendants”.