Harpreet Sandhu KC, whose parents emigrated to the UK from Punjab, India in the 1970s, joined the prestigious ranks of silk following the ceremony at Westminster Hall in March 2022. Harpreet is a criminal practitioner who prosecutes and defends in grave and complex cases across the whole spectrum of criminal offences including alleged homicide and drugs conspiracies. Harpreet is also instructed by the Health and Safety Executive and the CPS’ Complex Casework Units, Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division and London Homicide Unit. He acts for professionals, including police officers, teachers and members of the medical and legal professions, who […]
Sarah Reid KC was one of 101 advocates, including 45 women, appointed to silk following the 2021 KC Competition. This was the first year that the proportion of women amongst those appointed – 45% – exceeded the proportion of women in the relevant cohort of the profession. Sarah specialises almost exclusively in town and country planning. She frequently appears in planning inquiries and hearings, local plan examinations and statutory review and judicial review proceedings. She has a particular specialism relating to large scale housing schemes, but has a depth and breadth of experience across the full range of planning matters […]