Keir Monteith KC and Audrey Cherryl Mogan of Garden Court Chambers represent Ademola Adedeji in the Court of Appeal, instructed by Zachary Whyte of Sperrin Law.
Elena Papamichael of Garden Court Chambers represents Martin Thomas, led by Arlette Piercy of 25 Bedford Row and instructed by Ghislaine Sandoval of Hodge Jones & Allen.
Tommy Seagull of Garden Court Chambers has supported the appeal by undertaking further research and analysis of the evidence.
Four boys convicted of conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm (GBH) and three boys convicted of conspiracy to murder, following conversations on a Telegram chat, have been granted leave to appeal against their convictions.
Leave has also been granted for appeal against the sentence for Ademola Adedeji, who was just 17 at the time of the alleged offence.
Leave to appeal sentence was also granted for Raymond Savi and Omolade Okoya.
Further information on the case can be found in our previous news item here.
See media coverage: ITV News, Channel 4 documentary 'Jailed Over a Group Chat', PROOF magazine, Kids of Colour Statement
