NEWS James Waddington KC appeared for the Serious Fraud Office in the appeal by Carlo Palombo against his conviction for conspiracy to defraud. The appeal was heard together with that of Tom Hayes on 14th, 15th and 18th March 2024. The cases concerned the [...]
NEWS Benjamin Waidhofer, and James Partridge, instructed by Rohit Sharma and Deepak Vij at ABV solicitors were instructed to represent a husband and wife charged with running an illegal money lending business with a total turnover said to be in the region of £2.5 [...]
NEWS It was alleged that Matthew’s client assaulted the elderly complainant causing a broken nose, two black eyes and partial permanent blindness. The prosecution called evidence from the Complainant and another witness who was present at the time of the incident. After a three [...]
NEWS William Hughes KC appeared in episode 1 of the Quest Red TV documentary series 'Deadliest Families', which was first broadcast on Saturday 16th March 2024 at 9pm. The episode featured the murder of Angie White by her husband Daniel White in Swansea in 2022. [...]
NEWS Richard Jory KC acted for Antonio Afflick-McLeod, one of the defendants found guilty of the murder of a convicted drug dealer. The case involved three jury trials at the Old Bailey; at the original trial the jury were unable to reach a verdict, [...]
NEWS John McGuinness KC, Paul Sharkey, Natalie McNamee and James Gwatkin have recently concluded a series of trials at Southwark Crown Court in which a number of defendants were convicted of defrauding HMCTS by falsely claiming millions of pounds’ worth of legal costs. At [...]
NEWS David Smith, acting for CPS London (North) at Isleworth Crown Court, has prosecuted two men who were part of a larger network of ‘paedophile hunters’ who extorted vulnerable victims whilst masquerading as law enforcement officers. Their victims believed they were communicating with a [...]
NEWS Benjamin Waidhofer was instructed by Amirah Ajaz at ABV solicitors to represent a defendant who, whilst serving a substantial custodial sentence in prison, had been found with a mobile telephone and many sheets of spice (a controlled drug of Class ‘B’). An analysis [...]
NEWS Toby Pleming and Kwame Sekyere represented MC and AJ, respectively, who were charged with possession with intent to supply amphetamine in February 2019. The trial took place at St Albans Crown Court before Mr Recorder Tim Clark KC and a jury of 10. [...]
NEWS Zarah Dickinson and Emily Lauchlan appeared for the prosecution resulting in convictions of all six defendants following a four week trial in Oxford Crown Court before HHJ Daly. Four of the defendants trafficked children aged 12 and 14 from Leicester to High Wycombe to [...]