NEWS On 25th March 2022, four Defendants convicted of modern slavery offences together with related fraud and money laundering offences were sentenced by HHJ Greenberg QC at Reading Crown Court. The victim in the case was forced into servitude and enslaved for more than [...]
NEWS Tom defended a nurse with 20 years’ experience accused of misconduct by her regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Having had a consensual panel disposal rejected, she faced a trial on allegations of not recording medication given to a critical patient and the [...]
NEWS Kate Hare, led by Dharmendra Toor of The 36 Group, represented AE, who was charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B and possession of criminal property. [...]
NEWS Benjamin was instructed to represent two defendants who had received a decision that an investigation against them would be subject to ‘no further action’ and – in one case – would be subject to a fixed penalty notice for disorder. Notwithstanding that decision, [...]
NEWS Mother and partner guilty of killing toddler Kyrell Matthews after 'harrowing' abuse caught on phone A mother and her ex-boyfriend have been found guilty of killing the woman's two-year-old son, who suffered weeks of abuse before he died in south London. Kemar Brown, [...]
NEWS William Hughes QC opened the Prosecution case against a South Wales Police officer, Abubakar Masum, for two offences of perverting the course of justice and one of securing unauthorised access to computer material. The Prosecution allege Mr Masum made false and untruthful reports to 'Crimestoppers' anonymously in [...]
NEWS Katie Doherty, instructed by Hollingsworth Edwards Solicitors, represented JC in a 4 day trial between 16-21 February 2022. The Crown alleged that JC swung a heavy bag at an officer and kicked another officer’s handcuffs and whilst doing so, made contact with a [...]
NEWS Henrietta Paget and Sophie Murray, ably assisted by Daniel Henderson (pupil at Foundry Chambers), have been prosecuting a series of violent robberies targeting homes in the Surrey/Sussex area where masked men would threaten the occupants with weapons and steal high value goods to order. [...]
NEWS On Thurs 3rd Feb Mark Seymour leading Sarah Selby concluded the prosecution of a serial Rapist who engaged in a campaign of Rape in East London, attacking 5x women in the early hours of the morning on their way home. The Def was [...]
NEWS William Hughes QC, leading Hilary Roberts of 9 Park Place, Cardiff and instructed by Nathan Adams of Reeds Solicitors, Cardiff acted for Lee Strickland in his trial for the murder of Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Gary Jenkins at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court. Dr Jenkins was attacked [...]