NEWS Alastair Smith has successfully secured the acquittal of a baggage handler alleged to have played a significant role in the importation of over 100kg of cocaine through Heathrow airport. The prosecution by the National Crime Agency (operation Pulex) encompassed 12 defendants and involved [...]
NEWS Following a five-month trial at Southwark Crown Court, former Welsh international footballer Mark Aizlewood and two others were found guilty of a conspiracy to defraud arising out of an apprenticeship scheme that targeted colleges, football clubs and sports associations. These convictions follow guilty [...]
NEWS Paul Sayer, and his son Reece, worked with Darren Irving to carry out five robberies during a three-month period from 14 April to 3 July 2017. The the three have been jailed for a total of 36 years. Paul Sayer, 48 was sentenced [...]
NEWS William Hughes QC, leading Graham Russell of Citadel Chambers, Birmingham and Timothy Ashmole of St John's Chambers Manchester, prosecuted Yacub Younis for his involvement in the well publicised shooting of a Stoke man outside his home in 2010. After a protracted three-week hearing, [...]
NEWS Following a trial lasting 2 months at Southwark Crown Court, six defendants were convicted of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue and were sentenced a total of more than 24 years’ imprisonment. The defendant Susanne Green, described by the judge as the “linchpin” [...]
NEWS Elizabeth Lowe successfully prosecuted Mr Peter Berry on seven counts of fraud by false representation and has been jailed for eight years. The convicted conman has swindled three women out of £70,000 in a romance scam. To read the full article please click [...]
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NEWS Richard Jory QC opened the case against Paul Campbell, accused of murdering 59 year old Stephen Berry in July 2015. Mr Berry was found dead on the floor of his kitchen in Chatham in Kent having suffered a violent assault resulting in fatal [...]
NEWS Sophie Murray appeared in the Court of Appeal last week for the appellant in a successful appeal against an extended sentence. It was argued that the Judge had failed to conduct the appropriate weighting exercise according to the sentencing guidelines and that the [...]
NEWS David Harounoff secures acquittals for client alleged by the prosecution to have embarked on a ‘campaign of rape.’ A jury at Basildon Crown Court found Ryan Pethers Not Guilty on five counts of rape and two counts of assault after just 40 minutes [...]