NEWS Emily Lauchlan acted for a defendant accused of two counts of sexually assaulting his biological son at St Albans Crown Court. The Crown relied on Expert DNA evidence to show areas of saliva that were found on the complainant's brand new pyjama shorts [...]
NEWS Matthew Ralston represented a young man accused of a host of offences, including assault by penetration and strangulation. The prosecution alleged that the Defendant had violently assaulted the complainant – the mother of his children – including by strangling her, knocking her to [...]
NEWS Natalie McNamee prosecuted Kaiqiang Wong (aka Ka Chun Wong) at Woolwich Crown Court for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new partner. The defendant carried out what the prosecution alleged was a revenge attack against the two complainants, after he discovered that [...]
NEWS Benjamin Waidhofer, instructed by James Mullion at Janes Solicitors, was instructed to defend both a corporate and its director in respect of a prosecution which followed a lengthy investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Following a 3-year investigation dating in [...]
NEWS Patrick Dennis and Jessica Tate prosecuted two youth defendants for the murder of Omar Khan and the wounding with intent of Cheyenne Barnes. The defendants were drug dealing in Luton working as a team. The victims were drug users who had arranged to meet [...]
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, [...]