Michael Birnbaum KC Archives - FOUNDRY CHAMBERS

Michael Birnbaum KC after 20 years of work secures a new appeal for a man widely believed to be wrongly convicted of murder.

FCsewAmi9bell2023-11-07T16:17:39+00:00November 30th, 2022|

NEWS Oliver Campbell, a young mentally challenged black man of excellent character and very peaceful disposition, was convicted in 1991 of shooting dead a shopkeeper, Mr Hoondle, in the course of an attempted robbery. Michael was not involved either in his trial or in [...]

Michael Birnbaum QC persuades CCRC to refer manslaughter convictions to the Court of Appeal

FCsewAmi9bell2023-11-07T21:31:57+00:00May 25th, 2022|

NEWS After a long forensic struggle Michael Birnbaum QC has persuaded the Criminal Cases Review Commission to refer back to the Court of Appeal the convictions of Martin and Nathan Winter for manslaughter by gross negligence. The Winters ran a fireworks business in Sussex. [...]