Operation Quadrivium was an investigation by the NCA into three Defendants from Lithuania accused of being involved in the importation…
This was the lead trial arising from Operation Pontefract, which involved a large number of arrests and subsequent defendants in…
Alan Kent KC represented the same defendant for the second time at the Old Bailey, two years apart. In both…
The defendant, an ex-bricklayer was suffering from undiagnosed psychosis when he tragically stabbed his wife of 33 years. He was…
In her first trial since returning to work from maternity leave, Chloe Birch has secured acquittals of s18 and s20…
Christina Courquin secured a unanimous acquittal for a defendant charged with affray following a three-day trial at Aylesbury Crown Court…
Tom Edwards was recently instructed in a serious case of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The complainant suffered horrific…
Charles and Christina’s client was one of nine defendants to be sentenced for their role in a conspiracy to supply…
Alexandra and Anthony represented a man convicted of removing £3.2m of criminal property from the United Kingdom as part of…
Stephanie Panchkowry (instructed by Munawar Qurban of MI Law Solicitors) secured a suspended sentence for a man charged with threatening…
Tom Edwards looks at the impact of the shift from Joint Enterprise to Common Purpose in the five years since…
Ben Hargreaves explores the inherent challenges in the admissibility of sexual history in sex cases. Section 41 of the Youth…
Silas Lee, pupil barrister, reviews the statutory regime on witness anonymity. Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the…
An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…