Suspended Sentence Order imposed for perverting the course of justice, an offence typically resulting in immediate custody. The defendant…
Fatima Jama secures unanimous not guilty verdicts for two counts of threats with an offensive weapon in a public place…
Fatima Jama evaluates the Divisional Court’s ruling in Guralp Systems Limited v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2026] EWHC…
Fatima Jama represented a Detective Sergeant at an accelerated misconduct hearing this week. The officer faced two separate allegations of…
Fatima Jama considers a significant Administrative Court ruling on custody time limits that raises questions about the treatment of defendants…
Fatima Jama discusses the Government’s announcement to transfer anti-money laundering supervision responsibilities from private sector professional body supervisors, including the…
Fatima Jama evaluates the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Mathurin [2025] EWCA Crim 1254. Introduction Mathurin [2025] EWCA Crim 1254…
Fatima Jama evaluates the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Lurdita Baniulyte [2025] EWCA Crim 1205. Introduction The Court of Appeal’s…
Fatima Jama secured a not guilty verdict at Ipswich Crown Court, successfully defending a client accused of sexual assault following…
Rebecca Upton leading Fiona Clegg, and Mark Watson leading Fatima Jama, successfully defended the second and third of seven defendants…
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…
An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…