Martyn Hynes represented a father who was acquitted at Crown Court of allegations of sexual offences against a child. The…
A female prison officer accused of striking a prisoner with a baton during an altercation has been handed a three-month…
A male nurse has been cleared by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of allegations that he performed oral sex…
Martyn Hynes has secured the full acquittal of a defendant facing three counts of sexual assault following a six-day trial…
The case involved aggravated harassment, possession of a bladed article, dangerous driving, possession of cannabis, and failing to provide a…
Martyn Hynes persuades misconduct panel that an extended final written warning was suitable for a police officer found to have…
Joseph Sinclair, Martyn Hynes and Georgia-Mae Chung have joined the Lampard Inquiry Counsel team as Junior Juniors. Over the next…
Martyn Hynes has successfully secured a substantial reduction in the scope of gross misconduct allegations brought against a former Detective…
Martyn Hynes and Anna Wright work together to successfully discontinue a charge of failing to give information relating to the…
The retired police superintendent has been jailed for six years after plotting a savage attack against his ex-wife, which also…
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…