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A review, by a senior lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), has concluded that the four retired detectives who…
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…
Christina Courquin secured a unanimous acquittal for a defendant charged with affray following a three-day trial at Aylesbury Crown Court…
The prosecution case relies on extensive mobile phone material, cell-site analysis and CCTV. Ben and Rachel are instructed by Grant…
The judge was persuaded to impose short sentences which while consecutive to each other were concurrent with his existing sentence. The…
Since 18th March 2024, Alan Kent KC and Alphege Bell have been representing the first defendant in an eight defendant…
This was a harrowing and extremely grave case. Jamie Barrow set fire to his neighbour’s flat in the early hours…
Grace Khaile considers two recent High Court judgments on the procedure of prosecution appeals against bail. Introduction The cases of…
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…