Mountford Chambers delivers a nationwide and international service to clients, who are assured quality advice, advocacy and representation at all levels.
Mountford Chambers delivers a nationwide and international service to clients, who are assured quality advice, advocacy and representation at all levels.
News & Insights
Zayd Ahmed was instructed to represent the defendant charged with supplying cocaine.
The case relied heavily on forensic evidence and phone analysis, with the prosecution’s case strengthened by the testimony of a seasoned drugs expert. The expert asserted that the quantities and packaging of the drugs found clearly indicated an intent to distribute cocaine.
However, on the day of the trial, Zayd successfully demonstrated that the drugs expert lacked the necessary knowledge to determine whether the messages found on the device attributed to the defendant related to the supply of cocaine.
As a result, the Crown reconsidered its position and confirmed that it would offer no evidence. The judge then formally entered a verdict of not guilty.
Zayd was instructed by Dominic Morel of Bark and Co Solicitors.
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…
