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Martin Rutherford QC and Matthew Hardyman have successfully defended ‘JS’ after five weeks of trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, instructed by Rob Perkins of Football Law Associates. JS initially faced allegations of murder and aggravated burglary, but Mat Hardyman successfully applied to dismiss the murder allegation, highlighting an inherent...

John Waller successfully defended his client who was accused of Rape on a fellow RAF recruit. John’s client was the first defendant in an alleged joint enterprise. The Crown alleged that the complainant was too drunk to consent during the alleged rape by the two defendants. The case was...

Tim Banks appeared at the Birmingham Crown court to represent a client “S” charged with Conspiracy to Possess a Firearm with Intent to cause fear of violence. A civil dispute had arisen between various Directors of two National construction companies. The prosecution alleged that one of the Directors, who...

Patrick Maggs defends in R v Gemma Watts, an unusual case where a female defendant was accused of a series of sexual assaults on 4 complainants beneath the age of 16. A reduced package of pleas was negotiated with the Crown leading to the least possible sentence within the...

Ellen Wright published an article entitled Suspicious Activity Reports: The Law Commission’s View in the Young Fraud Lawyers Association (YFLA) Winter Newsletter. See the newsletter here.

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A defendant, represented by Jeremy Lynn, has just been acquitted after the Prosecution offered no evidence at a retrial. D was originally charged on a mixed indictment of sexual offences and child cruelty, the complainant on all 8 counts being his stepson. The jury acquitted D of all counts,...

Ruby Selva appeared at The Colchester Court Martial representing a client charged with a sexual offence against a minor. The case involved detailed cross examination of the minor and also associated adult witnesses. The case was sensitively but firmly put. At the conclusion of the Prosecution case she successfully...