John Waller secured the unanimous acquittal of a defendant who faced trial for the armed robbery of a dry cleaners in Acton. It had been alleged that he had entered the commercial premises with a hand-held angle grinder and threatened to cut off the proprietors hands if he did not…
Kathy Hirst succeeds in resisting Attorney General’s Reference in relation to an unduly lenient sentence. Kathy successfully persuaded the Court of Appeal that categorisation of a case of sexual assault by penetration could be in the lowest category of the sentencing guidelines where the basis of plea impacted on the…
John Waller secured the liberty of ‘H’ for the second time in 4 months. ‘H’ was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which prohibited him from entering certain public toilets. John successfully defended ‘H’ in June for breaching this order and for a new offence of Voyeurism, these…
Martin Rutherford QC and Ruth Zentler-Munro secure acquittal of the so-called ‘Train Banksy’ who the Crown alleged was an international ‘Graffiti King’, who had committed dozens of offences in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and mainland Europe causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. The Jury took just 40…
Siobhan Molloy has concluded the successful prosecution of a predatory child sex offender. The defendant was sentenced to 28 year prison sentence. The case is reported below: https://surrey.police.uk/news/predatory-man-sentenced-to-28-year-imprisonment-for-multiple-child-sex-offences/
Siobhan Molloy prosecutes this matter, reported below: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/teenager-admits-causing-pensioners-death-117348/
On the 17th November Chambers held a very successful party for all our defence solicitors and members, a big thank you to all those who attended you made it a magical evening. We would also like to thank all of those people involved in making the evening a big success.
Justin McClintock has concluded the successful defence of a young man accused of attacking a woman in a night club, causing her extensive injuies. The defendant was also accused of an offence of actual bodily harm in respect of another woman at the same venue. The defendant was arrested by police…
Tim Banks, instructed by Martin Murray & Associates, represented RS, a wealthy 79 year old man charged with historical sexual offences. His stepdaughter and stepson accused him of systematically abusing them over a 3 year period when they were children. The stepson also accused him of attempted buggery. The jury at Reading…
Ann Mulligan presents at the 4th IAP North American and Caribbean Conference. In addition to the main conference Ann also presented a money laundering workshop for the Eastern Caribbean jurisdiction.