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Claire Mawer successfully represents the Appellant in key judgment confirming a defendant’s entitlement in law to run self-defence / defence of another on a charge of Obstruct PC

By 15NBS Chambers

The issue of whether a defendant may advance self-defence on a charge of Obstruct PC (contrary to s.89(2) Police Act), in circumstances where the officer is acting within their duty, has long been an area of significant legal ambiguity and uncertainty. This state of affairs has stemmed from an apparent…

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Ruby Selva secures Court Martial acquittal

By 15NBS Chambers

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 argued…

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Ruby Selva secures unanimous acquittal

By 15NBS Chambers

Ruby Selva secured a unanimous acquittal in under 20 minutes following a trial at Southwark Crown Court. Her client was charged with sexual offences against a child when he was a child himself now facing trial as an adult. Her client’s defence was that the allegations were complete fabrications motivated by…

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