We are delighted to announce that Jodie Woodward has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of pupillage.
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Helen McCormack recently successfully prosecuted a man who followed a woman into her home in Stratford, East London and there subjected her to a terrifying ordeal in which she was raped and subjected to other sexual indignities. His victim initially fought back bravely, including biting her assailant’s hand, but was…
SW v Entry Clearance Officer Deborah Revill achieved the rare feat of an entry clearance appeal allowed on human rights grounds, and then successfully opposed the Entry Clearance Officer’s appeal to the Upper Tribunal. SW applied to join her daughter, L, who was settled in the UK, but was refused as…
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Brian St Louis and Frances Ridout have secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with being part of a conspiracy to supply 210 false ‘refugee passports’ over a five year period. The trial at Canterbury Crown Court involved complex issues surrounding immigration breaches, expert intermediary evidence, and foreign evidence. The…
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Beth Crocker, has just concluded the trial of R v B and others, a conspiracy to supply cocaine involving 27 defendants. The allegation was that an estimated 125 kilos of cocaine was supplied across 3 counties within the Midlands and the South of England. The trial lasted in excess of 2…
Justin McClintock has secured the unanimous acquittal of an 18 year-old defendant accused of throwing boiling hot water in the face and chest of a fellow inmate at HMYOI Feltham. As a result of the attack the complainant sustained partial thickness skin loss and ‘hyper-pigmentation’ of the skin. The prosecution…
Patrick Maggs secures 3 year reduction in sentence for a “premeditated, cynical, violent and cowardly” robbery on the home of two elderly men. In R v Smith (John Leonard William) & Ors [2013] EWCA Crim 2102 the Court of Appeal remarked upon “his very helpful grounds of appeal” in reducing…
Patrick Moran acts in confiscation proceedings involving notorious fake lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano. Following a lengthy trial in early 2013, the “Devil’s Advocate” was convicted of numerous counts of fraud and deception. David Aaronberg QC and Patrick Moran acted for the Crown. The confiscation proceedings are soon to reach a…
