Oliver Kavanagh was instructed to represent Mr A, who was charged with fraud by abuse of position. Mr A worked for the IT department of an international company. He was said to have fraudulently ordered several unauthorised SIM cards which were then used abroad, racking up hundreds of thousands of…
Sergeant Q escaped a period of service detention and imprisonment after pleading guilty to assault occasioning ABH against a junior soldier whilst on a navigation exercise in Estonia. Sergeant Q admitted to punching the junior soldier twice (causing bruising, concussion and mild bleeding to the eye), following the junior soldier…
Following a 5 day trial in Lewes Crown Court sitting at Chichester, the Defendant was acquitted of two serious sexual offences by a jury. The complainant and her boyfriend had invited the Defendant, who was unknown to them previously and who had just delivered them a takeaway, into their flat…
An argument ensued over a minor road incident between the occupants of a vehicle and the Defendant and his wife who were cycling down a narrow lane. The Defendant strangled the female driver and then punched her in the face, resulting in the complainant sustaining a broken jaw. The complainant…
Following a two-week trial at St Albans Crown Court Nicholas Evans secured the acquittal of his client charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent, possessing a samurai sword, and s.18 causing grievous bodily harm within intent. Having returned unanimous verdicts on the those counts the jury could not decide…
Will Paynter, leading Anoushka Twining, and instructed by Dobson Fisher Solicitors, were successful in defending Billy McIntyre a young male charged with assisting an offender. Mr McIntyre was on trial with 5 other men all charged with the murder of Southampton teenager, Dawid Such, that occurred outside the Such family…
Michael Hillman prosecuted Blade Silvano who stood trial at Cambridge Crown Court between the 15th and 23rd May 2023. Silvano stood trial on two counts of assault by penetration. The case attracted considerable media attention, and was reported in Australia and the USA. Silvano, a woman, deceived the victim…
15NBS Chambers are delighted to announce that Michael Hillman, has been appointed to sit as a Recorder and is assigned to sit in Crime on the South Eastern Circuit with effect from 30th May 2023. Michael will carry out his new role on a part-time basis and will remain able to accept instructions….
Rory Field travelled to Vienna to Judge at the Vismoot. This was the 30th anniversary of the world’s largest International Commercial Arbitration Mooting Competition. Teams from more than 350 Universities from all over the world participated. Rory judged 6 different moots over 4 days, involving teams from as varied locations…
Ed Butler secured unanimous not guilty verdicts for his client, an advanced clinical practitioner, who had been charged with five counts of sexual assault against three patients. Two recent complainants had alleged that during the course of consultations the defendant had performed intimate examinations that were not clinically justified and…
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