Simon Smith and John Femi-Ola appear in lonely hearts fraud case

Simon Smith and John Femi-Ola have appeared for the defendants in fraud case at Basildon Crown Court in which they posed as an internet lover to defraud a victim of £1.6 million. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/08/duo-who-conned-woman-with-fake-lover-on-dating-site-jailed http://news.met.police.uk/news/romance-fraudsters-jailed-145292?utm_campaign=mm_email_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3390615/Lonely-hearts-conmen-seduced-woman-dating-site-tricks-pick-artist-s-bible-Game-jailed-scam-tricked-1-6million.html Simon was instructed…

Tom Cockroft invited to join the Law Reform Committee

Tom Cockroft, who was elected onto the Bar Council in 2015, has been invited to join the Law Reform Committee. The Law Reform Committee responds to government consultations across all areas of law on behalf…

Clare Dowse successfully defends man accused of raping step-daughter in historic rape case

Clare Dowse has secured the acquittal of a London man who had been accused of repeatedly raping his step-daughter when she was aged between 10-14. The jury unanimously acquitted Clare's client on all seven counts of…

Gordon Ross successfully defends ex-soldier in misconduct in public office offence

Defendant charged with selling stories about Prince Harry to the ‘The Sun’ and the ‘News of the World’ newspapers. Gordon Ross has successfully defended a former soldier charged with misconduct in public office. Arising from…

Tim Forte instructed in Operation Petral a £5.6m multi-commodity organised crime group conspiracy

Tim Forte has been instructed in Operation Petral a £5.6m multi-commodity organised crime group conspiracy where he represents the first defendant.Tim is instructed by Nadeem Ullah of Abbey Solicitors http://www.abbeysolicitors.co.uk/ 

Adam Davis QC instructed to lead in the case of Clayton Williams, charged with the murder of PC Dave Phillips

Adam Davis QC has been instructed to lead Tim Forte in the case of Clayton Williams, charged with the murder of PC Dave Phillips in Wallasey.Adam is instructed by Andrew Egerton at DDE Law, Liverpool.http://www.ddelaw.com/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/pc-phillips-murder-accused-insists-10231370http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11922699/Pc-Dave-Phillips-murder-Teenager-accepts-his-driving-caused-death.htmlhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pc-david-phillips-clayton-williams-6595111http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pc-dave-phillips-clayton-williams-appears-court-accused-murdering-merseyside-police-officer-1523056http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-34488744https://twitter.com/BBCNWT/status/652514396070105088

Adam Davis QC successfully defends in the Shahena Uddin murder trial

Adam Davis QC  successfully defends LB charged with Causing/Allowing the Death of a Vulnerable Adult (s.5 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004) and Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Justice. At the close of the…

Tim Forte instructed in the Andre Marshall murder where the victim had been shot 7 times

Tim Forte has been instructed to represent the accused in the murder of Andre Marshall, a former member of the notorious Manchester Gooch gang.Marshall had died from gunshot wounds and his body had been found in Urmston, Trafford last week. He…

Clare Dowse commences historic sex abuse trial

Clare Dowse is currently conducting the defence for a female Defendant in a historic child sex abuse trial which is taking place at Plymouth Crown Court. Operation Recover is concerned with allegations of the abuse…

Tim Forte instructed to advise in relation to and conduct the Appeal of R v JM

Tim Forte has been instructed to advise in relation to and conduct the Appeal of R v JM. This appeal followed one of the trials in the ‘Operation Lineal’ sequence – involving substantial multi-commodity Class…

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