John Femi-Ola KC successful in appeal to reduce minimum term to serve in a life sentence for murder

John Femi-Ola KC, instructed by Christob Solicitors, has been successful in an appeal to reduce a life sentence for murder by four years. Neutral Citation Number: [2024] EWCA Crim 1539

John Femi-Ola KC leads Neena Crinnion on behalf of Mark Gordon in a trial at the Central Criminal Court where the defendants are accused of manslaughter by gross negligence

 John  Femi-Ola KC leads Neena Crinnion, instructed by Henry Oghoetuoma of Taylor Rose MW for Mark Gordon in the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon which has commenced at the Central Criminal Court. The…

Chambers and members ranked in Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500

Chambers have again been ranked in the new edition of both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. We are also pleased that Adam Davis KC, John Femi-Ola KC, Jeremy Wainwright KC, Gordon Ross,…

John Femi-Ola KC secures acquittal in organ harvesting plot

John Femi-Ola KC has secured the acquittal of his client in the first prosecution brought in respect of commercial organ donation under the Modern Slavery Act. All other defendants were found guilty. https://news.sky.com/story/nigerian-politician-wife-and-medical-middleman-found-guilty-of-organ-harvesting-plot-12838931 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65013545

John Femi-Ola KC defending in first prosecution for alleged commercial organ donation

John Femi-Ola KC is currently representing a defendant at the Central Criminal Court charged with others in the first prosecution for alleged commercial organ donation under the Modern Slavery Act. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64541456 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/20/i-was-told-to-lie-at-organ-transplant-meeting-alleged-victim-tells-uk-court https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11632281/Nigerian-senators-daughter-denies-trafficking-homeless-man-UK-harvest-kidney.html John is…

Members ranked in the new edition of The Legal 500

Chambers are delighted that the following members are ranked in the new edition of The Legal 500 Adam Davis KC – Leading Silk in fraud and crime ‘Adam is an incredibly impressive silk at the…

John Femi-Ola KC secures sixth successive murder acquittal

Following a 10 week trial at the Old Bailey, JS represented by John Femi-Ola KC and Hayley Brickle (Nexus Chambers), was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. JS was the principal defendant in…

John Femi-Ola QC and Peter Hunter secure acquittal in people smuggling case

John Femi-Ola QC and Peter Hunter have secured a not guilty verdict for their client, ‘M’ following a two month trial at Chelmsford Crown, in a people smuggling case which attracted considerable media attention. The defendants were all…

Success for John Femi-Ola QC and Richard Elliott in murder and perverting the course of justice case

John Femi-Ola QC leading Richard Elliott represented a 13 years old youth charged with murder and perverting the course of justice, at the Old Bailey.The prosecution alleged that the youth was a party to the killing of…

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