The areas of work in which we have particular expertise, experience and excellence
The areas of work in which we have particular expertise, experience and excellence
Dora Belford has secured the acquittal of a man charged with possession of a gun in spite of his DNA being identified on two areas of the gun Dora Belford successfully represented a defendant who…
The Court of Appeal provided guidance for sentencing section 5 Terrorism Act 2006 offences. In the absence of Sentencing Council guidelines, the Court of Appeal (Court) provided detailed guidance for sentencing s.5 Terrorism Act…
Consideration of s.236A of the CJA 2003, the new “Special custodial sentence for certain offenders of particular concern”. s.236A came into force on 13th April 2015. It applies to sentences imposed on or after…
Tom Cockroft has successfully resisted an application by the paper at the Central Criminal Court for disclosure of a reference from Jeremy Corbyn MP Tom Cockroft successfully resists an application by the Express at the…
Flavia Kenyon secures unanimous not guilty verdicts in child sex case at Harrow Crown Court where the complainant was 12 and the defendant was her uncle.Flavia was instructed by Sarah Hall of Blackfords LLPhttp://www.blackfords.com/
Clare Dowse has secured the acquittal of a 77 year old man at Leeds Crown Court, following a trial which involved the pre-recorded cross-examination of a child complainant. After hearing five days of evidence in allegations…
Naeem Karbhari is currently defending at Woolwich Crown Court in a case billed as Britain's largest ever educational fraud case.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2699331/Nigerian-accountants-4million-fraud-academies-Gove-hailed-Staff-member-said-spent-cash-extravagant-lifestyle.htmlNaeem is instructed by ST Lawhttp://www.stlaw.org.uk/
A spouse in a polygamous marriage may benefit from s.2 (2) of the Criminal Law Act 1977, provided their marriage is recognized under English law. John Burton QC and Christopher Bertham of 3 Temple…
When combining a period of disqualification from driving with a custodial sentence the sentencing judge should give effect to the intention of Parliament that disqualification should be served when the offender is at liberty in…
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