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25 Nov 2019 11:08
R V BurkeBen Lawrence prosecuted a man who repeatedly stabbed a man he thought had slept with his ex-girlfriend. Liam Burke of Broadway, New Moston, has been jailed for 30 years for attempted murder. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a trial at Manchester Crown Court. Judge Richard Mansell QC more...
19 Nov 2019 19:38
Exchange Chambers barristers act for prosecution in Hillsborough retrialThe retrial of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield is currently taking place at Preston Crown Court where he faces 95 charges of gross negligence manslaughter following the crush in the terrace pens at the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesday’s ground (Hillsborough) at the 1989 FA Cup more...
13 Nov 2019 12:38
Alexandra Scott represented the first of five defendants and was acquitted of stabbing a teenager.Alexandra Scott represented the first of five defendants accused of stabbing a teenager. Following an eight day trial at Woolwich Crown Court, her client was acquitted of both section 18 wounding with intent and the alternative section 20. more...
30 Oct 2019 11:01
Re AA & 25 othersJudgment has been handed down in Re AA & 25 others [2019] EWFC 64 – the largest known family law case to be heard – in which 17 members of St John’s Buildings were involved. The case arose from a police investigation into a potential paedophile ring. At its core were allegations of sexual abuse more...
22 Oct 2019 10:38
R V MeakinNigel Booth prosecuted a man who sexually assaulted two women and exposed himself in a shop. David Meakin was jailed for two and a half years at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, after being charged with two counts of sexual assault, as well as exposure and damaging property. He is also subject to a more...
7 Oct 2019 14:32
Charlotte Rimmer secures acquittal in sexual assault trialCharlotte Rimmer from Exchange Chambers has secured the acquittal of a man charged with sexual assault following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. The defendant faced an allegation of sexually assaulting a woman in a night club in Leeds City Centre. The Crown alleged that the complainant had been more...
26 Sep 2019 13:20
Steven Swift successfully prosecutes man for 2001 rape of 11-year-old girlSteven Swift from Exchange Chambers has successfully prosecuted a man for raping an 11-year-old girl while he was evading police over the brutal murder of a widow at Bury bus station. Ian O’Callaghan was wearing his bus driver uniform when he attacked the child in 2001 and told her: ‘Let’s see if more...
25 Sep 2019 10:25
Matthew Brook Prosecutes Birmingham Rapist Caught on CCTVMatthew Brook of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has prosecuted a rapist who claimed his victim consented to sex within minutes of him approaching her on the street. Homeless Farirai Shereni, 25, denied raping the woman, a total stranger, as she walked to work in the early hours of November 6. He said she more...
25 Sep 2019 10:22
Anti-knife crime video features convicted murderer which No5 silks acted onA convicted murderer making headlines for warning teenagers of the risks of arming themselves with knives was prosecuted by John Butterfield QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers at his 2015 trial. Sadam Essakhil was 15 when he murdered Lukasz Furmanek in Handsworth on 31 May 2015. He is now featuring in a more...
20 Aug 2019 10:27
Charlotte Rimmer secures acquittal for client accused of throwing a man from a balconyCharlotte Rimmer from Exchange Chambers has secured the acquittal of a man charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. The client was alleged to have thrown another man off a first-floor balcony at a residential property, resulting in multiple more...
7 Aug 2019 15:18
The rape victims’ right to choose“Beyond reasonable doubt” is a high hurdle for criminal convictions. It needs to be high to ensure that the sanctions and stigma of criminal conviction are reserved only for those who are guilty. Gaining a serious criminal conviction always changes and frequently ruins someone’s life. A criminal more...
6 Aug 2019 15:02
Domestic violence falls within article 3 - requiring police actionIn Volodina v Russia (Application No 41261/17), the European Court of Human Rights has held that domestic violence falls within the description of inhuman or degrading treatment for the purposes of article 3, such that where the police receive a complaint of this, they are likely to have an more...
1 Aug 2019 15:09
David Temkin and Ray Smith secure conviction of priest for multiple historic sex offencesDavid Temkin and Ray Smith have secured guilty verdicts to all counts on an indictment containing 12 offences of buggery and indecent assault. After a two week trial, the jury at Burnley Crown Court convicted Michael Higginbottom, a former Catholic priest, of the dreadful, systematic and regular more...
31 Jul 2019 11:31
Tom Kark QC prosecutes mother who drowned twinsSamantha Ford drowned her 23-month-old twins, Jake and Chloe, on Boxing Day 2018. The prosecution accepted Ms Ford’s plea of guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility; Mr Justice Edis will sentence Ms Ford on 16 August at the Old Bailey. This matter received considerable coverage in the more...
24 Jul 2019 11:50
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ Philip Bradley QC sees prisoner convicted of attempted murder chargesA prisoner who argued he was clinically insane when he attacked three guards and a fellow inmate at prisons in Norfolk, Lincoln and Wakefield has been convicted on three charges of attempted murder. Philip Bradley QC, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court Aklakur Rahman had used makeshift weapons more...
26 Jun 2019 12:21
Jane Greenhalgh successfully prosecutes attempted kidnap and sex assault caseJane Greenhalgh from Exchange Chambers has successfully prosecuted a homeless man who attempted to kidnap an actress and sexually assault her in a derelict warehouse where he lived. The actress was due to perform at the Hull Truck Theatre that night. Jamie Plaxton, 30, pounced on the woman while she more...
24 Jun 2019 10:59
John Wyn Williams successfully prosecutes paedophile sentenced to 16 years with extended year on licenceJohn Wyn Williams from Exchange Chambers has successfully prosecuted a paedophile who groomed and raped a starving 11-year-old girl, forcing her to eat ants to survive after she was abandoned by her parents. William Bresnahan, 75, was jailed for 16 years with an extended year on licence after a jury more...
30 May 2019 10:13
David Bentley secures acquittal in high profile hotel sex trialDavid Bentley from Exchange Chambers has secured an acquittal for his client in a high- profile rape and sexual assault trial involving former JLS singer Ortise Williams. David Bentley represented Ortise Williams’ tour manager, Jamien Nagadhana, 32, who was found not guilty of sexual assault and more...
23 May 2019 08:57
Ian Whitehurst successfully prosecutes torture gangActing as leading junior and instructed by Mersey Cheshire Crown Prosecution Service, Ian Whitehurst from Exchange Chambers has successfully prosecuted a gang who posed as police officers to kidnap a man before torturing him for 18 hours as part of a £200,000 ransom plot. The man was beaten with more...
8 Apr 2019 11:30
Mother jailed over baby death prosecuted by Jonas Hankin QCA mother has been found guilty of squeezing her two-month-old baby to death and jailed for 13 and a half years after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court. Two QCs from No5 Chambers were on opposite sides of the courtroom for the manslaughter trial. Jonas Hankin QC prosecuted Abigail Palmer, 33, who was more...
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