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26 Apr 2021 14:59
R V THOMAS ANDERSONAndrew O’Byrne QC and David James represented Thomas Anderson who was sentenced on 16 April 2021 to 20 years imprisonment for the attempted murders of three men during a a shooting spree in Skelmerdale. The case was covered on the BBC and in the Liverpool Echo. more...
19 Apr 2021 15:21
Murder of Susan WaringBarristers from Exchange Chambers have acted for the prosecution and defence in the trial of Alan Edwards, 48, who has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 27 years, for the murder of Susan Waring, 45, and 19 offences of historic violence against females spanning a period of 24 years. For more...
9 Feb 2021 11:15
Success in A-G’s Reference against sentence imposed on Shane Mays for the murder of Louise Smith3PB’s Tom Horder, led by Andrew Langdon QC, defended Shane Mays both at trial and in the Court of Appeal. Mr Mays was convicted of the murder of 15-year-old Louise Smith who went missing from her home in Havant on VE day last year. His sentence of life with a minimum term of 25 years was appealed by more...
28 Jan 2021 16:28
Thomas Evans and Thomas Acworth secure acquittal in Operation PowerboatTwo of 3PB’s specialist crime barristers Thomas Evans and Thomas Acworth have secured the acquittal of their client in ‘’Operation Powerboat’’. Their client was charged with assisting an offender in relation to an alleged murder and attempted murder by a then 16 year-old in June 2020. He was said to more...
3 Dec 2019 14:09
Elisabeth Bussey-Jones successfully prosecuted an attempt murder case in the Guildford Crown CourtElisabeth Bussey-Jones successfully prosecuted an attempt murder case in the Guildford Crown Court with the 18 year old Defendant receiving an extended sentence with a custodial term of 15 years imprisonment. Read SurreyLive article here. more...
3 Dec 2019 14:08
Joanna Martin QC and Elisabeth Bussey-Jones defend in Jonathan Stasiuk murder caseJoanna Martin Q.C. and Elisabeth Bussey-Jones defended in Jonathan Stasiuk murder case tried in Southampton this month. The case involved Mr Stasiuk being diagnosed with autism and that forming the basis of a diminished responsibility defence. Read BBC coverage of the case here. more...
13 Nov 2019 12:23
Defendant charged with murder pleads guilty after prosecuting opening speechJonas Hankin QC was prosecuting the trial of Martyn Turley, before the Honourable Mr Justice Johnson sitting at Birmingham Crown Court. Mr Turley, aged 57, changed his plea after Mr Hankin QC had opened the case to the jury. Mr Turley pleaded guilty to the murder of Stuart Roe, aged 34, as well as more...
6 Nov 2019 12:01
No5 barrister secures murder conviction after father-of-four killed in ambushCounsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers was part of the prosecution team in a trial which found a Black Country man guilty of murdering a 34-year-old father. The killer was given a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 26 years. Tim Harrington was involved in the three-week trial of Nabeel Choudhary more...
30 Oct 2019 10:47
Dorset murder of father by lighter fluid addict son3PB’s criminal law barrister Nicholas Cotter, acting for the defence, assisted in reducing the life tariff of a son who sadly murdered his father when under the influence of butane gas. Dominic Hodgson, 37, thought his father had "turned evil" when he inflicted multiple head wounds at their shared more...
15 Oct 2019 12:19
Gordon Cole QC secures guilty verdict in murder trialIn a case prosecuted by Gordon Cole QC from Exchange Chambers, a man who brutally bludgeoned his wife to death with a crowbar has been found guilty of murder. David Pomphret, 51, struck his wife, Ann Marie, more than 30 times in a ‘frenzied attack’ at their horse stables near their home in Winwick, more...
3 Oct 2019 11:14
Exchange Chambers barristers prosecute and defend in multi-handed murder trialBarristers from Exchange Chambers have prosecuted and defended in a multi-handed murder trial at Preston Crown Court. Gordon Cole QC from Exchange Chambers prosecuted four men who murdered a father with a machete in a “vicious, terrifying and sustained attack” following a family feud. Sajed Choudry more...
2 Oct 2019 11:34
No5 Barristers' Chambers QC Michael Duck secures prosecution in brutal park stabbing caseThree men have been jailed for more than 70 years over the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old, following a five-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, prosecuted by Michael Duck QC. Abdullah Muhammad, 17, was knifed in the chest in Sara Park, Small Heath, on February 20. Demille Innis, 19, of Pugh 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...
19 Sep 2019 10:01
No5 Barristers’ Chambers defence sees client cleared of “mercy killing” chargesMark Heywood QC and Martin Liddiard have successfully represented the defence of a pensioner charged with murder and manslaughter following the death of her 81-year-old husband. Mavis Eccleston, 80, denied the charges and was found not guilty after a two-week trial at Stafford Crown Court. The more...
11 Sep 2019 11:30
Mark Harries QC and Joanne Kane success in murder trial at Derby Crown CourtMark Harries QC and Joanne Kane secured a not guilty verdict for a young mother accused of murder following a successful half time submission on Day 11 of a 4-handed trial in Derby Crown Court. Their 24 year old defendant was jointly accused of murder with her sister and partner, following the fatal more...
11 Sep 2019 11:27
Two QCs and two barristers involved in trial after fatal shootingFour counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers were involved in a murder trial following the shooting of Dwaine Junior Haughton in Wolverhampton. Michael Duck QC leading David Isles secured a murder acquittal for Montel Gray who was convicted of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Haughton. Four men more...
4 Sep 2019 09:50
Murder trial in Derby Crown Court in which it is alleged that the deceased was stabbed to death by a stranger following an argument.Mark Harries QC leads Joanne Kane for the second defendant in a murder trial in Derby Crown Court in which it is alleged that the deceased was stabbed to death by a stranger following an argument. The Crown’s case is that all four defendants acted jointly in an altercation in which one of them more...
22 Aug 2019 10:22
Four men receive life sentences in case prosecuted by Gordon Cole QCGordon Cole QC from Exchange Chambers has successfully prosecuted four men who murdered a father with a machete in a “vicious, terrifying and sustained attack” following a family feud. Sajed Choudry died two weeks after being hit on the side of the head in Rhyl Avenue, Blackburn, Lancashire, in more...
6 Aug 2019 11:52
Richard Littler QC secures acquittal in murder trialRichard Littler QC from Exchange Chambers has secured an acquittal for an 18-year old man charged with murder after a four-week trial at Manchester Crown Court. Denver Walton was found not guilty of the murder of 20-year-old Tyrelle Burke after the jury deliberated for almost 19 hours. He was more...
1 Aug 2019 15:11
Exchange Chambers’ barristers prosecute Newcastle murder featured in BBC’s Our Cops in the NorthNick Johnson QC and Stephen Grattage recently completed a successful prosecution of two men convicted of murdering Gavin Moon, in a sustained attack with two large knives, after which they stole items from the deceased’s pockets. During a 5 week trial before Mr Justice Morris in Newcastle Crown more...
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