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24 Aug 2021 11:28
Thomas Acworth’s client unanimously acquitted in drug dealer torture trialThomas Acworth’s client, TH, has been acquitted of false imprisonment, possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, making threats to kill, robbery and ABH following a three week trial at Winchester Crown Court. The prosecution alleged that, together with two others, TH tortured a more...
4 Aug 2021 14:42
David Toal secures acquittal for defendant charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger lifeDavid Toal from Exchange Chambers has secured an acquittal for a client charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. After a police pursuit whilst driving a stolen car, the defendant abandoned the vehicle but was detained and found to have discarded a fully-loaded gun. He was more...
8 Oct 2019 09:35
Nicola Daley secures convictions in long-running drugs and firearms caseNicola Daley from Exchange Chambers (led by Nigel Power QC) has successfully prosecuted a long-running drugs and firearms case at Liverpool Crown Court. In total, 14 criminals were sentenced to a total of 119 years in prison as part of Operation Blush, Merseyside Police’s probe into “Wavo 420” a more...
2 Sep 2019 14:27
Anya Horwood secures arms smuggling acquittalAnya Horwood from Exchange Chambers, instructed by Robert Lizar Solicitors, has secured an acquittal for a man accused of arms smuggling after police found a revolver in a package being sent to him from the US. Isaac Harari, 40, was arrested after a Glock 17 was found hidden inside a Marshall more...
17 Jul 2019 13:55
David Birrell exposes flaws in disclosure to secure acquittal in firearms trialDavid Birrell has secured the acquittal of a client charged with transferring a firearm to a convicted drug trafficker. In the weeks and months before trial, David repeatedly challenged the disclosure process. His persistence ultimately exposed a serious irregularity and caused the Crown to offer no more...
27 Jun 2019 09:07
Jason Beer QC, Alison Hewitt and Bobby Talalay appeared in double murder inquest in SurreyThe jury returned conclusions of unlawful killing in the inquests into the deaths of Christine and Lucy Lee, who were murdered by John Lowe in 2014. The jury also found failings with the firearms licensing department of Surrey Police at the time. The jury’s findings reflected the conclusions of more...
24 Jun 2019 10:45
Monckton barristers succeed in landmark judgment on export licensing of arms for use in YemenThe Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in Campaign Against Arms Trade v. Secretary of State for International Trade, in a ruling with major ramifications for the licensing of military equipment for use in conflict zones by the United Kingdom and other EU Member States. The case concerned more...
5 Jun 2019 11:13
Colin Banham represents former Firearms Licensing Supervisor at Article 2 InquestJohn Lowe killed his partner Christine Lee, 66, and her daughter Lucy Lee, 40, at Keepers Cottage Stud in February 2014. Lowe, then 82, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years, following a trial at Guildford Crown Court. He was never released and died in August last year. more...
28 Mar 2019 10:18
Stephen Meadowcroft QC and David Temkin secure acquittals on all charges in conspiracy to murder trialStephen Meadowcroft QC and David Temkin from Exchange Chambers have secured acquittals for their client on all charges in a conspiracy to murder trial. Stephen and David’s client was cleared by a jury of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to pervert the more...
6 Mar 2019 09:55
Ian Whitehurst secures acquittal for defendant charged with serious firearms offencesIan Whitehurst from Exchange Chambers, instructed by Brian Jackson & Co., has secured an acquittal for a client who was charged with a range of serious firearms charges. After a three month trial at Liverpool Crown Court, the defendant was unanimously acquitted of all charges. Ian is more...
14 Feb 2019 17:01
David Toal secures acquittal for client on wide range of serious chargesDavid Toal from Exchange Chambers has secured an acquittal for a man charged with a range of serious offences. David represented one of seven Defendants charged with offences of False Imprisonment, Kidnap and Possessing a Firearm. The Defendants were said to be part of a drug-dealing gang who had more...
14 Feb 2019 15:09
David Toal secures acquittal for client on wide range of serious chargesDavid Toal from Exchange Chambers has secured an acquittal for a man charged with a range of serious offences. David represented one of seven Defendants charged with offences of False Imprisonment, Kidnap and Possessing a Firearm. The Defendants were said to be part of a drug-dealing gang who had more...
23 Jan 2019 16:38
John Wyn Williams successfully prosecutes firearms caseJohn Wyn Williams from Exchange Chambers has prosecuted two men for possessing a prohibited firearm and ammunition with intent. Aqeel Ilyas, 22, and Salman Gull, 24, were being followed by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers and abandoned the weapon on 28 July last year. Gull then fled to Pakistan more...
19 Dec 2018 14:05
John Wyn Williams secures acquittal in lengthy firearms trialJohn Wyn Williams from Exchange Chambers has secured an acquittal for his client charged with having a loaded shotgun in a public place following the fateful shooting of a teenager. On 5 February 2017, Michael Fitzsimons, 25, had been out drinking with a group of men including Peter Colwell, 18, his more...
19 Nov 2018 08:05
Shot aged 14 in a London street – was Chris’s death an accident?Every child death is a tragedy, but a fourteen year old boy shot while standing in a street is particularly sad. Chris, a boy of Caribbean heritage was killed in Newham in 2017. It’s not clear if he was the target of the bullet shot from a passing car, but it is known that he was involved in “gangs” more...
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