Cases March 2020
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Date20 Mar 2020
R v B In a football related attack at the AMEX stadium our client was faced with a serious assault allegation against an old adversary. In preparing his defence a crucial witness was identified and it was necessary to have... Read More →
Using a mobile phone whilst driving
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Date27 Aug 2019
Case law – Director Of Public Prosecutions v Barreto This is an appeal by way of case stated from a decision of the Crown Court sitting at Isleworth quashing the respondent’s conviction for driving a motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone,... Read More →
Divorce courts at breaking point
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Date01 Jul 2019
Separated couples are facing a record wait to get divorced as a result of regional divorce centres trying to process a backlog of older cases, it has been revealed. Quarterly statistics covering January to March this year, published by the... Read More →
The “unoffical legalising of Cannabis”
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Date19 Jun 2019
CANNABIS use is being ‘unofficially legalised’ according to campaigners after new figures show up to nine out of ten people caught with the drug are never charged. In some areas just 12 per cent of people caught with the drug... Read More →
Cases March 2019
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Date13 Mar 2019
R v R A domestic violence incident, which took place in a bar in Brighton, faced our client and if found guilty he could have received a term of custody imprisoned. Careful analysis of the evidence, particularly the cctv, showed... Read More →
Police voluntary interviews
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Date22 Oct 2018
The police are increasingly using this type of interview which can take place in your home or a police station or custody suite. It means that an allegation has been made of a criminal nature and you are a suspect... Read More →
Youth client conviction for Rape quashed in Crown Court
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Date19 Oct 2018
Our client a juvenile, was convicted of rape of another juvenile in the Magistrates Youth Court in front of a District Judge. The changes in the law mean that a lot of very serious cases like this stay in the... Read More →
Is the divorce “meal ticket for life” going to be a thing of the past?
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Date19 Oct 2018
Maintenance Payments to ex-wives of the “well to do” A recent report shows that, no longer does the wife have an entitlement to a “meal ticket for life” in wealthy divorce cases. This has been highlighted in the case of... Read More →
Driving offence: failing to notify name of the driver – case
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Date06 May 2016
The police charged our client with failing to notify the name of the driver. Our client spoke very limited English and suffered from ADHD. When they received the police notice they tried to inform the police that she was not... Read More →
Joint Enterprise – 30 years of court errors
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Date02 Mar 2016
A recent decision by the Supreme Court has revealed that the courts have been wrong interpreting the law on joint enterprise for as long as 30 years. The court declared that the key test imposed by judges in assessing joint... Read More →