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There have been few occasions in the life the Supreme Court when its judgments provoke front page news. But yesterday was one of them. The cause was the pronouncement, in the case of R v Jogee & Ruddock UKSC 8, that for 32 years the law relating to some…Read more
Kate Blackwell QC and Dan Thomas, instructed by Senior Crown Prosecutor Jim Hope of the Complex Case Unit Newcastle, are currently prosecuting the trial of Adam Johnson. The Sunderland FC and England footballer pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual activity with a child and one charge of meeting a…Read more
A jury at Manchester Crown Court has convicted demolition contractor Alan Thomson of gross negligence manslaughter following a three week trial before Mr Justice Mark Turner. The jury also convicted a second contractor, Michael Smith, of three offences including endangering the safety of others contrary to s.3 of the…Read more
Ahmed Nadim successfully defended Raja Abid Khan who was found not guilty by the jury at Manchester Crown Court, after a trial lasting 10 weeks. Mr Khan was one of 16 defendants accused of sexual exploitation. Mr Nadim was instructed by Don Solicitors in (Wembley)