Neil Usher secures acquittal of female teacher accused of having sex with her pupil
Richard Dawson successfully resists Prosecution Appeal in death by dangerous driving case
Glenn Wall was convicted by the jury, by 11:1 majority, in December 2017, of causing death by dangerous driving. He was sentenced in January 2018 to 2 years’ imprisonment. The Prosecution, through the Solicitor General, made application to the Court of Appeal that the sentence was unduly lenient. They sought…Read more
Matthew Howarth Secures Appeal in Licensing Case
Following a trial at Tameside Magistrates Court on Thursday 5th April, Matthew successfully appealed a Local Council against a revocation of a Scrap Metal Dealers License. The Local Council sought to apply the "Fit and Proper Person" Test commonly used for Taxi License appeals. Matthew argued that the “Fit and…Read more
Austin Welch and Leila Ghahhary appointed to Attorney General’s Civil Panel of Counsel
Chambers are delighted to announce that Leila Ghahhary and Austin Welch have been appointed by the Attorney General as Junior Counsel to the Crown. Both Leila and Austin received letters of appointment from The Right Honourable Jeremy Wright QC MP who described the competition for places on the Panel as…Read more
Employment law – Vento bands update by Sam Jones
The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals of England & Wales and Scotland recently issued a joint Presidential Guidance regarding awards for injury to feelings. The document is the first addendum to a previous Presidential Guidance issued on 5th September 2017. For claims issued on or after 6th April 2018 in…Read more