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The defendant was indicted at Minshull Street Crown Court on two counts of recklessly endangering aircraft, each relating to passenger jets which had near misses (“airproxes”) with a remotely operated drone at approximately 800 feet above Cheadle. This was when the planes were on their final approach to Manchester…Read more
In his second murder trial in Birmingham this year, Alistair has secured a second acquittal, after a 4 week trial in front of Mr. Justice Nichol. Akarsh Tasleem was accused of taking part in an organised attack during the course of inter family disputes. Alistair said: “By looking at cell…Read more
Mohammed Awais Sajid, aged 23, joined in a gang attack on four workmen on Church Road, Newbold on 17th October 2017. One of the workmen, Cameron Brooksbank, had been acting as a peacemaker Sajid struck him twice with the axe. His hand was partially amputated and he suffered injuries to…Read more
We are delighted to announce that the quality of Lincoln House Chambers, and the superb service offered by our clerking team, has again been recognised in the most recent publication of Chambers & Partners Guide. Members have been ranked in the top tiers of several practice areas including Crime, Health…Read more
The members of Lincoln House Chambers are delighted to welcome Joe Allman to Chambers’ Criminal Team. Joe was called to the Bar in 2006 and joins Chambers after 12 years as an advocate in the Crown Prosecution Service. Joe is a specialist criminal practitioner, with a track record which includes a…Read more
On 2nd October 2019 a Levenshulme man was sentenced to 6 1/2 years imprisonment for money laundering offences at the Crown Court at Manchester. Jamshed Bhatti, 60, formerly of Stockport Road, Manchester was convicted of laundering £3.5M on behalf of criminal associates based in Pakistan. Following a raid on his premises…Read more
On 6th October, a number of newspapers identified Josh Molnar as the acquitted defendant in the murder trial relating to Yousef Makki. The tone and nature of the reports varied according to the type of newspaper in which it was reported. Josh was named because he was about to become 18…Read more
On 4th October, Alistair Webster QC successfully conducted the appeal of Dean Saunders, former football star, league manager and television pundit, against a sentence of 10 weeks’ imprisonment imposed upon him by the magistrates for failing to produce a specimen of breath. Alistair presented the appeal to the Crown Court…Read more
Leila Ghahhary represented Oldham Council in a licensing appeal hearing arising from the revocation of a premises licence for a nightclub in Oldham town centre. Following three days of evidence and submissions relating to a six year history of violence and disorder, the court dismissed the appeal and found that…Read more
Lincoln House Chambers are hugely proud of the appointment of Lisa Roberts QC as Leader of the Northern Circuit. Lisa is only the second female Leader of the Northern Circuit, following on from the great Rose Heilbron QC more than 40 years ago. As we celebrate 100 years of women…Read more