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Lincoln House is a long-established set which enjoys enviable success and an outstanding reputation across a variety of practice areas. Both the members of Chambers and the highly proactive, efficient clerking team regularly feature in the top-rankings of Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners Directories. Many of our members…Read more
Peter Warne sadly passed away last week. He died at home, of natural causes. Although he had been unwell for some time, his death was sudden and unexpected. He had been looking forward to getting fit again and returning to practice later this year. Although he began working in London,…Read more
Anam Khan represented the Claimant, a former police officer who sued Derbyshire Constabulary for unlawful arrest and detention after officers turned up at his property to arrest him for alleged historic sexual offences. A search of his property was carried out under s.32 PACE to look for ‘sex toys’…Read more
The case involved the fatal stabbing of a man in Preston last summer, the attack followed earlier violence at a party attended by the victim and the accused. The client was the only one of 5 defendants acquitted for his part in the murder following a three week trial…Read more
The members of Lincoln House chambers are delighted to welcome both Clare Ashcroft & Rebecca Filletti to Chambers’ Criminal Team. Clare Ashcroft was called to the bar in 2001 and joins Chambers from Garden Court North Chambers. Clare is ranked in both Chambers UK 2023 and also in Tier 1 of…Read more
The case involved a former girlfriend complainant who made her complaint almost twenty years after the alleged events. The client’s life became a living nightmare in the years he awaited trial, so much so that he had contemplated ending his life. As is routinely the situation with cases such as this,…Read more
Matthew Howarth, instructed by Duncan Lewis Solicitors, recently appeared on behalf of the Appellant case MG v Disclosure and Barring Service UKUT 89 (AAC) before Upper Tribunal Judge Church. This was safeguarding litigation following an appeal of a DBS decision. The Upper Tribunal considered when risks identified in relation…Read more