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The Northern Ireland Module of the UK Covid Inquiry in Belfast heard the closing speeches from a number of key Core Participants yesterday. Our Brenda Campbell KC led a team of counsel representing the Northern Irish Covid Bereaved Families for Justice, instructed by Read more
Pupil, Naomi Duckworth, instructed by Carl Gallagher at Robert Lizar secures a community order for a Defendant convicted of three offences of possessing indecent images of children of Category A, B, and C. The Defendant had been charged with possession of 20,000 images to which he entered guilty pleas…Read more
This case involved an allegation of rape that was widely reported in 2022. On the evening of the alleged incident the defendant was caught on body worn video camera making false complaints that he was the victim of rape at the scene. He had also been caught on CCTV…Read more
A former Conservative party candidate, standing for election as a Borough Councillor, was convicted of electoral fraud after a week long trial. Shirlie Duckworth prosecuted the case whilst the defendant was standing as a candidate in a local election at the time of the trial. He received 24 votes…Read more
Leading Specialist KCs discuss their experiences in recent and pending Inquests & Inquiries in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. The day will include multiple sessions focussing on key issues such as the Procedure, Preparation and Presentation involved when taking a pivotal role in several of the most recent and…Read more
Sarah Magill prosecuted an organised crime group that supplied cocaine across East Lancashire in a 'deliveroo' type conspiracy. Operation Brick was an investigation by Lancashire Police that led to five busy cocaine dealers being jailed for a total of thirty years, with one defendant still to be sentenced. Inspector…Read more
Lee Hughes, instructed by and working with Cameron Stubbs of Stephensons Solicitors LLP, recently secured the restoration of pallets of nitrous oxide canisters valued at over £100,000 to an international company following a seizure by Border Force at Harwich International Port. In August 2023, Border Force seized 25 pallets of…Read more
Clare Ashcroft, instructed by Catherine Green of Tranters Solicitors and led by Anesta Weekes KC, secured acquittal of their lay client for murder, attempted murder and grievous bodily harm with intent. The lay client was discharged upon verdicts being delivered. 6 defendants stood trial for murder and…Read more