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The Baroness Casey Review

The Baroness Casey Review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service has now been published. Kate Blackwell KC provided legal advice to the Review Team. https://www.met.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/met/about-us/baroness-casey-review/update-march-2023/baroness-casey-review-march-2023.pdf The review discussed whether the Met’s leadership, recruitment, vetting, training, culture and communications support the standards that…Read more

The Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Three Report Published Today

The Manchester Arena Inquiry was established to investigate how, and in what circumstances, 22 people tragically came to lose their lives in the attack at the Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017. The third and final report of the Inquiry details the Chairman’s findings and recommendations on radicalisation and preventability. The…Read more

Lincoln House Chambers is recruiting across a number of its core practice areas.

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

Lincoln House Chambers regret to announce the death of Peter Warne

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 succeeds in Civil Jury Trial

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

Lincoln House Chambers welcomes Clare Ashcroft & Rebecca Filletti

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

Safeguarding – Disclosure and Barring Service Appeal

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