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Lincoln House Chambers are delighted to announce our being made finalists for the Manchester Legal Awards’ Barristers Chambers of the Year Award at this year’s annual awards ceremony. The award follows another incredibly successful year for Lincoln House Chambers, whom celebrated its fortieth anniversary year in 2018. This year’s…Read more
Alistair Webster has just completed the successful prosecution of Jonathan Snape, who was convicted on 18 December 2018 of murdering Nathan Marshall and attempting to murder Aaron Baker. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum of 24 years to serve. Snape, having lost his temper when…Read more
Following a 3 week trial at Manchester Crown Court the defendant, Hedley Plummer, was acquitted of murder unanimously by the jury who had deliberated for less than 3 hours. The case had attracted widespread media attention and the jury returned their verdict on 18th December 2018.
Ahmed Nadim, instructed by Sahota & Sahota Solicitors, Leicester, secured the acquittal of a British military officer accused of raping a German national whilst serving time in Germany. The trial commenced on the 3rd December at the Court Martial Centre, in Sennelager, Germany, and lasted 4 days. During the…Read more
Chambers are extremely proud to announce that our Director of Clerking, David Wright, has been nominated for the Legal 500 'Senior Clerk/Chief Executive of the Year Award'. During the research process, the Legal 500 conducted over 70,000 interviews with in-house counsel, law firms and sets in the UK to select the 'most capable, expert practitioners and firms operating and…Read more
A judge has halted proceedings taken against a district nurse charged with offences arising out of her care of an elderly patient. On 12th November, at the Crown Court at Barrow, HHJ Lunt dismissed proceedings against a Blackburn nurse who had been the target of allegations of wilful neglect of…Read more
The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights. Traditionally, the ICO has prosecuted non-recordable offences under the old Data Protection Act 1998 (‘DPA’), the maximum penalty being a fine. With increased emphasis on the importance of keeping personal data safe…Read more
Andrew Thomas QC prosecuted Midland Red (South) Ltd (a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group plc) and its driver Kailash Chander following a fatal bus crash in Coventry City Centre. Kailash Chander was 77 years old at the date of the collision and employed by Midland Red as a casual driver.…Read more
The members of Lincoln House Chambers would like to congratulate Marianne Alton, who was announced as the winner of Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year at the Annual Young Bar Conference on Saturday 24th November. Marianne was nominated for her work on death row cases and access to justice in Uganda. She…Read more
Simon’s client, SF, was accused of sexual abuse against his younger sister, when he was aged between 14 and 20 years old and she was aged between 4 and 10. SF denied the allegations but, whilst in prison for an unrelated matter, had written a letter to his sister in…Read more