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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

Lincoln House Chambers are pleased to announce that a significant number of our members have been ranked across several practice areas in the latest guide rankings in The Legal 500. Lincoln House Chambers were ranked as a Tier 1, leading set. It was noted that “Lincoln House Chambers is a…Read more

Alistair Webster QC's was successful in the pursuading the HMRC to withdraw their objection to the appeal and agree a payment towards costs in the FTT case of Q Ltd. The HMRC had previously withdrawn all the approvals held by a large bonded warehouse. In the interim, Alistair had also secured the…Read more

The Nursery, with two sites, was prosecuted by a Local Authority for an offence contrary to Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 after a three-year-old toddler’s finger became trapped in an internal fire door in one of the premises. The toddler’s fingertip was…Read more

As proud supporters of The Prince's Trust, Lincoln House Chambers were delighted to be invited to the opening of the Doug Barrowman Centre. The an Centre is located at Beehive Mill in Ancoats, the former home of iconic nightclub Sankeys. The site has been redeveloped by Manchester-based regeneration specialists, Urban Splash. The…Read more

Following a seven - day trial at Burnley Crown Court, Kim Tran a court-appointed translator, was convicted of conspiring to produce a forged birth certificate which was handed to HHJ Beverley Lunt at a hearing at Preston Crown Court in April 2018. Neil Usher, prosecuting, told the jury that Ms…Read more

Sally Blaylock was alleged to have driven her motorcar carelessly on 15 April 2018, when she failed to see a motorbike travelling towards her, prior to commencing a right turn into her place of work.  She turned across the path of the oncoming bike and into head on collision. …Read more

A jury at Preston Crown Court heard how a £5.00 bet between neighbours on the outcome of the England v Croatia football match  at  the 2018 World  Cup  Quarter Finals, led to an argument in which the deceased,  who had backed Croatia  to win demanded immediate payment of the…Read more

Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of Neil Usher as a Recorder (Northern Circuit). Andrew Thomas QC, Head of Chambers, commented “We are all very excited for Neil, he has a wealth of experience in difficult and sensitive cases and will bring his skills to bear in his judicial…Read more