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Kate Blackwell QC has been appointed to act as Counsel to the Inquiry into the shooting of Jermaine Baker by a firearms officer of the Metropolitan Police in Wood Green in 2015. At a virtual preliminary hearing on 28 July 2020 the Chairman HH Clement Goldstone QC fixed the substantive…Read more
Fact check: Police in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland have power to enforce face-covering laws, with Wales to follow Posts shared online have claimed British police have no power to arrest or fine people for not wearing masks. This claim is misleading. England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have rules…Read more
INTRODUCTION For the vast majority of the practising lives of most lawyers specialising in crime, the provisions relating to sentencing have been a source of constant complaint: multiple statutes, sometimes amended before they came into effect, often seem designed to make accessing the law, and working out which provisions actually…Read more
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020, came into force on 15 June 2020. These statutory instruments were made under the powers provided for by s45C(1) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, and notwithstanding they were not…Read more
On his first foray back to a Crown Court since lockdown began, Richard Dawson, instructed by John Ruane at DWF, secured the continued liberty of his lorry driver client. The careless driver had driven across the path of an oncoming motorcycle, having failed to see it before turning. Regrettably, this was…Read more
Simon Pipes, described as "a high level drug dealer" was caught with cocaine worth almost £110,000. In addition to the class A drugs, Weapons, high-value cars and luxury watches were also found when police raided Simon Pipes' home in Cumwhinton, near Carlisle, on 9 January. Carlisle Crown Court heard the…Read more
Lincoln House Chambers are pleased to provide the first instalment of a three part Criminal Update focussing on key criminal cases from the last 18 months. This series of updates will look at some of the important criminal cases, legislative changes and other developments that will be…Read more
In From Crime to Crime Sir Richard Henriques, now retired from the High Court bench, chronicles his involvement, at the Bar and on the Bench, in 17 notable criminal cases. For anyone interested in the landscape of the modern criminal law the account is a compelling read. It will be especially interesting…Read more
Richard Dawson, instructed by Urfan Mahmood at Shafi Solicitors, by simple application of the Code for Crown Prosecutors, together with the Interim CPS Case Review Guidance in response to the Covid-19 crisis, secured an amazing result for Mr S. Mr S was originally charged with making a threat to kill,…Read more
Chambers are pleased to announce that Phil Holden has been appointed as a member of the Rugby Football Union Independent Judicial Panel. He has been a member of the Lancashire RFU Panel for 3 years. Phil accepts instructions in all aspects of Sports Disciplinary Law and has represented several sportsmen…Read more