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The 4-day trial which was conducted at Preston Crown Court before Mr Recorder Andrew Nuttall and a jury concerned allegations of domestic abuse. The Defendant who spent the majority of the trial in the cells due to his disruptive behaviour was sentenced to 2 ½ years imprisonment.
Mark Ford, instructed by Cunninghams Solicitors, successfully defended Paul McCann, a former coach at Crewe Alexandra FC during the 1980's when he was a contemporary of Barry Bennell. The case, heard at the Chester Crown Court, attracted national media attention. The jury returned unanimous verdicts of not guilty on all six charges. Case details can…Read more
Miss Cooper was instructed in the well-publicised case of R v W, in which the defendant, a transgender woman, was convicted of multiple counts of sexual offences against women. This was a developing case in which an on-going police investigation resulted in three new cases being laid against the defendant…Read more
The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal mounted by Ahmed Nadim on behalf of his client in respect of an offence of fraudulent evasion of income tax and an offence of fraudulently obtaining payments of tax credit. The Prosecution’s application for a retrial was also refused. The Court of Appeal accepted…Read more
Following a 3 week trial at Manchester Crown Court the defendants Majid Rasoolzadeh, Jan Pasulka, Dusan Staruch and Jan Stinic were all found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and another conspiracy to import a controlled drug. The case had global coverage as it involved the group…Read more
At Liverpool Crown Court on 2 October 2018 sentences were handed down on 6 defendants who had all been convicted after a prosecution brought by the Serious Fraud Office, led by Alistair Webster Q.C. Following a four and a half month trial, the men were convicted of…Read more
Lincoln House Chambers was pleased to be referenced in the August edition of Counsel Magazine for their paperless practice, adopted back in 2012 with the office move from Brazennose Street to Tower 12, Spinningfields. Several years before DCS, LHC had provided practitioners not only with modern minimalist premises but…Read more
After a five-month trial, Andrew Thomas QC and Andrew Nuttall have been successful in the defence of a former company director prosecuted by the SFO for conspiracy to commit fraud. He was the only defendant to be acquitted. Six others were convicted and will be sentenced at a later date. The…Read more
Neil Usher, instructed by Manchester CPS, successfully prosecuted Michael Marler for the offence of murder following a two-week trial at Manchester Crown Square. Marler stabbed his girlfriend to death in a city centre apartment before jumping from the second floor of the apartment, landing on the car of a…Read more