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After a month long trial in Carlisle Crown Court, Brendan O’Leary, instructed by Stephen Lickrish and Associates, secured the acquittal of his client on an allegation of conspiracy to burgle ATMs. The conspiracy involved the targeting of ATMs at various locations throughout Cumbria over the period of a year.…Read more
On 1st April 2019 at Preston Crown Court, Simon Gurney secured the acquittal of a young man from Preston, AH, accused of participating in a conspiracy to possess a sawn-off shot gun, which was discharged into a house in Accrington, East Lancashire in June 2017. The Prosecution alleged that…Read more
Richard English was instructed by Mary Monson Solicitors to represent Ashley Turner-Platt who, along with her partner robbed a Spar convenience store in Blackpool in November 2018. CCTV showed the pair hugging and kissing before Ms Turner-Platt went into the shop on Dickson Road with what appeared to…Read more
Lincoln House Chambers is delighted to announce that 8 of its members have been appointed to the List of Specialist Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law. The new appointees will be able to prosecute health and safety cases on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive and…Read more
Following a trial at the Liverpool Crown Court lasting over 3 months, the client of Mark Ford, James Bennett, was acquitted of conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life, conspiracy to transfer prohibited firearms and conspiracies to supply drugs of Class A and C. The prosecution alleged that Mr Bennett had…Read more
Isobel Thomas, led by David McLachlan QC, was instructed as Junior Counsel for the prosecution of a convicted drug dealer accused of murder. The defendant, aged 39, was unanimously convicted of murder following a 9-day trial at Preston Crown Court. The court heard how the defendant subjected a vulnerable man…Read more
On 13th March at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, Chris Daw QC secured the freedom of a Manchester businessman who illegally lent large sums in business loans to 30 friends, businesses and associates. Craig LaPenna, 57, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, avoided a prison sentence after Chris Daw QC, defending, successfully…Read more
It was a jubilee night for Chambers at the 10th Year Manchester Legal Awards, 7th March 2019, with Lincoln House scooping Chambers of The Year. In addition Kate Blackwell QC was honoured, for the second time, as Barrister of the Year. The awards ceremony, which aims to recognise the…Read more
The Prosecution had alleged that the Defendant, a Prison Officer at HMP Garth, had initiated a confrontation with a prisoner and had then retaliated with unnecessary and unlawful violence causing the prisoner actual bodily harm. It was alleged he had then attempted to cover up his unlawful actions in…Read more
Mr Jeremy Lasker secured the conviction of the ‘inside man’ employed as a driver by G4S Security at their Swinton depot. This Defendant, who received a 20-year sentence had provided information to his co-conspirators enabling them to carry out a series of armed robberies against G4S cash in transit…Read more