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The members of Lincoln House Chambers are delighted to welcome Joe Allman to Chambers’ Criminal Team. Joe was called to the Bar in 2006 and joins Chambers after 12 years as an advocate in the Crown Prosecution Service. Joe is a specialist criminal practitioner, with a track record which includes a…Read more
On 2nd October 2019 a Levenshulme man was sentenced to 6 1/2 years imprisonment for money laundering offences at the Crown Court at Manchester. Jamshed Bhatti, 60, formerly of Stockport Road, Manchester was convicted of laundering £3.5M on behalf of criminal associates based in Pakistan. Following a raid on his premises…Read more
On 6th October, a number of newspapers identified Josh Molnar as the acquitted defendant in the murder trial relating to Yousef Makki. The tone and nature of the reports varied according to the type of newspaper in which it was reported. Josh was named because he was about to become 18…Read more
On 4th October, Alistair Webster QC successfully conducted the appeal of Dean Saunders, former football star, league manager and television pundit, against a sentence of 10 weeks’ imprisonment imposed upon him by the magistrates for failing to produce a specimen of breath. Alistair presented the appeal to the Crown Court…Read more
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 The HMRC had previously withdrawn all the approvals held by a large bonded warehouse.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