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Rebecca Filletti, instructed by Peter Haney at BLJ Solicitors, represented a man charged with attempted murder of his partner. He had stabbed her to the neck and to the back whilst she slept, in a seemingly-unprovoked attack. Expert psychiatrists were instructed to provide assessment of the defendant’s capacity…Read more
Lincoln House Chambers is recruiting across a number of its core practice areas. Lincoln House is a long-established set which enjoys enviable success and an outstanding reputation across a variety of practice areas. Both the members of Chambers and the highly proactive, efficient clerking team regularly feature in the top-rankings…Read more
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Bill Baker has accepted an invitation to join Lincoln House Chambers. This follows last Friday’s news of his appointment to Silk. It is his intention to join Chambers at the conclusion of his present trial commitments in June 2024. Chambers is now accepting…Read more
Matthew Howarth successfully defended an application for Judicial Review in The King (on the application of EFFICIENCY-FOR CARE LIMITED) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (“SSHD”). The Claimant challenged the decision of the SSHD to revoke a sponsorship licence. The Claimants were represented by Mr Malik KC of…Read more
At Preston Crown Court, Darren Finnegan successfully upheld the conviction of a defendant who had been convicted of dangerous driving causing serious injury. The incident occurred on 7th June 2022 in the area of Whitworth. A car, driven by the defendant attempted to overtake another vehicle which had been…Read more
Operation Profile was a Lancashire Police investigation that spanned North and North-West Lancashire and Cumbria. Edward Forrester, 55, was reported missing a day after he was last seen in Blackpool on 1st September 2023. His remains were later found in Blackpool and Cumbria. His neighbour William Wilkinson, 65, pleaded…Read more
Rebecca Filletti was led by Nina Grahame KC of Garden Court North Chambers and instructed by Nicola Hall at Robert Lizar Solicitors representing a woman charged with murder of her abusive partner. Exceptionally, a plea to manslaughter on the basis of loss of control was accepted by the prosecution following…Read more
Lincoln House invites prospective pupils to visit Chambers to meet our members and clerks for drinks and nibbles. We will be talking about what pupillage with us involves, what life is like as a junior tenant and what we want to see in your application. We look forward to meeting…Read more
Mr Howarth successfully opposed a renewal application for permission to proceed to Judicial Review. The matter was heard this week in the High Court of Justice, sitting in London, before HHJ Walden-Smith (sitting as a judge of the High Court). The application sought to challenge a decision by the Secretary of…Read more
Mr Howarth recently succeeded before His Honour Judge Owen in the appeal made by KLG Trucking v Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) at Nottingham County Court. Mr Howarth was instructed to represent the Respondent SSHD. The case related to whether or not the Appellant had been liable to…Read more