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Successful acquitttal of gunman

Last after a trial lasting 5 weeks at Stafford Crown court last month, Meyrick Wlliams obtained the successful acquittal of a defendant identified as the “hired gun” in an allegation of intent to endanger life. The case against the defendant was he was brought in to intimidate the victim by firing off 8-12 shots into […]

Proceeds of crime conference

Last month Meyrick Williams, member of Chambers and on behalf of the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association, and with some assistance form Marie de Redman who also attended, organised a joint conference with the Scottish Bar in Edinburgh, The Key Note Speaker was Lord Toulson of the UKSC but with others including the Solicitor-General for […]

R v Alan Wayne Hall

Despite ample authority that the Court may proceed with such proceedings in the absence of a Defendant, the Court were persuaded that in the circumstances of this case, where the Appellant’s absence was through no fault of his own, it was incorrect to have done so. At the time of making the order, the learned […]

Christmas Island ruling

Mr Justice Charles allowed the appeal paving the way for the veterans to claim pension rights resulting from the impact of British atomic tests carried out in the 1950s and early 1960s. The successful appeal means that hundreds of veterans who served during the British nuclear test programme on Christmas Island, in the South Pacific, […]

Portsmouth City Council v King & King

Alun Jenkins acted for the parents in the High Court on Friday 5th September and Monday 8th September in the case of Portsmouth City Council v King & King, when we obtained the Court’s leave to take the child Ashya King to Prague for proton beam therapy at the Proton Therapy Center. The Judge’s final […]

Robert Meikle successfully prosecuted a case of wounding with intent

Robert Meikle successfully prosecuted a case of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and affray at the Central Criminal Court. This related to a nasty stabbing in a street in Romford town centre in the small hours of a Sunday morning. The victim was extremely fortunate that the wound was not a few […]

Dr Anton van Dellen successfully represents client on appeal

Dr Anton van Dellen recently successfully represented a client on appeal, in a dispute involving appointment of an LPA receiver by a mortgage lender, following which possession was ordered. The appeal concerned whether the LPA receivers were validly appointed given the release of equity from other properties that had been sold and whether consolidation of […]

Andrew Fitch-Holland Scores Crown Court Hat-trick

Andrew’s first success for our newly merged Chambers saw him achieve a unanimous Not Guilty verdict at Inner London Crown Court, for a client accused of a S.18 GBH. The Defendant, who was alleged to have stabbed the complainant at a bus stop in south London, had recently been released from custody on license after […]

 

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