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Rebecca Wade KC & Marcis Harry
Crime
06/08/2025

Rebecca Wade KC & Marcus Harry Defend Grandson Cleared of Murder

Rebecca Wade KC leading Marcus Harry, secured a lesser sentence for their client, accused of his grandfather’s murder. Jakob Walpole was accused of inflicting head injuries on his Grandfather, who passed away 6 days later. The case was...
Tom Walkling KC & Matthew Cullen
Crime
24/07/2025

Tom Walkling KC & Matthew Cullen Prosecute in Multi-Handed £14.4m Cocaine Importation Case

Tom Walkling KC and Matthew Cullen successfully prosecuted a family who imported 180kg of cocaine into the UK. Farzana Kauser, from Bradford, worked with an overseas contact to coordinate the importation of high-purity cocaine from Mexico. The...
Simon Phillips & Marcus Harry
Crime
16/07/2025

Simon Phillips and Marcus Harry successfully appeal against trial judge’s ruling

Simon Phillips and Marcus Harry successfully appealed against a trial judge’s ruling that there was no case to answer against 6 defendants in a trial involving protest action on private land. The Court of Appeal provided guidance on the...
Ben Close & William Douglas-Jones
Crime
08/07/2025

Ben Close & William Douglas Jones Secure Gang Sentences of Over 70 years

Ben Close and William Douglas-Jones prosecuted 6 men found guilty of exploiting Vietnamese nationals to work in cannabis farms. All 6 were convicted following a trial which lasted around 7 weeks earlier this year. On 4th July 2025, at Birmingham...
Jennifer Josephs KC, Stefan Kolodynski, Jonathan Barker
Crime
07/07/2025

Barristers Secure Acquittals in Complex Fraudulent Trading Trial

Following a five-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, all four defendants were unanimously acquitted of charges of fraudulent trading and related offences. The prosecution alleged that, after the company became insolvent, the defendants diverted...
Crime
17/06/2025

Henry Skudra advises the CPS in €14m restraint order involving Seychelles & BVI entities

Following an external request by the Dutch authorities under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Henry advised the CPS throughout in their obtaining of a restraint order. The order was granted restraining inter alia almost 2 dozen...
Lee Marklew KC & Ben Williams
Crime
30/05/2025

Lee Marklew KC & Ben Williams secure acquittal in Prison Murder Case

Lee Marklew KC leading Ben Williams, secured an acquittal for their client, who was one of three defendants charged with the murder of a fellow prisoner at recently-opened HMP Fosse Way. The case was based primarily on extensive CCTV footage, which...
Lisa Hancox & Annabel Hale
Crime
23/05/2025

32 Years’ Jail Time Imposed for Attempted Murder after Prosecution by Lisa Hancox and Annabel Hale

Lisa Hancox, leading Annabel Hale, secured a conviction in the trial of Raydell Lennox. The Defendant carried out a ‘planned execution’ in which the wrongly identified victim, was left blind following a gunshot to the head.  On Monday...
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