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Ryan Hodgins
Crime
12/10/2021

New tenant for St Philips Chambers Ryan Hodgins

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that Ryan Hodgins has accepted an offer of tenancy following the completion of his Criminal pupillage under the supervision of Tom Walkling. First Junior Clerk, James Withers commented, “The whole of the...
Jonathan Barker
Crime
14/07/2021

Jonathan Barker Prosecutes Pharmacists for illegal Supply of Prescription Medicines

Jonathan Barker was instructed by the CPS Specialist Fraud Division (on behalf of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) to prosecute Pharmacists, Dean Dookhan and Narvinder Nandra. Using their pharmacies as cover, both men were...
St Philips Chambers reception
Crime
30/03/2021

St Philips Chambers Criminal Group Spring Newsletter 2021

Introduction by Ben Close, Editor. Welcome to the spring edition of the criminal group newsletter. In this edition of the criminal team’s newsletter, we have several articles from members at all levels of seniority. First, Lee Marklew QC writes...
St Philips Chambers reception
Crime
17/11/2020

Crime Group Autumn Newsletter

Introduction by Ben Close, Editor Welcome to the autumn edition of the Crime Group’s newsletter. Since our last newsletter, the world and our working lives have changed immeasurably. From a professional perspective, the criminal group is...
Rajinder Gill
Crime
05/11/2020

Cell Site Evidence: Expert or Not?

In R v Andrew Turner [2020] EWCA Crim 1241 the Court of Appeal considered the issue of when a professional witness crosses the line and gives expert evidence, in the context of mobile telephone analysis. The appeal concerned a conspiracy to supply...
St. Philips Chambers
Crime
07/10/2020

Overarching principles: Sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders, or neurological impairments

The Sentencing Council’s guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders, or neurological impairments came into force on 1 October 2020. The guideline applies only to offenders aged 18 and older, who are sentenced...
Lisa Hancox
Crime
30/09/2020

Causation in Gross Negligence Manslaughter – Keeping the Criminal Standard Alive

R -v- Broughton [2020] EWCA Crim 1093 The expert evidence of a 90% chance of survival did not exclude the realistic possibility that, even with treatment, the deceased would have died in any event. “Put another way, if an operation carried a...
Zaheer Afzal
Crime
05/08/2020

Court of Appeal Considers the Principle of Disclosure Relating to Electronic Records Held by Prosecution Witnesses

Court of Appeal Considers the Principle of Disclosure Relating to Electronic Records Held by Prosecution Witnesses – CB and Sultan Mohammed v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 790 Review by Zaheer Afzal, Barrister at Law The Crime Group at St Philips...
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