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Darron Whitehead
Crime
29/10/2024

Darron Whitehead prosecutes student accused of murdering her newborn baby

Darron Whitehead, led by David Mason KC of No5 Barristers Chambers, prosecuted a Coventry University student accused of killing her newborn baby. The student, who had kept the pregnancy hidden, gave birth to the child in her student accommodation...
Rebecca Wade KC
Crime
21/10/2024

Rebecca Wade KC profiled on King’s Counsel Appointment Website

Rebecca Wade KC took Silk in 2023 and has had her profile added to the KC Appointments website, a site which annually publishes information regarding a small number of recently appointed KCs. You can read this very insightful and detailed overview of...
Callum Church
Crime
16/10/2024

Callum Church represents defendant in case that was subject of “Catching a Killer: A Stab in the Dark” Documentary

Callum Church, led by Michael Gomulka of 25 Bedford Row, represented a defendant who pleaded guilty to two counts of assisting an offender. The defendant, 18 years old at the time of the offence, had provided accommodation, clothes and a phone for...
Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
02/10/2024

Ben Douglas-Jones KC prosecutes former doctor for carrying out non-therapeutic male circumcisions

Ben Douglas-Jones KC, leading Charlene Sumnall of 5 Paper Buildings, is prosecuting a former doctor for carrying out non-therapeutic male circumcisions for religious reasons in an unduly cruel, unsafe and unsanitary way and for injecting babies with...
Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
30/09/2024

Ben Douglas-Jones KC prosecutes father and two sons for series of frauds against National Trust

Ben Douglas-Jones KC, leading James Marsland of 5 Paper Buildings, prosecuted Roger Bryant, the procurement officer for the National Trust in North Devon and Arlington Estate, and his two sons, who laundered the proceeds of his crime through bank...
Matthew Barnes
Crime
27/09/2024

Novel ruling as Matthew Barnes represents the prosecution in appeal against rape convictions

Matthew Barnes successfully prosecuted a rape trial in Warwick earlier in 2024, an appeal against the conviction was heard on 19th September with Matthew again representing the prosecution. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and upheld the...
Charles Blatchford
Crime
14/08/2024

Charles Blatchford defends in 7-week murder trial after “retribution and revenge” killing of teenager

Charles Blatchford, led by Mohammed Nawaz KC of Lincoln House Chambers, acted for one of three defendants in a seven-week murder trial at Leeds Crown Court. The three defendants, accused of fatally stabbing teenager Emmanuel Nyabako over the Leeds...
James Dunstan & Amrisha Parathalingam
Crime
22/07/2024

James Dunstan leading Amrisha Parathalingam secure drug supply conviction

James Dunstan, leading Amrisha Parathalingam, secured the conviction of Khaled Usman concerning the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. This conviction was the seventh out of seven as part of Operation Furnace. The crack cocaine and heroin supply...
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