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Jennifer Josephs KC & Lucinda Wilmott-Lascelles
Crime
16/05/2025

Jennifer Josephs KC & Lucinda Wilmott-Lascelles Secure Murder Convictions Against Siblings

Jennifer Josephs KC, leading Lucinda Wilmott-Lascelles, instructed by the Crown, prosecuted the trial of brother and sister Isaiah and Mya Marsh in Birmingham. The Defendants murdered a man, who died from multiple stab wounds in a brutal knife attack...

Wendy Miller
Employment
15/05/2025

Strike Out Success for Wendy Miller as Tribunal Confirms Administrators not Liable as Employers

Wendy Miller has secured the strike out of multiple claims against administrators in a complex multi-respondent Employment Tribunal matter involving whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and insolvency issues. The Tribunal: A significant result in a...

Dan Jacklin
Personal Injury
15/05/2025

Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence 2025 Case Update – part 1

In the first of a series of updates, Dan Jacklin has compiled an update on Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence cases which have been in the courts this year. PERSONAL INJURY Mark Dobson v The Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police [2025] EWHC...

Lillian Garnier
Family
14/05/2025

Lillian Garnier Achieves Pro Bono Pupil Pledge Milestone

Congratulations to Lillian Garnier for completing Advocate’s Pro Bono Pupil Pledge through her work in assisting with an enforcement application of interim spousal maintenance, where she was also able to secure a costs award for the client....

William Horwood
Events
13/05/2025

Financial Remedies Seminar, 8 July

We are delighted to invite you to an informal and engaging seminar in chambers discussing the legal landscape around jurisdiction and forum conveniens in divorce and financial remedy proceedings. William Horwood, who has acted in several divorce and...

Katie Stephens
Family
13/05/2025

Katie Stephens completes Pro Bono Pupil Pledge

Many congratulations to Katie Stephens, a pupil barrister within our Family Group, who has completed Advocate’s Pupil Pledge through her work in providing advice prior to a TOLATA trial. In a world where equal access to justice continues to be a...

Ben Close & Matthew Cullen
Crime
12/05/2025

60+ Years’ Jail Time Imposed on Organised Crime Group after Successful Prosecution by Ben Close & Matthew Cullen

Ben Close and Matthew Cullen successfully prosecuted five defendants who were part of a crime group distributing hundreds of kilos of cocaine across the UK.  Amongst drugs seized police also recovered a loaded firearm, hundreds of thousands of...

April Beech
Crime
12/05/2025

April Beech secures sentence reduction at the Court of Appeal

The Defendant was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court in February for two counts of Possession with Intent to Supply Class A Drugs. April was granted leave to appeal and appeared before Lord Justice Green...