Jonathan Sandiford KC leading Danielle Graham have this week, following a trial lasting five weeks, secured convictions in the first ever trial prosecuting bulk ticket resellers in the UK. Tickets were bought and then resold for greatly inflated prices for high profile acts including Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift & AC/DC. Jonathan & Danielle were instructed by National Trading Standards. You can read about this case here
Andrew Nixon represented a prison officer this week who was charged with 2 counts of misconduct in a public office. This case was high profile and well reported in the national media. You can read about this case here
Richard Barraclough KC has this week commenced the re-trial of Eloise Parry who died after consuming DNP, a chemical used as a slimming agent which she bought on the internet. Read more about this case on Sky news, who are covering the case here
Sophie Mitchell was successfully appointed to the Regional B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. Competition is fierce and it is exceptional to be appointed at this level. This means she is one of very few candidates across the country who will be representing the Government in their bigger, more complex cases.
After a trial lasting 26 days at Sheffield Crown Court, Andrew Stranex instructed by Eric Watson at Watson Woodhouse Solicitors has had not guilty verdicts returned against his client. His client had been charged with fraudulent evasion of duty totalling over £10,000,000. The case involved 14 defendants who were all jointly charged with offences relating to non-duty paid cigarettes and rolling tobacco.
Success in the court of appeal for Mr Simon Myerson KC. Following appeal at the court of appeal in London before Sir Brian Leveson, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith & Mr Justice Jeremy Baker, Mr Myerson’s client had his conviction for Gross Negligence Manslaughter quashed. This hearing was before the court last year and you can read the judgement here
Hannah Lynch has been successfully appointed to the Regional C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.
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