Libby Anderson persuaded the High Court to quash her client’s conviction following a successful appeal by way of case stated before Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, and Mrs Justice McGowan.
Libby represented a man who had faced a charge of assault where the complainant did not attend for the Magistrates’ Court trial.…
Megan Fletcher, instructed by Hardeep Dhaliwal of Duncan Lewis Solicitors, represented her client at his sentencing hearing. He had pleaded guilty at PTPH to one count of conspiracy to defraud banking and insurance institutions and one count of entering into or becoming concerned in a money laundering arrangement.…
Clea Topolski, briefed by Lee Barton of Paul Martin & Co. secured an acquittal in a trial of possession of an imitation firearm with intent.
The jury had to resolve what was essentially a neighbours dispute. It was alleged a gun was brandished, cocked and pointed at a 15 year old girl in close proximity along with threats to kill.…
Charter Chambers again features strongly in the latest editions of Chambers and Partners Directory and the Legal 500.
Particularly strong are the rankings of Charter’s silks (with both Neil Hawes QC and Martin Goudie QC being ranked tier 1 in Business Crime and General Crime respectively) and the Crime and Regulatory teams, the latter in particular receiving recognition of their strong performance in this area of the law.…
Libby Anderson represented Mr. S, a 27 year old man convicted of three counts of failing to comply with notification requirements contrary to s.91 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The commission of these offences rendered him in breach of the suspended sentence imposed for the substantive offence.…
Tasmin Malcolm instructed by Nadeem Naguthney of Hussain Solicitors secures acquittal on a charge of Conspiracy to steal at Birmingham Crown Court.
Initially against four Defendants, the case concerned an allegation that they, together with others, conspired to steal £1.6 million worth of Jaguar Land Rover car parts from the warehouse where they were employed
After the first Defendant pleaded guilty and no evidence was offered against the fourth Defendant, only two ultimately faced the jury.…
Tyrone Silcott, leading Darren Snow, instructed by Nicola Wood of the Crown Prosecution Service successfully prosecuted the 4 defendants in this case at Woolwich Crown Court earlier this month. Operation “Icon” was a serious organised crime investigation conducted by the Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad.…
Megan Fletcher, instructed by Stefan Sutherland of Oracle Solicitors secured an acquittal for her client at the Old Bailey last week.
Her client was charged with a serious affray, in which it was alleged that he involved in a mutual fight with another in the early hours of the morning.…
Darren Snow, instructed by Helen Parsons, Royal College of Nursing Legal Team , Exeter, represented mental health nurse AS before the Nursing & Midwifery Council. The Nurse faced multiple charges alleging clinical failures and misconduct going back to 2015 in respect of the treatment of a dementia patient at a care home in West London.…
Tasmin Malcolm, instructed by Jessica Murray of Goldman Bailey Solicitors, secured not guilty verdicts in respect of two offences of Having a bladed article, contrary to s.139 Criminal Justice Act 1988.
The Prosecution initially alleged an additional count of possessing a controlled drug of class a but were forced to offer no evidence at the start of the trial after flaws in the continuity of the evidence were highlighted.…