Darren Snow secures acquittal of Paramedic in HCPC Proceedings with a decision finding critical evidence was withheld & significant criticism of the underlying investigation.
Darren Snow, instructed by James Wilkinson, of Thompsons Solicitors recently represented paramedic IM before an HCPC Conduct & Competence Committee.…
Megan Fletcher, instructed by Harjinder Saundh of Thompsons Solicitors, represented a registered nurse before the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Their client had been the General Manager of a care home in 2010, when a resident under the home’s care developed pressure sores and later passed away from respiration pneumonia in hospital.…
Charter Chambers congratulates Martin Goudie QC on his appointment as Recorder.
Martin is on the Attorney General’s Panel of Special Advocates, a Legal Assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and an Advocacy, Ethics and Witness Familiarisation Trainer.…
Charter Chambers is pleased to announce that Neil Hawes QC, Joint Head of Chambers, has been nominated for the prestigious Chambers and Partners Silk of the Year Award for Crime.
This is in recognition of a tremendous body of work stretching back over many years.…
Darren Snow, instructed by Paula Porter and James Wilkinson, of Thompsons Solicitors, on behalf of the Royal College of Midwives, represented senior midwife CM before the Nursing & Midwifery Council in a 2-week hearing. The case culminated with a 12-month caution order with a finding of no dishonesty and impairment only on public interest grounds.…
Following his appointment earlier this year by England Boxing to their pro bono safeguarding panel Darren Snow has been instructed to chair his first safeguarding panel over the Summer of 2019.
With Chambers reputation in criminal and regulatory law we have a growing profile in sports regulatory & disciplinary work with several members registered lawyers with the Football Association.…
Mark Tomassi, instructed by Dante Leccacorvi of Whitelock & Storr Solicitors, has secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with a multi-million pound charity fraud.
Following a full trial lasting 11 weeks, the client, who had faced numerous charges of defrauding the charity commissioners and the laundering the proceeds of crime through the sale of illegal on-line pharmaceuticals , including Viagra, was unanimously acquitted by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.…
Julia Flanagan was instructed by Tom Benyon of EBR Attridge in a multiple rape case in respect of a teenage girl, supported by DNA evidence. The case was subject to the S28 YJCE Act 1999 scheme, involving pre- approval of cross- examination questions by the Judge and pre-recorded video testimony by the complainant.…
Henry, instructed by Dan Stowers at Shoosmiths, and Neil, instructed by Paul Haycock at Irwin Mitchell, secured the acquittal of their Defendants following a lengthy trial at Southwark Crown Court.
The jury found the two men represented by Henry and Neil, and a third Defendant, not guilty of conspiring with various agents to agree bribes in relation to 27 separate overseas contracts for their company, Sarclad Ltd.…
Darren Snow, instructed by Zach Jones of the Royal College of Nursing Exeter secured the acquittal of band 6 nurse JC on 7 of 8 charges before the Nursing & Midwifery Counsel, alleging that he had consumed patient medication and stolen further medication for his own consumption whilst working as a charge nurse and acting ward manager.…