Posted by Ian Payn |
Henry Grunwald QC and Rag Chand, instructed by solicitors, the Central Law Practice, achieved a record 14 mins 30 seconds acquittal in a murder trial at the Old Bailey yesterday. The trial of Daniel Lewis, tagged the Burger King murder by the…
Posted by Ian Payn |
The Leader of the Midlands Circuit, Mark Wall QC, has iterated the Bar's position on QASA in a letter to Ruth Deech and Patricia Robinson. The text is reproduced below.
"I note that the window which will be open to members of the Midland Circuit to sign up to QASA has been extended by approximately two months. It would be wrong for me to allow you to believe that this has in…
Posted by Ian Payn |
Charter Chambers Seminar
PLEA DISCUSSIONS
The Ballroom, Charter Chambers – Registration from 5pm on Monday 20th May 2013. Seminar starts 5.30pm, One hour CPD accreditation.
Speakers: Neil Hawes…
Posted by Ian Payn
Charter Chambers' decision to withdraw from the Pupillage scheme as a result of the proposed cuts in Criminal Legal Aid has received coverage in The Lawyer. Click here to read the article.
Posted by Ian Payn |
Henry Grunwald QC and Rajinder Gill, instructed by Jas Singh of Morgan Hall, represented James Danby in a high profile fifteen week six-handed murder trial at the Central Criminal Court. The first three defendants were all convicted of murder; James Danby received a sentence of life…
Posted by Martin Goudie |
Charter congratulates William Davis on his placing on the B Panel of Prosecution Counsel and Chloe Barton on her placing on the Proceeds of Crime C Panel for the Serious Fraud Office. The appointments run for four years until April 2017.
Posted by Ian Payn |
21st April 2013
Rt Honorable Sir Alan Beith, Chair of the Justice Committee, Houses of Parliament
Re.…
Posted by Ian Payn |
The case against a Catholic Priest accused of rape collapsed minutes before trial at Canterbury Crown Court. The CPS offered no evidence when it transpired that the accuser was fixated with crime fiction and had been inspired by the crime novels of Martina Cole, who has portrayed Priests as abusers. The Priest had lost his job and suffered ostracism as a result of the accusation. He was represented…
Posted by Ian Payn |
A 19 year old man was cleared of rape at Leicester Crown Court, Charter's Neil Guest defending. The accused suffered from Sexomnia, and had no memory of the incident.
Read the story in the Leicester Mercury, here.
For…
Posted by Martin Goudie |
Charter congratulates -
Alex Dos Santos on being appointed to the the CPS specialist Extradition, Proceeds of Crime and Serious Crime Group Panels.
Will Davis on being appointed to the the CPS specialist Fraud and Serious Crime Group Panels