by Editor | Dec 4, 2024 | Insights, News
Chloe Pinches successfully prosecutes Class A drugs trial. Following a two-day trial at Leeds Crown Court, the defendant was found guilty by unanimous verdict of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, and possession of an imitation firearm in a public...
by Editor | Nov 18, 2024 | Insights, News
Criminal Law Update by Billy Torbett and Maya Hanson Offences of Strangulation and Suffocation: Approaching the Sentencing Guidelines Strangulation and suffocation offences were created by section 70(1) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and came into force on 7th...
by Editor | Nov 5, 2024 | Insights, News
Nigel Edwards KC, instructed by Nigel Hedley of Hedley’s Solicitors, Blyth, defended Logan MacPhail in a harrowing case involving 36 stab wounds to 15-year-old Holly Newton, and 6 stab wounds to her 16-year-old friend, killing her and wounding him. Due to the learning...
by Editor | Mar 20, 2024 | Insights, News
CRIMINAL LAW UPDATE BY MAYA HANSON & BILLY TORBETT Prison Overcrowding: A review of recent Court of Appeal cases The number of people currently held in prison in England and Wales is at a record high. As of Monday 18th March 2024, the prison population was...
