by Editor | Jun 26, 2025 | Insights, News
Benjamin Donnell successfully argues that there is no case to answer in S.18 Torture Trial. Mr Donnell represented the lead Defendant in a 6-day trial before Ms Recorder Sellars at Hull Crown Court. The Defendants were charged with S.18 Wounding and were...
by Editor | Jun 26, 2025 | Insights, News
Nigel Edwards KC conducted the inquest for the wife of Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan. Nigel Edwards KC conducted the inquest for the wife of Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan, a father-of-three, whose body was found in his single living accommodation room at...
by Editor | May 7, 2025 | Insights, News
Maya Hanson secures suspended sentence for a defendant in indecent images case. Maya Hanson secured a suspended sentence for a defendant charged with possessing 190,000 indecent images of children. The Prosecution presented the offending as being of the highest...
by Editor | May 1, 2025 | Insights, News
David Godfrey recently prosecuted an attempted murder at Hull Crown Court. The Defendant repeatedly stabbed the victim, causing a fractured rib and laceration to a lung. The Defendant was sentenced by HHJ Thackray KC to 17 years and 6 months. The full story can be...
by Editor | Apr 28, 2025 | Insights, News
LB Croydon v D (Critical Scrutiny of the Paediatric Overview) [2024] EWFC 438 Background This case emphasises the importance of an expert’s approach to giving factually accurate evidence before the court, and the need for an advocate to have detailed knowledge...
