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23 Oct 2020

Sneha Chowdhury: Jihadist’s sister sentence ‘not unduly lenient’. Marion Smullen appears in the High Court.

Marion Smullen was instructed by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-54663111

20 Oct 2020

Grace Ong and Richard Hutchings discuss life at the Criminal Bar at the Pupillage Fair 2020

https://twitter.com/thebarcouncil/status/1317418979267260418/photo/1

14 Oct 2020

Alex Kettle-Williams defends in 15-Count Sexual Assault Indictment

The jury has been sworn in the trial concerning multiple allegations of rape and sexual assault. The Defendant is said to have attended the...

7 Oct 2020

Philip Allman secures conviction in vicious assault trial

The defendant was charged with section 18 causing GBH with intent and was convicted on 7th October after a trial at Oxford Crown Court....

7 Oct 2020

Robin Sellers appointed Recorder of the Crown Court

We are delighted to announce that Robin has been appointed a Crown Court Recorder by the Queen on the advice of the Lord Chancellor,...

5 Oct 2020

Chambers welcome two new tenants

Chambers are delighted to announce that Victoria Lovett and Laura Holllingbery have accepted invitations to join chambers upon the successful completion of their pupilages...

1 Oct 2020

Christopher Hewertson prosecutes Reading woman who sent hoax letters claiming brother-in-law was planning a terror attack

The defendant wrote hoax letters to the police and the Home Office in a family revenge campaign. https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/18759191.reading-woman-jailed-hoax-letters-police-claiming-brother-in-law-terrorist-planning-a-christmas-attack-town/

19 Aug 2020

Marion Smullen defends sister of London Pride terror plotter who practised knife fights with jhadi brother

Sneha Chowdhury, who practised knife fights with her brother, is given a suspended sentence after being found guilty of failing to inform police about...

17 Jul 2020

Steven Perian QC prosecutes two men charged with New Year’s Eve murder in Milton Keynes

Tyriq Alowooja and Brooke Turrell deny murdering Jefferey Wiafe, who was stabbed on New Year's Eve. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-53429542 https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj166DS3dLqAhVhQkEAHeVPBAcQxfQBMAJ6BAgKEAc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Ftrial-begins-two-men-charged-new-years-eve-murder-milton-keynes-2913425&usg=AOvVaw1HrcAOfKgutxZb6p3d9fvI

20 Jun 2020

Barry McElduff successfully prosecutes dangerous sexual offender

Eduardo Cruz received a sentence of 27 years for a string of offences against a girl aged between 10-14 years of age. Cruz had...

18 Jun 2020

Enfield man jailed for knife-point rape of woman in her own bedroom

  https://news.sky.com/story/sevdalin-atanasov-man-jailed-for-13-years-after-raping-woman-at-knifepoint-in-her-bedroom-12006529 https://apple.news/ABXjSh3H-SHKz6BkXAbOVWw

19 May 2020

Grace Ong prosecutes married female nursery worker, 20, jailed for 30 months for having sex with 13-year-old boy and having his baby

Leah Cordice was convicted by a jury of having sex with the child on at least five occasions. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8331835/Married-female-nursery-worker-20-jailed-30-months-illegal-sex-romps.html

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