Gurdeep Garcha KC and Curtis Myrie are defending a 65 year old West Bromwich man who is standing trial at Birmingham Crown Court accused of the murder of a 36 year old woman whose body was found in a Tipton canal a week after she was last seen alive. The defendant is said to […]
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The defendant had previously been sentenced to 46 weeks’ immediate custody at Warwick Crown Court for 4 offences of shop theft. Emily Andrew, instructed by Hine Solicitors, was granted leave to appeal by the Single Judge, and appeared before Mr Justice Goose, Lord Justice Foxton, and Her Honour Judge de Bertodano. Emily’s advocacy was
Citadel Chambers are delighted to welcome Steve Hennessy, joining us as a new tenant following his decision to transfer to The Bar. Formerly a partner at Smith Partnership Solicitors, Steve has years of experience as a successful and well-regarded Higher Courts Advocate, practicing primarily in Stoke and Stafford Crown Courts.
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Robert Tolhurst, instructed by Luke Cleghorn of David Coyle Solicitors, Nuneaton, defended for a client acquitted by a jury on 28th July 2026 following a trial at Warwick Crown Court. The indictment alleged eight offences: two counts of Rape, Sexual Assault and five counts of Sexual Activity with a Child. All the allegations were made
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Citadel Chambers are delighted to announce that two red bags have been awarded to junior members of chambers in recognition of their performance in recent cases. Commonly carried by barristers, ‘brief bags’ are used to store legal books, wigs, and robes, and often bear the owners monogrammed initials. They are red, blue, or green
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Rachel Brand KC prosecuted Andrew Gorrell, whose trial took place at Wolverhampton Crown Court in February. He was sentenced on 6th July 2026 by the Recorder of Wolverhampton HHJ Chambers KC. In the early hours of the morning on 11th May 2025, Gorrell set fire to the wheelie bin in the front garden of
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Daniel White has secured the attempted murder conviction of David Richards, who received an overall sentence of 31 years imprisonment. The jury unanimously convicted Mr Richards of attempting to murder his former partner, “JL”, in May of 2024 after a five month, tumultuous relationship. Upon arriving at her flat, he locked them both inside
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A Birmingham teen has been convicted of murder following a 4-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court in which Timothy Hannam KC and Daniel White prosecuted. Oumar Traore, who was 17 at the time of the incident, fatally stabbed Yassin Alama in November of last year. Both parties, affiliated with rival gangs, brandished weapons during
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Manizja Latifi successfully defended a client at Wolverhampton Crown Court against allegations of controlling and coercive behaviour and intentional strangulation. The defendant had previous convictions for rape and grievous bodily harm, which were before the jury during the trial. After approximately two hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted him of controlling and coercive behaviour
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Following a two-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Rachel Brand KC secured the conviction of a 41-year-old man for the murder of a young mother. The jury deliberated for just under 6 hours. Mohammed Azim, a recovery truck driver from Tipton, was accused of using his vehicle as a weapon to murder his girlfriend
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Citadel’s members come from a range of backgrounds and everyone is treated with the same respect as part of our Chamber’s community.
We operate an equal opportunity policy and act in accordance with the Bar Code of Conduct and the Equality Code for the Bar.
We seek to prevent direct or indirect discrimination towards our clients, staff, tenants and pupils, on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality or citizenship, political persuasion, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or age.
We support all members who are fortunate enough to become parents. Whilst Citadel has written policies dealing with issues of maternity and paternity leave for members of Chambers and support staff, we also try to be flexible in our approach and to accommodate individual needs.
Uniquely (to our knowledge) we offer direct financial support to members returning from parental leave in order to cushion the cash flow impact of return to practice .
