A jury at Warwick Crown Court took just over an hour to acquit Dimitar Kalchev, aged 49, of causing death by dangerous driving. Adam Western defended Mr Kalchev in the 4-day trial. Mr Kalchev was driving a HGV lorry on the Hams Hall roundabout in Warwickshire when a BMW F800 GT motorcycle being ridden by […]
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A 20 year old man from Prestwich, Manchester has been acquitted by a jury of murder following a 5 week trial at Manchester Crown Court. The defendant was represented by Gurdeep Garcha K.C. leading Justin Jarmola – instructed by Arun Deane of 1Law Solicitors, 12 Caroline Street, Birmingham B3 1TR. The prosecution alleged that the
Following a 6-day prosecution at Warwick Crown Court, as part of Coventry Police’s Operation Grimlen, a 20-year-old-man was acquitted of possessing a prohibited firearm. Defence counsel, Aaron Lyn-Kew, was instructed by Kiran Mohammed of Foster Mohammed Solicitors, Pure Offices, Broadwell Road, Oldbury, B69 4BY. The prosecution alleged that CM had been in possession of a
Aaron Lyn-Kew Secures Acquittal for 20-Year-Old in Firearm Trial at Warwick Crown Court Read More »
On Tuesday 10 th February 2025, a 15-year old boy was sentenced to detention for life with aminimum term of 13 years. He had pleaded guilty to the murder of 12-year old Leo Rossand an assault on Diana Copplestone (aged 79) on the same day as the murder, and twooffences of causing grievous bodily harm
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Robert Tolhurst represented Steve Wright before the Central Criminal Court together with Kieran Vaughan KC of 2 Bedford Row, instructed by Sam Lamsdale of Lister Brady Criminal Defence Solicitors in Worcester. This uniquely complex and high-profile case involved the attempted kidnap of Emily Doherty, aged 22, and the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall, aged
Both defendants, one of whom was an airport employee, were convicted of importing 40kg of heroin into the UK from Pakistan. The drugs were loaded into checked in baggage. The case involved close work with authorities in Pakistan, and legal arguments throughout the trial. The defendants were each sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. Caroline was
At the conclusion of a month-long trial in the Crown Court at Warwick, a jury todaycleared Jordan Northall, defended by Adam Western, of involvement in a conspiracyto supply kilos of cocaine worth many thousands of pounds in the WarwickshireArea. Adam’s client was one of four defendants on trial. The jury convicted the three co-defendants. They
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Timothy Hannam K.C. and Daniel White defended Brett Delaney, who appeared alongside John McDonald and Johnny McDonald at Worcester Crown Court; all charged with manslaughter and conspiracy to commit fraud. The case arose from a scheme in which the defendants were said to have targeted vulnerable individuals, making false representations that roofing work was required
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Jamie Scott secured the convictions of four defendants involved in a counterfeit tobacco conspiracy after a three-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. All four defendants were Chinese immigrants with no right to work in the UK. They had converted a house in Perry Barr effectively into a factory where 100s of kilograms of counterfeit tobacco
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A rape trial at Worcester Crown Court was stopped at the end of the prosecution’s case this week following an application by Adam Western. The judge agreed with Adam that the case should be withdrawn from the jury because the evidence against his client was so weak. On the judge’s direction, the jury cleared Adam’s
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