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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 […]

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

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

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

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  The judge agreed with Adam that the case should be withdrawn from the jury because the evidence against his client was so weak.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

Gurdeep Garcha K.C. is defending a 19-year-old man who is standing trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court accused of the murder of a 27-year-old woman who worked at a hotel which provided accommodation for asylum seekers. The defendant is an asylum seeker, originally from Sudan. He had been staying at the Park Inn Hotel, Walsall, for

Tim Hannam KC and Rupert Jones secure the convictions of three defendants charged with cheating the public revenue and defrauding pensioners of their investments, following an eight month trial at Leeds Crown Court. The case was difficult and challenging, involving millions of pounds and an enormous amount of complex documentation designed to obscure the truth

A 34 year old man from Newtown, Birmingham has been acquitted by a jury of murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, following a 4 week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. The defendant was represented by Gurdeep Garcha K.C., leading Mohammed Naser – instructed by Sadia Mahmood- of M & N