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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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jamie Scott successfully prosecuted at trial a man accused of stalking the police officers investigating him. Following a ten-day trial at Stafford Crown Court, the defendant was convicted of attempted child sex offences, aggravated stalking and perverting the course of justice.    The defendant had been lured into exchanging sexual messages with an undercover officer.

Andrew Davidson leading Cally Keenan secured the acquittal of a conveyancer who, with others, was accused of a series of stamp duty frauds causing a loss to both the mortgage applicant and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).   The prosecution alleged that the Defendant was one of three individuals involved in the process of

A delivery driver, from West Bromwich, has been jailed for 29 years following a two-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court in which Rachel Brand KC and Naomi Nelson-Cofie prosecuted, whilst Gurdeep Garcha KC and Justin Jarmola defended.    The defendant was convicted of murder after seeking the services of the victim, a sex worker at