Gurdeep Garcha K.C. is defending a Black Country teenager charged with the murder of a 15 year old who was stabbed to death in West Bromwich Town Centre in April 2024. The defendant is jointly charged with robbery and murder alongside a 13 year old. It is the prosecution case that the pair robbed a […]
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Daniel White, leading Mia McNevin, secured the convictions of two men involved in a largescale cocaine and heroin conspiracy after a 4-week trial, at Warwick Crown Court. Three of the defendants pleaded guilty at different stages of the court proceedings. Operation Jodami was an investigation into a professional and extensive County Line known as the
Jamie Scott, leading Omar Majid, secured the convictions of two men involved in a largescale cocaine conspiracy after a three-and-a-half week trial at Worcester Crown Court. The defendants were responsible for multiple kilograms of cocaine and cannabis being sourced and distributed around the East and West Midlands, and into the West Country, during the national
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Gurdeep Garcha K.C. is defending a Wolverhampton youth charged with the robbery and murder of a 17 year old, who was stabbed to death in a park in March 2024. The defendant is charged alongside another youth. It is the prosecution case that the defendants lured the victim and his friend to West Park, Wolverhampton
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A decision by a County Council to issue a noise abatement notice in respect of a large factory was judicially reviewed. Following advice to the County Council and drafting the detailed acknowledgment of service at short notice, the application for judicial review failed even to get past the permission stage. The Administrative Court ordered the
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A Worcester man has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for causing the deaths of two women and a six-year old child. Adam Western defended Joe-Lewis Tyler at Worcester Crown Court at the hearing on Monday 5th August. Mr Lewis had earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving and a
Rachel Brand KC and Justin Jarmola represented one of two 12-year old boys convicted of murder following a stabbing in a park in Wolverhampton in November 2023. The boys are amongst the youngest ever convicted of murder in the UK. There will be further hearings to determine whether reporting restrictions can be lifted to allow
Leading Caroline Harris, Tim secured the acquittal of a young adult on charges of facilitating transport with a view to exploitation after a seven week trial in a case which had a history of serious disclosure failings. The two complainants were aged between 15 and 17 at the time of alleged offences but made complaints as
Tim Hannam KC and Caroline Harris prosecuted Omari Lauder (23) and Obi Mpho (22) for murder and secured their conviction on 17th May 2024 following a three week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court in which the only eye witnesses were the defendants themselves and where the victim had himself been armed with a knife and
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Andrew Davidson, leading Jas Dhaliwal, recently prosecuted a man charged with firing a handgun in Birmingham’s busy city centre whilst crowds of people were present. At around 3:30am on 17th June 2023, Deraj Meade fired two gunshots on John Bright Street in Birmingham. At that time, the area was crowded with members of the public coming
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