Case News

Caroline Harris successfully defended in a case alleging large scale drug importation. The police uncovered an intended drugs consignment in the South of England disguised as a pallet of frozen chicken. In 24 boxes 8kg of cocaine were discovered. The police seized the drugs and repackaged the consignment, using reams of paper and books from a […]

Henry, kindly instructed by Benedict Harper of DWF Law LLP, represented an insurer in a private prosecution for fraud. After a 4-day trial the Defendant was unanimously convicted of 2 counts of fraud – receiving an 18-month suspended sentence order. Henry also successfully obtained an order for the entirety of the insurer’s legal and investigation

The Appellant was one of a large number of defendants in a major drug operation who was convicted, following trial, of conspiracy to supply class A drugs. He sought to appeal his sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment. Nicholas was instructed by the prosecution to oppose the appeal.  The contested appeal was heard before Lord Justice William Davis, Mr. Justice Jacobs

Rachel Brand KC and Adam Western defended Carla Scott when she was tried for the murder of her 9-year old son, Alfie Steele.  The jury at Coventry Crown Court cleared Ms Scott of murder.  She was convicted of Alfie’s manslaughter.  Mr Justice Wall sentenced Ms Scott, 35, on 15th June 2023 to 21 years’ imprisonment

Jas Dhaliwal prosecuted two armed robbers who targeted Spar, Tesco and Sainsbury’s stores in Stourbridge over just a two day period in March 2022. Peter Marsden and Stephen Beckley were sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court for offences of robbery and possession of imitation firearms. The pair attended the stores with an imitation handgun with a

Rachel Brand KC represented Williams Kokolo, who was acquitted by the unanimous verdict of the Jury following his trial at Coventry Crown Court. The Burton Albion player was accused of rape following an encounter with a woman he met on a dating app. He had always maintained that the sexual contact between them was fully

Sania Shabbir, 26, was jailed for 4½ years on 14th June 2023 for killing Martyn Gall, 40 and causing life changing injuries to James Middleton, 31, on the A441 near Redditch just before 8am on Saturday 14th November 2020. Adam Western, prosecuting Shabbir, told Birmingham Crown Court that the two men were dedicated and experienced

In proceedings taking over 2 ½ years and following extensive legal argument on appeal, Henry succeeding in demonstrating that the Police failed to make the relevant applications within the tight statutory time limits and did not follow the very strict rules of procedure set out in Part 5 of P.O.C.A. 2002 and the accompanying statutory

Syed Ahmed, leading Llewellyn Culver-Evans of Church Court Chambers, represented a client charged with conspiracy to supply class a drugs, in a four-week trial at St Albans Crown Court. The prosecution outlined a large-scale drugs operation, distributing multiple kilograms of cocaine throughout the Hertfordshire area, with the use of highly encrypted Encrochat telephones. The prosecution

Citadel Chambers are delighted to announce that Rupert Jones has been appointed as a Recorder by the King on the advice of the Lord Chancellor. Rupert has been deployed to the Midlands Circuit and will sit in the Crown Court. Rupert will continue as a member of Chambers and will integrate his new role into