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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

Jamie Scott has successfully prosecuted a defendant accused of orally raping a woman too drunk to consent outside a nightclub in Stoke. The defendant was unanimously convicted after a four-day trial at Stoke-on-Trent and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. The defendant had found the victim slumped in an alcove by a nightclub on a Sunday

Following a ballot of its membership, the Criminal Bar Association announced earlier this morning that the deal negotiated by  it, on behalf of the Criminal Bar,  has been accepted. The strike action that has been ongoing will cease today. We want to thank you for the absolute support and understanding we have received through what has been a

An 18 year old from Smethwick has been acquitted of murder following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court. The defendant, represented by Gurdeep Garcha KC leading Mohammed Naser – instructed by Sadia Mahmood of M & N Solicitors, Birmingham – was charged alongside two other defendants with murder and possession of a bladed article. The