Rachel Brand QC represented a mother who received a suspended sentence for manslaughter after killing her baby in 1963. Melody Cassan was 15 years old at the time and did not tell the truth about the circumstances of her son's…
A man who bombarded a West Midlands MP with racist tweets has been given a suspended sentence. Duncan Craig prosecuted the defendant at Birmingham Crown Court who sent more than a dozen tweets to Richard Burden, the Labour MP for…
A jury returned a verdict of not guilty for Trevor Meegan's client following a two week trial in which five men were accused of a violent attack on an ex-Army Officer. In the trial before Mr Justice Males at Leeds…
Two men have been cleared of murdering Nicola Payne, who disappeared in Coventry in 1991. The jury at Birmingham Crown Court acquitted Nigel Barwell and Thomas O'Reilly after three days of deliberations. The prosecution had argued that new forensic techniques…
The Employment Tribunal has dismissed claims for direct and indirect discrimination brought against a charity. The organisation, which provides care for people discharged from hospital, was alleged to have sacked the Claimant (who cannot be identified) because she suffered from…
Andrew Fisher QC and Thomas Kenning prosecuted as members of a highly organised criminal gang based in Birmingham were jailed for selling firearms. The police investigation (Operation Cookie) started in 2014 and has resulted in 17 men being convicted of…
Following a six day trial at Birmingham Crown Court a man represented by Jabeen Akhtar has been cleared of raping his half-sister. The Prosecution alleged that G had raped her twice, 15 years ago, when she was a young girl.…
Anthony Warner and Laura Culley have succesfully prosecuted three people who conspired to supply cocaine between January 2014 and May 2015. The conspiracy involved the sourcing of cocaine from Liverpool to sell in the West Midlands. Police uncovered the plot…
Trevor Meegan represented the principal defendant in a six week terrorist trial before Mr Justice Baker at the Old Bailey. The Crown said that Mohammed Rehman hatched a plot with his secret wife to launch a terrorist attack on the…
A Senior Support worker at a care home for residents with disabilities has been cleared of four sexual assaults. Jabeen Akhtar represented Mr R who was accused of sexually assaulting two juniour colleagues. The case required detailed and careful cross-examination…