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Ferguson, aged 65,  was traveling at triple the 20mph speed limit on Pershore Road when he knocked 27-year-old Sisey Bilay off his moped. Mr Bilay  sustained fatal injuries at 8.05pm on June 27 last year. Ferguson admitted causing death by dangerous driving at Birmingham Crown Court and was sentenced to six years and nine months and

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

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 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

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

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