News & Social

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

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

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

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

A 14 year old from Birmingham has been acquitted of murder following an 11 week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. The youth, represented by Gurdeep Garcha KC leading Lynette McClement – instructed by Maslen Merchant of Hadgkiss Hughes & Beale Solicitors, Birmingham – was charged alongside four other defendants with

Henry was instructed to pursue a confiscation order against Robert Child who had murdered his mother for financial gain. Unusual issues involving the Forfeiture Act 1982 and the ambit of s76(4) POCA 2002 (ie what property was obtained ‘as a result of or in connection with the [criminal] conduct’) had