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Robert Tolhurst represented Steve Wright before the Central Criminal Court together with Kieran Vaughan KC of 2 Bedford Row, instructed by Sam Lamsdale of Lister Brady Criminal Defence Solicitors in Worcester. This uniquely complex and high-profile case involved the attempted kidnap of Emily Doherty, aged 22, and the kidnap and

Both defendants, one of whom was an airport employee, were convicted of importing 40kg of heroin into the UK from Pakistan. The drugs were loaded into checked in baggage. The case involved close work with authorities in Pakistan, and legal arguments throughout the trial. The defendants were each sentenced to

At the conclusion of a month-long trial in the Crown Court at Warwick, a jury todaycleared Jordan Northall, defended by Adam Western, of involvement in a conspiracyto supply kilos of cocaine worth many thousands of pounds in the WarwickshireArea. Adam’s client was one of four defendants on trial. The jury

Timothy Hannam K.C. and Daniel White defended Brett Delaney, who appeared alongside John McDonald and Johnny McDonald at Worcester Crown Court; all charged with manslaughter and conspiracy to commit fraud. The case arose from a scheme in which the defendants were said to have targeted vulnerable individuals, making false representations

Jamie Scott secured the convictions of four defendants involved in a counterfeit tobacco conspiracy after a three-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. All four defendants were Chinese immigrants with no right to work in the UK. They had converted a house in Perry Barr effectively into a factory where 100s

A rape trial at Worcester Crown Court was stopped at the end of the prosecution’s case this week following an application by Adam Western.  The judge agreed with Adam that the case should be withdrawn from the jury because the evidence against his client was so weak.  On the judge’s