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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  The judge agreed with Adam that the case should be withdrawn from the jury because the evidence against his client was so weak.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

Gurdeep Garcha K.C. is defending a 19-year-old man who is standing trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court accused of the murder of a 27-year-old woman who worked at a hotel which provided accommodation for asylum seekers. The defendant is an asylum seeker, originally from Sudan. He had been staying at the

Tim Hannam KC and Rupert Jones secure the convictions of three defendants charged with cheating the public revenue and defrauding pensioners of their investments, following an eight month trial at Leeds Crown Court. The case was difficult and challenging, involving millions of pounds and an enormous amount of complex documentation