Jill Barrett gives evidence to parliamentary inquiry on international treaty scrutiny
Jill Barrett gave oral evidence on 1 April to the parliamentary inquiry on ‘Review of Treaty Scrutiny’. She was one of two treaty experts...
Jemima Lovatt and James Harrison appear in the High Court for judicial review in R. (on the application of CPS) v Maidstone Crown Court [2025] 4 WLUK 208
Jemima Lovatt (for the Applicant) and James Harrison (for the Interested Party) appeared in a judicial review challenge of a circuit judge’s decision not...
Jemima Lovatt secures conviction in kidnap and threats to kill trial
Jemima prosecuted LF who was charged with kidnap and threats to kill. The complainant’s evidence was that he had willingly entered the vehicle but...
Ethan Dighton secures conviction in multi-handed people smuggling case
Ethan prosecuted the case of Rex v K and A at Canterbury Crown Court before HHJ Fowler. Both defendants were charged with assisting unlawful...
George Hinde Moot Competition: Winners Announced
We are delighted to share the winners of the George Hinde Moot Competition 2024–2025, proudly sponsored by Six Pump Court. The competition concluded with...
Mark Watson KC prosecutes gross negligence manslaughter case concerning death of four paddleboarders
Following a two day sentencing hearing before Mrs Justice Stacey, a paddleboarding instructor and tour guide, who led a party of paddleborders to their...
Congratulations to James Clanchy
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Mr James Clanchy has been elected as a Full Member of the LMAA London (London Maritime...
Two week murder trial starts today at Maidstone Crown Court.
The trial starts today of a 59 year old man accused of murdering local 54 year old of Tunbridge Wells, whose body was found...
Nina Ellin KC and Ben Irwin secure acquittals on all counts in a murder trial at Canterbury Crown Court.
The defendant (KI) had claimed to have been acting at all times in self defence when the deceased’s group approached and then attacked him...
“One of us will die tonight”: Danny Moore KC secures acquittal in first murder trial as Silk
Danny Moore KC leading Emin Kandola in his first murder trial as King’s Counsel at Canterbury Crown Court secures an acquittal of murder. In...
£6 million fine for ‘rigid and blinkered’ local authority
Pascal Bates has prosecuted Cambridgeshire County Council for failures over the course of 11 years as to the safety of pedestrians and cyclists trying...
Important water pollution decision handed down by Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal has delivered judgment in the highly anticipated case of R (Pickering Fishery Association) v Secretary of State for the Environment,...
Amy Nicholson secures acquittal of client charged with rape.
After an 11-day trial at Maidstone Crown Court the Defendant JW, who was accused of raping and assaulting their former partner, was unanimously acquitted...
Juror so distraught at evidence seeks support
Richard Barraclough KC, leading Max Reeves, recently represented JB who murdered his mother by stabbing her in the neck. Four psychiatrists agreed that his responsibility...
Jill Barrett has been asked to give evidence by the IAC
The International Agreements Committee (IAC) is the principal body in Parliament tasked with scrutinising treaties under the framework established by the Constitutional Reform and...
Noémi Byrd appointed as Village Green Inspector
Hertfordshire County Council has appointed Noémi Byrd as an independent Inspector to decide an application to register Singlers Marsh, a Local Nature Reserve in...
Kiera Vinall joins chambers
6 Pump Court would like to welcome Kiera Vinall who joins us today from Cornwall Street Chambers. Kiera has a broad and varied practice...
Development of National Significance
Michael Bowes is representing ‘STOP Craig Y Perthi’ an opposition group at a Development of National Significance (DNS) hearing concerning a proposed solar energy...
Emin Kandola secures acquittals in neighbour stalking and voyeurism case.
After an 8 day trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Emin secured acquittals on all four counts on the indictment; one count of voyeurism and...