Judgement in Significant Pet Feed Safety Case Handed Down
Today the High Court (Eyre J) handed down judgment in R (Fold Hill Foods Ltd) v Food Standards Agency [2023] EWHC 2271 (Admin) which was a...
Daniel Stevenson prosecutes Defendant charged with manslaughter for killing a rival over a perceived drugs debt
Albanian man facing jail after killing rival in Strood over £20k debt (kentonline.co.uk)
Rebecca Andersen joins Six Pump Court
Chambers is pleased to welcome Rebecca Andersen as an Associate Member of the Six Pump Court International Arbitration Group. Rebecca is an experienced and...
Richard Barraclough KC and Mark Davies acted for the applicants in their application for an interim injunction
Richard Barraclough KC and Mark Davies acted for the applicants in their application for an interim injunction. Megan Thomas KC advised on the planning...
Richard Barraclough KC leading Max Reeves represented Mohammed Osman who was acquitted of murder at Snaresbrook Crown Court
Richard Barraclough KC leading Max Reeves represented Mohammed Osman who together with Solomon Bamidele was tried for murder in the Snaresbrook Crown Court before...
Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 – Six Pump Court Receives Nominations in Three Categories
Chambers is delighted to announce three nominations at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023. Chambers has received two nominations for Set of the...
Giles Atkinson Finds Success in Multiple Complex Planning Cases
Giles Atkinson has had a great couple of years in the planning industry, representing Local Authority in complicated matters. See below and on Giles'...
Richard Barraclough KC leading Ben Irwin prosecuted in relation to a death of a 5 month old baby
Richard Barraclough KC leading Ben Irwin prosecuted GROCOTT and COLLARD before Cotter J in the Stafford Crown Court in relation to the death of...
Megan Thomas KC secures planning permission on appeal for 50 dwellings in noise-sensitive area alongside M11 motorway
Rochester Properties Limited sought permission on a site alongside the M11 in Elsenham in Uttlesford District Council, for up to 50 dwellings. A site close by had had planning permission refused on appeal owing to likely excessive noise conditions both inside and outside the proposed dwellings.
Successful resistance of care home planning appeal – a reminder of the importance of sufficient climate change information
Anne Williams and Douglas Scott have successfully represented Wokingham Borough Council in its resistance of a planning appeal that sought permission to construct an...
John FitzGerald secures acquittal of Hip Hop artist in Attempted Murder Trial
John was defending Hip Hop Artist, ‘Ratlin’, at the Central Criminal Court, who was accused of a revenge shooting. John was able to secure a not guilty verdict on two counts of attempted murder and the related firearms offences.
Environmental Law News Update
In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and Peter Cruickshank consider a High Court refusal of permission for a claim against Shell PLC's Directors, the development consent order for the Stonehenge bypass and the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas.
New tenant Peter Cruickshank has secured acquittals after two jury trials in July 2023
In the first case, the Defendant was charged with s.18 grievous bodily harm with intent. It was alleged that he had approached the complainant's...
HGV driver cleared of death by dangerous driving – defended by Thomas Stern
On 4th November 2020, a pensioner was killed when she crossed the A219 at Brook Green, London in front of an HGV Ford Iveco....
Richard Barraclough KC and Tanya Robinson secure convictions for manslaughter and conspiracy to rob
Richard Barraclough KC leading Tanya Robinson have secured convictions following a six week trial in the Birmingham Crown Court of two defendants for conspiracy to...
Richard Barraclough KC and Daniel Stevenson prosecute homicide and campaign to rob drug dealers
Richard Barraclough KC leading Daniel Stevenson has concluded the prosecution of a number of individuals who were involved in a campaign to rob drug...
Environmental Law News Update
Jemima Lovatt considers the latest rejection of a non-regression clause by the Commons, an investigation launched by the OEP into ammonia advice in Northern Ireland and a new biodiversity duty for public authorities in England.
‘Back to the future’ The proposed approach to legal regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the UK
Gordon Menzies considers the recently published government white paper ‘A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation’ and its implications for regulation of AI in the UK.
Appeal against closure of care home dismissed due to potential exposure of residents to ongoing risk of serious harm
James Harrison represented the Care Quality Commission before the First Tier Tribunal (Care Standards Chamber) in a ten-day appeal against the cancellation of the registration of a provider under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Directors jailed after five deaths and offenders ordered to pay more than £2 million
Pascal Bates led for the prosecution after a falling wall in a Birmingham scrapyard killed five workers, badly injured a sixth and could have killed another three.