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On 13 June, Rachel Tunstill was jailed to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering her daughter shortly after giving birth at her home in Burnley. Tunstill denied having any recollection of the murder, which took place on 14 January. She was later remanded to serve a minimum sentence…Read more
The members of Lincoln House are delighted to welcome Simon Kealey QC to Chambers. Simon joins Chambers as an associate tenant whilst retaining tenancy at Zenith Chambers. Simon was called to the bar in 1991 and was appointed Queens Counsel in 2017. He sits as a Recorder in the Crown…Read more
At the conclusion of a week’s trial at Warrington Crown Court, in May 2017, Mr Jeremy Lasker secured the acquittal of his client from all charges of conspiring with others to fly Heroin, Cocaine, Spice and a number of mobile phones and sim cards into HMP Risley. Police officers who…Read more
Ten conspirators have been sentenced by Leicester Crown Court for their part in a fraud which targeted NHS hospitals, local authorities and a government. The fraud netted £12M and the proceeds were laundered around the world. The convictions came after proceedings at Leicester Crown Court ended in December 2016.…Read more
Following an investigation by Trafford Council, Leila Ghahhary (instructed by Trafford Council) has successfully prosecuted TGI Fridays restaurant which trades in the Great Hall at the Trafford Centre, for failing to meet health and safety standards. The prosecution arose in relation an accident on 26th May 2014, when a kitchen chef,…Read more
Following a ten-week trial at Manchester Minshull Crown Court, Henry Blackshaw secured a 21-year sentence for former convicted drug dealer, Andrew Timblin, convicted of a combination of sex offences on two teenage girls. The 60-year old was convicted of 13 offences against his victims, including rape, sexual assault, unlawful wounding…Read more
Richard Dawson defended a disabled grandmother who was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after causing two deaths by her dangerous driving. Teresa Sant, aged 58, veered across the road and mounted the pavement, where two colleagues, Victoria Hodge and Marie-Helene Gieblen, were standing after alighting a bus. Sant, in addition to a five-year driving…Read more
Isobel Thomas, instructed as junior counsel for the defence, successfully secures acquittal in murder trial. The defendant was charged with the brutal murder of her partner using an axe and a hammer. The prosecution alleged that this was a murder for gain as shortly…Read more