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“Advocate” is a charity that finds free legal assistance from volunteer barristers. They match members of the public who need pro bono legal assistance with barristers who are willing to donate their time and expertise in deserving cases for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and…Read more

Rebecca was instructed by Kerry Morgan of MBC Solicitors to represent this defendant. The Crown alleged that the rape occurred after a party, stating that the complainant was not able to consent on the basis that she was intoxicated. The parties were said to be close friends prior to the…Read more

Kitty Colley flies off to Sierra Leone today with a delegation from the UK to deliver advocacy training on behalf of the Inns of Court College of Advocacy. Kitty is a highly experienced advocacy trainer and started her liaison with Sierra Leone last March when she travelled to…Read more

The Registrar of the International Criminal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands has approved Abdul Iqbal KC with immediate effect for inclusion to the International Criminal Court's approved list of counsel. Abdul Iqbal KC is now entitled to accept instructions and appear as counsel in cases before the International…Read more

Rebecca Filletti, instructed by Peter Haney at BLJ Solicitors, represented a man charged with attempted murder of his partner. He had stabbed her to the neck and to the back whilst she slept, in a seemingly-unprovoked attack. Expert psychiatrists were instructed to provide assessment of the defendant’s capacity…Read more

Lincoln House Chambers is recruiting across a number of its core practice areas. Lincoln House is a long-established set which enjoys enviable success and an outstanding reputation across a variety of practice areas. Both the members of Chambers and the highly proactive, efficient clerking team regularly feature in the top-rankings…Read more

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Bill Baker has accepted an invitation to join Lincoln House Chambers. This follows last Friday’s news of his appointment to Silk. It is his intention to join Chambers at the conclusion of his present trial commitments in June 2024. Chambers is now accepting…Read more

Matthew Howarth successfully defended an application for Judicial Review in The King (on the application of EFFICIENCY-FOR CARE LIMITED) v  Secretary of State for the Home Department (“SSHD”). The Claimant challenged the decision of the SSHD to revoke a sponsorship licence. The Claimants were represented by Mr Malik KC of…Read more

At Preston Crown Court, Darren Finnegan successfully upheld the conviction of a defendant who had been convicted of dangerous driving causing serious injury. The incident occurred on 7th June 2022 in the area of Whitworth. A car, driven by the defendant attempted to overtake another vehicle which had been…Read more

Operation Profile was a Lancashire Police investigation that spanned North and North-West Lancashire and Cumbria. Edward Forrester, 55, was reported missing a day after he was last seen in Blackpool on 1st September 2023. His remains were later found in Blackpool and Cumbria. His neighbour William Wilkinson, 65, pleaded…Read more