Maura McGowan QC Named Vice Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council

…Vice-Chairman of the Professional Practice Committee). She is the Director of Education and Training for the South Eastern Circuit and a serving committee member of the Criminal Bar Association. She…

Samuel Jones – A Case law update: Swift v Carpenter

…bound by Roberts v Johnstone. The solution in that authority represented “authoritative guidance” as to how the courts should comply with the “legal principle” of fair and reasonable compensation but…

Paul Williams

…crime. In regulatory, Paul regularly presents to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service and is an active member of chambers’ GMC team. Paul is frequently instructed in lengthy and complex fitness…

Lincoln House Chambers raise money for Prince’s Trust with battle of the bands

…and Louise Kitchen, were up against some strong competition from across the legal professional in Manchester. This year’s competition, ‘Manchester Music Makers 2’, was hosted at Band on the Wall…

Austin Welch secures huge success for corporate client in health and safety prosecution

…prosecution related to an incident in 2015 when an employee of the company suffered a serious injury at work when a 130kg steel beam fell onto his leg. Following a…

Lincoln House team successfully defend couple falsely accused of a campaign of extreme sexual abuse.

…case, which was heard at Cardiff Crown Court, had a complex medical background. The complainant suffered from multiple psychiatric disorders including Personality Disorder and Paraparesis due to Medically Unexplained Symptoms….

Ellen Shaw and Matthew Howarth successfully defend an application for costs by the Crown

…despite a withdrawal of the appeal ten days before the hearing date. In this case, the Crown had not complied with the CrimPr 45 and had not made a formal…

Chambers is delighted to announce Victoria Lewis’ & Thomas Worsfold’s acceptance of Tenancy

…claims track trials, Stage 3 hearings and advising a foreign company pursuing a commercial debt, including on the issue of jurisdiction. Please do not hesitate to contact a member of…

Simon Gurney secures acquittal for absent client who had written letter of confession

…before Liverpool Crown Court in April 2018 when he pleaded not guilty to 9 allegations of sexual offending, allegedly committed over a period of 6 years in the mid-2000’s.  …

Ellie Watson

…from the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, and the BPP Career Commitment Scholarship, to study the Bar Course and was graded Outstanding. She completed her LLM alongside the Bar…

Sarah Magill visits Israel with Military Expert Panel

…evidence and senior commanders from Israel’s military, intelligence services and military advocate general corps, government (up to and including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) and met the Israeli opposition, Israeli Arabs,…

Environmental Law & Waste Management

companies, government departments, insurance companies, specialist solicitors, local authorities, regulators and industry bodies. We provide a dedicated expert advisory and advocacy service and are regularly instructed in cases involving: Waste…