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David James has secured the acquittal of an HGV driver accused of causing death by careless driving, following a fatal collision while the HGV was performing a U-Turn manoeuvre.

Four members of the Regulatory team have been appointed to the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law, in an announcement made at the end of March.

St John’s Buildings is delighted to welcome David Jones to Chambers. David is an Employment specialist who qualified as a solicitor in 2008 and enjoyed a successful career in private practice. He undertakes both Claimant and Respondent work.

David James prosecuted a prolific thief and secured a Criminal Behaviour Order banning her from every retail shop in Manchester.

Laura Nash represented a housemaster at Ampleforth College after a 17-year-old student took his own life.

Nine St John’s Buildings members have been appointed as Deputy District Judges by the Lord Chief Justice in the March announcements.

Jennifer Scully has officially been sworn in as a circuit judge at a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice, London.

Lorraine Cavanagh has officially been appointed Queen’s Counsel after a ceremony presented by the Lord Chancellor in London.

Douglas Lloyd has appeared successfully in the High Court, in an appeal that concerned time limits for prosecution of animal welfare offences.

Sara Mann represented a sick thirteen-month-old baby whose parents do not want her to have potentially life-saving treatment.

Laura Nash represented the family of a man who died after the bin he was sleeping in was emptied into a waste collection lorry.

Maria Brannan successfully prosecuted a defendant who stabbed and killed a man on a night out in Birmingham.