James Hudson recently appeared for the successful Appellant in R v Ali [2025] EWCA Crim 473. The Appellant was sentenced to 41 months’ imprisonment for the...
Joseph O’Brien KC and Laura Twist successfully represented the daughter of ‘PK’ in this serious medical treatment case in the Court of Protection. They...
Kevin Jones successfully defended a client acquitted of Attempted Murder and Section 18 GBH. Following a trial on 13th May at Stafford Crown Court,...
Tarlun Ahari successfully represented a mainstream education provider in defending claims of unfair dismissal and unfavourable treatment because of something arising in consequence of...
The Court of Appeal’s determination on the judgment of Mrs Justice Lieven in Re J [2024] EWHC 1690 (Fam). Our pupil barrister Beronique Addington...
Mark Connor led Jemma Gordon in prosecuting a paedophile who spent 27 years on the run in Thailand after stealing another man’s identity. On...
The ringleader and ten other men were sentenced this week at Liverpool Crown Court for a large number of sexual offences committed against six...
We are delighted to launch the second issue of the St John’s Buildings Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Newsletter, which we hope will be...
Joseph O'Brien KC has taken part in the Resolution Podcast, Talking Family Law. He is a guest in S4 Episode 7, discussing Capacity Issues...
After a five day trial at Leeds Crown Court, Julia Smart KC leading Keith Harrison secured an acquittal on all seven counts of historic...
Richard Thyne KC and Dermot Hughes represented MS, a 47-year-old man who was charged, along with two others, with murder following a fatal stabbing...
In re A (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 424, Clodagh Maguire represented a mother who supported her two-year-old child remaining in the long-term care...
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