Aug 6, 2020 | News
Most sentences imposed by the courts will be determinate sentences, with the offender being released on licence after they have served one-half of their sentence. However, from 1 April 2020, certain prisoners will now have to serve two-thirds of their sentence...
Aug 3, 2020 | News
Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service has released an update today (03 August 2020) regarding priority listings in the County Court, as follows: Priority 1 – work that must be done: Committals; Freezing Orders; Injunctions (and return days for...
Jul 30, 2020 | News
Cornwall Street Barristers’ Faye Edwards has been lending her time and expertise to students with L&R Virtual Advocacy Competitions during the Covid-19 pandemic. L&R Virtual Advocacy Competitions is a student-led society that has been running a range of...
Jul 27, 2020 | News
Two members of Cornwall Street Barristers were instructed in one of the first hybrid contested hearings to take place at Worcester Family Court. Naomi Dean, representing the mother, and Grace Wright, representing the father, acted in a complex fact-finding hearing in...
Jul 16, 2020 | News
Upon completing a complex 3 day final hearing in care proceedings representing an individual who had significant learning disabilities, Naomi was given a special mention by the Judge who praised her for her thorough assistance and “painstaking analysis of...
