Nov 28, 2023 | News
Cornwall Street Barristers are sad to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, James Farmer, will be leaving Chambers after a period of handover. James has modernised the working practices of Chambers during his tenure, which has allowed us to expand by attracting...
Nov 23, 2023 | News
Cornwall Street professional discipline specialist Jonathan Storey, instructed by Lynne Hardy of the National Education Union, has this week secured the acquittal of a teacher charged by his regulator with historic sexual abuse against a pupil at his school....
Nov 23, 2023 | News
Any lawyer dealing with hearings which last for less than a day, such as fast track trials or interim applications, will be familiar with the summary assessment of costs which usually follows immediately after the substantive decision. The same lawyers will also know...
Nov 16, 2023 | News
After a 12-day trial before the resident Judge at Leicester Crown Court, Mike Brady KC, leading Kellie Enever, secured a murder conviction. The defendant had admitted to assaulting the deceased but denied an intention to cause really serious harm, despite multiple...
Nov 8, 2023 | News
Gurpreet Rheel (instructed by Thompsons solicitors) represented a teacher who faced allegations of using inappropriate methods to de-escalate a situation involving a pupil within a Pupil Referral Unit setting and using inappropriate restraints. Whilst the panel went...
Nov 7, 2023 | News
Last week at Warwick Crown Court, Charles Crinion successfully prosecuted at trial a cigarette smuggling ring responsible for bringing 7.6 million counterfeit cigarettes (street value £2 million) into the UK.
