Aug 4, 2021 | News
Cornwall Street’s Jonathan Storey (instructed by the National Education Union) has this week secured the acquittal of a secondary school teacher from the North West of England who faced allegations of serious misconduct relating to the exchange of inappropriate...
Aug 3, 2021 | News
Peter Glenser QC successfully prosecuted the rape trial of Carvel Bennett whose daughter was conceived in the attack dating back to the 1970s. Carvel Bennett was found guilty of raping a then 13 year old in Birmingham, leaving her pregnant. His daughter found out...
Jul 23, 2021 | News
Joshua Purser, instructed by Owen Nash & Co, secured unanimous acquittals on each count of the indictment for his client charged with multiple dwelling house burglaries recently at Wolverhampton Crown Court. The Crown’s case had the Defendant forensically linked...
Jul 8, 2021 | News
Midlands and South Eastern-based chambers Cornwall Street Barristers has launched a hybrid working policy that will allow staff to benefit from a better balance between home and office life. With immediate effect, Cornwall Street will support staff to work flexibly,...
Jul 6, 2021 | News
Over the last few years Chambers has increasingly reduced its usage of DX as a consequence of changes to working practices and since the pandemic, the use of email and secure document transfer facilities has expanded significantly. As a result, we have decided to...
Jul 5, 2021 | News
We are delighted to announce that Megan Fletcher-Smith has joined the Cornwall Street team! Megan joined Chambers on 5 July 2021 from Crucible Chambers and following a three month sabbatical with the Royal College of Nursing. She is a specialist in professional...
