Manjit Gill QC and Edward Nicholson: Supreme Court rules on children’s best interests 1 Feb 2011: The Supreme Court today handed down its decision in…
A PASTOR who provided false bank statements and letters to immigration tribunals to help foreigners enter the UK has been jailed for 15 months. …
On 28 January 2011 the Court of Appeal quashed an IPP sentence over 4 years after it had been imposed. The minimum term for an…
A “ROGUE” builder tried to fleece a Birmingham home owner out of £7,000 by falsely claiming that he needed his whole roof replacing. In the…
A WOMAN who claimed a top West Midlands police officer, who headed a child abuse investigation unit, assaulted her when she was a youngster was…
An armed gang smashed their way through the rear wall of a Birmingham bank after stealing a JCB normally used for digging graves from a…
PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL The Companies Act 2006 by section 16(2) and (3) recognises an incorporated company as having a personality such as to distinguish…
Kevin Leigh and Philip Williams, barristers at No5 Chambers, were successful recently in the Court of Appeal. They overturned a planning decision in an important…
The deadline for the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) student competitions is fast approaching (30th January). The application form along with all the details of…
Three convicted criminals have been ordered to pay back £1.4million after a police investigation into people trafficking in the West Midlands. Bo Li, aged 41,…
BIRMINGHAM pop princess Jamelia has won a court battle after a judge accepted she didn’t know she was being prosecuted for speeding because of her…
The head of No5’s Administrative and Public Law and specialist healthcare law barrister, David Lock, is now a published author. He has written chapters as…
A CROOKED cop who tried to con an Indian restaurant in a protection racket has been jailed for 15 months. West Midlands Police Sergeant Hemantsinh…
AA (Afghanistan) CO/2761/2011 [neutral citation awaited], Admin Court – HHJ Seys Llewellyn QC (judgment 22nd December 2011, Sealed Order 10th January 2012). Facts: Claimant (‘C’)…
Chambers deeply regrets to have to announce the death of Alasdair Brough who died at home on 8th January 2012. Alasdair was called to…