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Richard Hadley and Matthew Brook will be appointed to the rank of His Majesty's Kings Counsel
No5 is delighted to announce that Richard Hadley and Matthew Brook will be appointed as King's Counsel ...

Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Secondary Victims – A New Era
Secondary Victims – A New Era ...

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024
No5 welcomes five new members to our Family Group based in London
No5 are delighted to announce that Rebekah Wilson, Christopher McWatters, Davina Krishnan, Artis Kakonge and Nisha Bambhra have joined the ...

Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Jonas Hankin KC and Chloe Ashley prosecute mother found guilty of murdering her new-born son
Paris Mayo was 15 when she gave birth to her son in 2019 after concealing both the pregnancy and birth....

Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023
Willbert Mukori - highly unusual sexual predator jailed
29-year-old Mukori was convicted of sexually assaulting 12 women near student accommodation over a period of 6 years...

Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023
No5’s Planning expertise once again strongly recognised in annual survey
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey published on 16 June 2023...

Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023
Diddly squat: a digest
Two appeals have been made by Mr Clarkson in relation to the Diddly Squat Farm Shop which has gained much public interest....

Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023
Michelle Heeley KC prosecutes the Alfie Steele murder trial
Michelle Heeley KC prosecuted the tragic case of the death of 9 year old Alfie Steele....

Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023
Dr Louisa Sherlock has written a book entitled, “A Practical Guide to Dental Negligence Litigation”
Louisa Sherlock has written a book entitled, “A Practical Guide to Dental Negligence Litigation”...

Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023
Silence can be dangerous: Barton v Morris on Implied Terms
The Supreme Court’s decision in Barton v Morris [2023] UKSC 3 has provided welcome clarity for when the court will imply terms into a contract, particularly in service contracts where the parties may not have agreed express terms for every eventuality....

Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023
Philip Vollans to be appointed as an Assistant Coroner
Philip Vollans to be appointed as an Assistant Coroner....

Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023
Premier Assurance Group SPC LTD (IN OFFICIAL LIQUIDATION) v Providence Insurance Company I.I for and on behalf of Premier Assurance Segregated Portfolio Puerto Rico SAP. and Others
Robert Levy KC at No5 Chambers, together with Rupert Bell and Daisy Boulter of Walkers Cayman recently succeeded in the Cayman Islands in the first case determining that transfers of long-term business without the approval of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority are void ab initio....

Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023
Dealing with Late Allegations of Fraud
Finality is an obvious tenet of our justice system. In Close Brothers Limited (trading as Close Brothers Asset Finance) v Rooster Trucking Company Limited and ors [2023] EWCA Civ 533, the Court of Appeal had to decide how issues of finality interplayed with late allegations of fraud....

Date: Tue, 30 May 2023
Transfers to open prison: High Court quashes two refusal decisions
As prison lawyers will be well aware, the number of cases in which the Secretary of State for Justice (“SSJ”) refused recommendations by the Parole Board for a prisoner’s transfer to open conditions has increased dramatically over the last 12 months...

Date: Mon, 22 May 2023
Mark Bradshaw Appointed as a Recorder
Mark Bradshaw has been appointed as a Recorder on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC...

Date: Mon, 22 May 2023
No5’s David Gardner has been shortlisted for ‘Legal Aid Barrister Award’
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to announce that David Gardner has been shortlisted for the ‘Legal Aid Barrister Award’ for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards....

Date: Fri, 19 May 2023
No5 Barristers Appear in Supreme Court in Clinical Negligence Claims
On 16th, 17th and 18th May 2023, No5 barristers Henry Pitchers KC, David Tyack KC, Esther Gamble and Oliver May are appearing in the Supreme Court in the conjoined appeals of Purchase v Ahmed and Polmear v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust...

Date: Tue, 16 May 2023
Whilst out of step with international law, Privy Council rules that Jamaica’s sentencing of children is lawful.
No5’s Philip Dayle led by Hugh Southey KC of Matrix Chambers were instructed by The Death Penalty Project for the appeal case, Morrison v The King [2023] UKPC 14...

Date: Fri, 12 May 2023
Operation Dynamite: 11 found Guilty of conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal.
Siobhan Collins leading Chloe Ashley successfully prosecuted 11 Defendants, obtaining convictions against all of them for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal....

Date: Fri, 05 May 2023
Medical treatment and breaks in the chain of causation: Getting stuck in a Webb?
Picture the scene with me. Whilst gathered around the water-cooler chatting about causation, as is of course the wont of personal injury lawyers, the topic of post-negligence medical treatment breaking the chain of causation comes up....

Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023
Robert Levy KC joins No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Robert Levy KC to the Business and Property Group....

Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023
Parole reforms on recommendations may have constituted contempt of court; new rules in force.
On 4 April 2023, the Divisional Court (Macur LJ and Chamberlain J) held a further hearing in the case of R (Bailey and Morris) v Secretary of State for Justice...

Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023
Supreme Court judgment handed down in R (Pearce) v Parole Board
Today the Supreme Court reveals its judgment on the question of the permissible approaches for the panels of the Parole Board to take to unproven allegations....

Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023
HP v Greenwich judicial review allowed
On 31 March 2023 the Administrative Court (sitting at Leeds) allowed the judicial review claim of R (HP) v Royal Borough of Greenwich [2023] EWHC 744 (Admin). No5’s Philip Rule KC represented the successful claimant....

Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023
Operation contigo: three found guilty of murder and three guilty of manslaughter
Mark Heywood KC leading Andrew Wallace prosecuted 6 Defendants and successfully obtained murder and manslaughter convictions against all of them following a 6-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court...

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023
Pedal misapplication in prosecutions for causing death by dangerous driving
Ian Bridge represented elderly driver charged with causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving....

Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023
High Court quashes decision of the Parole Board
In R(Matthews) v Parole Board [2023] EWHC 694 (Admin) Fraser J quashed a decision of the Parole Board....

Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023
No5's Naomi Shastri-Hurst (née Owen) has been appointed as a Salaried Employment Judge
No5 Barristers' Chambers are pleased to announce that The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, has appointed Naomi Owen as a salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) from the 3rd April 2023....

Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Man acquitted of murder and manslaughter after fatal stabbing
‘Operation Garland’ saw the prosecution of eight men and one woman following the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man outside a house party in Burton on Trent on 11th December 2021...

Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Jonas Hankin KC prosecutes woman convicted and sentenced for the manslaughter of her severely autistic stepson.
Leila Borrington was found guilty of the Manslaughter of 3-year-old Harvey Borrington, following a trial lasting 8 weeks before the Hon. Mr Justice Nicklin and a jury at Nottingham Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023
FGX v GAUNT: first personal injury award for revenge porn… but it’s time to change the name
Last week, the Court gave a landmark decision in the case of FGX v Gaunt, where Mrs Justice Thornton awarded the unnamed woman general damages of £60,000 and special damages of £37,041.61 for consequential financial losses....

Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023
Inquest into the death of Kevin Clinton concludes that leadership and supervision at Coral Ward operated by East London NHS Foundation Trust was inadequate.
The inquest into the death of Kevin Clinton found multiple failings by staff on Coral Ward, Luton operated by the East London NHS Foundation Trust....

Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023
Prohibitions of recommendations in Parole Board reviews deemed unlawful
judgment handed down on 15 March 2023, the Divisional Court (Lady Justice Macur and Mr Justice Chamberlain) held that the Secretary of State for Justice had acted unlawfully in preventing probation officers and prison psychologists from making recommendations in parole reviews...

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023
Paul Joseph appears in the Court of Appeal in a landmark case about summary assessment
Can a Judge, who has concluded that he is unable to assess costs summarily at the end of a hearing, because he has insufficient information, make directions for another Judge to carry out a summary assessment of those costs?...

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023
Jo Sidhu KC awarded the Outstanding Achievement of the Year award.
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is thrilled to announce that Jo Sidhu KC has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement of the Year at this year’s Modern Law Awards....

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023
No5's Louise Corfield awarded Barrister of the Year
No5 Barristers' Chambers is thrilled to annouce that Louise Corfield has been awarded 'Barrister of the Year' at this year's Birmingham Law Society's Legal Awards....

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023
International Women's Day
No5 Barristers' Chambers celebrates International Women's Day...

Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023
Harpreet Sandhu KC prosecutes Nuneaton manslaughter case
Harpreet Sandhu KC prosecuted Pierce Whelan who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of one pedestrian in Nuneaton and causing serious injury by dangerous driving to another on 19 June 2021...

Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023
Secretary of state admits parole board may ask for views or recommendations at oral hearings
In proceedings before the Divisional Court on 1 and 2 March 2023, at which the Claimants were represented by No5 barristers...

Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023
Boys acquitted of murder and manslaughter after fatal stabbing
'Operation Eider’ saw the prosecution of five youths following the fatal stabbing of a 53-year -old man outside an Asda supermarket in Redditch in March last year...

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023
Nightingale Courts cannot solve backlog if there is no one to work in them
Michelle Heeley discusses the news that the UK will extend the use of Nightingale Courts for a further year...

Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Judical Review heard: Is the Government informing the public of risks associated with 5G rollout?
On 6th and 7th February 2023 the Administrative Court heard the judicial review of the Secretary of State’s alleged failure to address the evidence of risks to human health posed by 5G technology....

Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023
Mason Greenwood acquitted following recent legal developments
Michelle Heeley KC was instructed at an early stage to represent the interests of Mason Greenwood...

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023
Two shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at BLS Legal Awards
We are delighted to announce that No5’s Louise Corfield and Alex Pritchard-Jones have been shortlisted for ‘Barrister of the Year’ at this year’s Birmingham Law Society’s Legal Awards....

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023
No5 barrister swaps his barrister wig for a racing helmet
Throughout 2023 No5’s Jonathon Rushton is proudly supporting Race Against Dementia...

Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023
Celik to be heard by the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal in Celik (EU exit; marriage; human rights) [2022] UKUT 00220 (IAC)....

Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023
Jo Sidhu KC joins No5 as a full tenant
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to welcome Jo Sidhu KC as a full tenant....

Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023
The standing of a foreign executor in the English jurisdiction
The Court of Appeal has determined that a foreign executor does have standing to issue proceedings in England and Wales without first obtaining a grant of probate or a resealed grant (if applicable) in England and Wales, his authority to collect assets here being a matter of English law under which an executor derives his title from the will of the testator....

Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023
Talbir Singh and Philip Rule will be appointed to the rank of his Majesty’s Counsel
No5 is delighted to announce that Talbir Singh and Philip Rule will be appointed to the rank of His Majesty’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor, taking the number of silks at chambers to 39....

Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022
Sultana Tafadar KC secures acquittal in Terrorism trial
KA was acquitted on four terrorism charges after a three-week trial at the Central Criminal Court on Friday 16th December 2022....

Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022
10 convicted of offences involving burglaries of 47 homes
No5’s Siobhan Collins and Chloe Ashley were successful in prosecuting the group for conspiring to burgle and conspiring to steal....

Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Festive Opening Hours 2022
No5 Barristers' Chambers wish you all a very Happy Christmas/festive break and a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year and beyond....

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022
No5's Catherine Jones has been appointed as a District Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are pleased to announce that the King has appointed Catherine Jones to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales...

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022
Mian Sheraz Javaid joins No5 as a Door Tenant
No5 Barristers' Chambers are delighted to welcome Mian Sheraz Javaid as our newest Door Tenant....

Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022
Cloak & dagger in the Court of Protection?
In Re A (Covert medication: Closed Proceedings) [2022] EWCOP 44...

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Michelle Heeley KC secures acquittal in Shropshire rape trial
A former Special Constable from the Met Police was today acquitted of all charges having been defended by Michelle Heeley KC....

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Nina Pindham has been presented with a Climate Law & Governance Global Leadership Award
Congratulations to Nina Pindham on being presented with a Climate Law & Governance Global Leadership Award during the CLGI Climate Law and Governance Initiative Day at COP27...

Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022
Pegler v McDonald
This autumn HHJ Paul Mathews, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, handed down a series of decisions relating to the removal of an executor and trustee....

Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Rex v Jordan Haines and Benjamin Wiggett
Haines and Wiggett were unanimously convicted of murder following a 4-week trial prosecuted by Michael Duck KC leading Andrew Wallace....

Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022
No5's Philip Rule has been instructed on behalf of PETA in its ongoing dispute with the Ministry of Defence
Philip Rule has been instructed on behalf of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) in its ongoing dispute with the Ministry of Defence concerning use of real bearskin for the King’s Guards caps....

Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022
Smith v. SoS for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The case concerned a planning inspector’s reliance on the new definition of Gypsies and Travellers in Planning Policy for Traveller Sites introduced by the government in August 2015...

Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022
Sultana Tafadar KC shortlisted for an Inspirational Women in Law award
We are delighted to announce that No5's Sultana Tafadar KC has been shortlisted for 'Barrister of the Year'...

Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022
Parole Board concedes power to consider suspension of a life licence supervision by oral hearing
Parole Board concedes judicial review confirming it has power to hold an oral hearing to consider whether to suspend a life licence supervision...

Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022
Trio jailed for Birmingham shooting which paralysed boy
No5's Michael Duck KC and Cathlyn Orchard were successful in prosecuting three gang members for attempted murder....

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022
“Down the slope towards insolvency and liquidation”: what duties do directors owe to creditors?
Since the case of West Mercia Safetywear v Dodd, English law has acknowledged a duty upon directors to account for creditors’ interests (‘the Creditor Duty’)...

Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022
The growing link between contact sports and traumatic brain injury
Further evidence linking contact sports to brain injuries...

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022
No5 is delighted to welcome Faye Edwards to the Family Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to welcome Faye Edwards to the Family Group...

Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022
Mulholland Approved 7 Years Later
Mulholland v Hughes (18 September 2015, unreported; HHJ Freedman) has finally been the subject of an appeal and approved...

Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022
No5 is pleased to welcome Hannah Court to the Family Group and the return of Eleanor Berney-Dale from maternity leave
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to announce that Hannah Court has joined the Family Group....

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022
No5 is delighted to announce that Alexander Pritchard Jones has joined the Business & Property Group.
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Alexander Pritchard Jones has joined the Business & Property Group....

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022
Sajid Suleman joins No5 Barristers' Chambers as a member of the Business and Property Group
Sajid specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration. His areas of expertise include aviation, banking & finance, company (including partnership and shareholder disputes) and construction....

Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022
High Court protects right of parole Board to obtain evidence unhindered by Secretary of State
In a judgment urgently handed-down on 9 August 2022 (R (Bailey) v SSJ [2022] EWHC 2125 (Admin)) the Administrative Court has granted interim relief to ensure that the Parole Board hearing a review of the continued need or otherwise for detention of an individual shall receive the evidence it chooses to....

Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Three gang members prosecuted for attempted murder
No5's Michael Duck QC and Cathlyn Orchard were successful in prosecuting three armed response gang members for the attempted murder of a thirteen year old in November 2021....

Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Shakil Najib has been appointed as a Circuit Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are pleased to announce that the Queen has appointed Shakil Najib to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales....

Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022
No5’s Geoffrey Carr has been named as part of the judging panel for the 2022 Pro Bono Awards.
No5’s Director of Clerking (London) Geoffrey Carr has been named as part of the judging panel for the 2022 Pro Bono Awards....

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022
No notional ‘any child’ comparator in deportation cases
Supreme Court dismisses SSHD’s appeal in the case of HA and RA (Iraq) v SSHD. An important decision on the deportation of foreign criminals with children in the UK...

Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson joins No5
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson has joined chambers...

Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022
Changes on the way to the Parole Board Rules
On 30 June 2022, the Secretary of State for Justice laid a statutory instrument (S.I. 2022/717) making significant amendments to the Parole Board Rules....

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022
No5 welcomes Jonathan Rushton to the Business and Property Group
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Jonathon Ruston has joined the Business & Property Group...

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022
Asmeta v France: France ban on female Muslim lawyers wearing hijab in court goes to European Court of Human Rights
Sultana Tafadar QC led the legal team representing Mrs Asmeta in her appeal to overturn this ban in the European Court of Human Rights...

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022
Three No5 Barristers Shortlisted for the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that three members of No5 have been shortlisted for the Legal 500 Bar Awards...

Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2022
Race to the Commonwealth and Beyond
A free to attend legal conference hosted by Birmingham Law Society, Commonwealth Lawyers Association and University of Birmingham, will explore the themes of equality and diversity inside and out of the world of sport ahead of the city hosting the Commonwealth Games 2022....

Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022
No5’s Planning expertise recognised in annual survey
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey which was published on 24 June 2022. A total of 11 members of the Planning Group appear in the lists citing the most respected planning barristers in the country....

Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022
Richard Grimshaw Appointed to UK Covid-19 Inquiry Legal Team
It has been announced by the Inquiry Chair, Baroness Heather Hallett, that Richard Grimshaw has been appointed to join its legal team...

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022
Substantial Injustice: They’ll ‘Know It When They See It’
Knowles J has allowed the appeal in Woodger v Hallas [2022] EWHC 1561, reversing the first instance decision not to dismiss a fundamentally dishonest claim under Section 57(2) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (‘the CJCA 2015’)....

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022
Kawsar Zaman defends in Sports Arbitration
Kawsar Zaman has defended a Registrant of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) in proceedings before the National Safeguarding Panel of Sports Resolutions brought pursuant to its 2021 Procedural Rules...

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022
Planon Ltd v Gilligan: The Cut-Off for Non-Compete Covenants
The judgment of the Court of Appeal in the recent case of Planon Limited v Gilligan is a cautionary reminder to employers that delay and the passage of time can defeat their prospects of obtaining injunctive relief....

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022
High Court quashes decision by Independent Adjudicator
Michael Bimmler acted for the Claimant in the case of R (Kane) v The Independent Adjudicator, where the High Court quashed the findings of guilt and the punishment imposed...

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022
Bar Council publishes response to ’Government’s independent review into criminal legal aid’.
The Bar Council has published a response to the ‘Government’s response to the criminal legal aid independent review and consultation on policy proposals’...

Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022
5G health risks: Judicial review permission granted to require they are addressed
No5’s Philip Rule acts for the claimants, led by Michael Mansfield QC, and instructed by Lorna Hackett of Hackett & Dabbs LLP...

Date: Thu, 26 May 2022
Mental health and duties of care in Higher Education: Abrahart v University of Bristol
Alex Mellis addresses the decision of HHJ Ralton in Abrahart v University of Bristol...

Date: Tue, 24 May 2022
Nina Pindham recognised as a leading environmental professional
Congratulations to Nina Pindham who has been identified in the inaugural ENDS Power list...

Date: Thu, 19 May 2022
Abbreviated Age Assessments: Permission to apply for judicial review granted
David Gardner represents the Claimant, an unaccompanied child asylum seeker, in the case of R (HA) v London Borough of Islington....

Date: Mon, 16 May 2022
Using mediation to resolve privacy and data protection claims: the current “state of play”
Recent years have seen a large number of low-value claims in England and Wales for damages for breach of data protection laws (in particular the GDPR)...

Date: Tue, 10 May 2022
Chloe Ashley appears in Special Court convened to consider how whole-life orders are imposed.
Chloe Ashley, who acted as junior Counsel in the trial of Thomas Hughes last year appeared together with leading counsel, Bernard Richmond QC at the Special Court this week as directed by the Lord Chief Justice....

Date: Fri, 06 May 2022
Colin Banham and Chris Hopkins successfully defend court security staff
Colin Banham and Christopher Hopkins recently succeeded in securing acquittals for two SIA licensed court security officers following an incident at Croydon Magistrates’ Court in July 2021...

Date: Tue, 03 May 2022
Jury concludes that a young man’s death was possibly contributed to by prison and healthcare failings
The inquest into the death of Robert Frejus concluded that failings by the prison and by prison healthcare possibly contributed towards his death. Robert died on 9 October 2018 at HMP Nottingham after self-harming. He was 29 years old at the time of this death....

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022
HHJ Nassera Patel formerly of No5 is to be appointed as Designated Family Judge for Leicester
The President of the Family Division has announced that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Nassera Patel will be appointed as Designated Family Judge for Leicester with effect from 20 April 2022....

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022
A New Dawn: Everything You Need To Know About Changes To The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
On 6 April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2022 will introduce ground-breaking changes to the process of obtaining a divorce in England & Wales...

Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022
British Gas discriminated against employee – Kawsar Zaman successfully acts
Kawsar Zaman has successfully acted for a British Gas servicing engineer who an Employment Tribunal has found was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against (disability) by the company...

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022
Richard Grimshaw appointed as contributing editor of the White Book 2022
We are delighted to announce that Richard Grimshaw has joined the editorial team for ‘Civil Procedure...

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022
Milton Keynes Council v Wilsher [2022] EWHC 578 (QB)
Tim Jones has successfully defended an application for an injunction to obtain possession of land and successfully established adverse possession of that land in proceedings in the High Court before Eyre J...

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022
Homes for Ukraine could cause more questions than answers, Jennifer Blair warns
Jennifer Blair has called on the UK Government to offer more clarity on the Homes for Ukraine scheme...

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022
Don McConville
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of former member of chambers, Don McConville...

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022
Dr Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate at the Indian Bar has joined as a door tenant
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are delighted to announce that Dr Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate at the Indian Bar has joined as a door tenant...

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022
Inquest into death in prison finds contributory failures by prison and healthcare service
A jury has returned a conclusion of suicide and of numerous failings by a prison and its healthcare service, Practice Plus Group, following an inquest at which Philip Rule represented the family of the deceased....

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022
Permission granted Care Act claim brought by Asylum Seeker: Are Local Authorities organised to meet the demands of care act assisted accommodation?
Permission to judicial review has been granted in a case where an Asylum seeker sought social services support under the Care Act 2014, through a referral made by the local police force in Croydon....

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022
No5 welcomes Francesca Perera to the Crime Group
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to annoucne that Francesca Perera has joined the Crime Group...

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022
Men acquitted of murder after first trial in ‘super court’
‘Operation Zeroth’ involved the prosecution of eight men and one woman, following the death of a man in Leamington Spa on 28th June 2020. All nine defendants were charged with Murder (Manslaughter in the alternative) and with an additional count of Conspiracy to Commit Grievous Bodily Harm....

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022
No5's Jack Feeny successfully represents a police constable after sustaining a knee injury in the execution of duty
In R (White) v Police Medical Appeal Board [2022] EWHC 385 (Admin) the High Court today handed down guidance on the test to be applied when police officers claim for injury awards under the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 (“2006 Regulations”) following an injury received in the execution of duty....

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Former Crime Group Member Appointed as Resident Judge
The Lord Chief Justice has announced that Judge Sally Hancox has been made the presiding judge for Stoke...

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022
Greyson v Fuller: Fully removing this grey area
The appeal in Greyson v Fuller [2022] EWHC 211 (QB) has arrived and Foster J has confirmed that Mason v Laing was indeed excessively draconian....

Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022
No5's Adrian Keeling QC successfully defends officer accused of assault by beating
A police officer was found not guilty after being accused of ‘assault by beating’ on a drunken man at the scene of a domestic violence dispute....

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022
Part 36 is once again shown to be flexible, in order to save a solicitor from an embarrassing mistake
The recent case O’Grady v B15 Group td (formerly Brighthouse Group Ltd) [2022] EWHC 67 (QB), concerned a fatal road traffic accident, where the claimant erroneously made a Part 36 offer to settle liability 80/20 in favour of the defendant, rather than 80/20 in favour of the claimant...

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022
Helen Arthur and Adreeja Chatterjee Appointed as Recorders
No5 are delighted to announce that Helen Arthur and Adreeja Chatterjee have been appointed by the Queen as Recorders on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon....

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022
Humane Being challenge in High Court today. No5's Philip Rule acts on behalf of the claimant
The Administrative Court shall today hear a permission application for a judicial review of the alleged failure of the Secretary of State to discharge his fundamental duty to protect life, public health and safety through the duties...

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022
Fundamental Dishonesty; The power in a question?
As is often the case, any genuine claimant is going to have inconsistencies in account where there are various different points over a course of years that they are asked to give an account of symptoms...

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022
Permission to judicially review Assistant Coroner’s inquest granted to Philip Rule’s client
The High Court has granted permission to bring the judicial review in R (Gorani) v HM Assistant Coroner of Inner West London and others (CO/490/2021)...

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
No5's Harpreet Sandhu successful in prosecuting five for murder
Harpreet Sandhu acted as part of the prosecution team in this case which arose out of the fatal drive-by shooting of Abdul-Rahman Abu-Baker in May 2018...

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022
Parole Board guidance unlawful, rules Court of Appeal, in case argued by Philip Rule and Jake Rylatt of No5
In its judgment of 14 January 2022 the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) considered the lawfulness of the Parole Board’s Guidance on Allegations, which was published on 11 April 2019...

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022
The court of appeal resurrects “persons unknown injunctions
On 13 January 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment on the use of injunctions against “persons unknown”. The hearing lasted 3 days and involved 14 barristers...

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022
Divisional Court hears challenge to decision not to prosecute manslaughter of 13 year-old Christopher Kapessa
A judicial review brought by the mother of a 13 year-old boy who was killed by another young person in Wales in July 2019 has been heard by the Divisional Court...

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022
Paul, Polmear and Purchase: the Court of Appeal’s latest decision on secondary victim claims
David Tyack QC, Henry Pitchers QC, Esther Gamble and Oliver May will present a webinar on Friday 21 January 2022 at 12:30 to discuss the implications of this decision....

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022
Christopher Young QC success for Barratt David Wilson in Housing Appeal
Appeal for 233 houses allowed with a full award of costs for BDW...

Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2022
Early neutral evaluation via private f.d.r. hearings in financial remedy cases
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has been enjoying an ever-increasing profile within family law for a number of years now...

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022
No5 welcomes Lucy Coulson to the Personal Injury Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to announce that Lucy Coulson has joined the Personal Injury and Regulatory Groups. Lucy has expertise in all aspects of personal injury and regulatory matters...

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022
No5 welcomes new member to the Family Group
No5 Barristers' Chambers welcomes Naomi Dean to the Family Group...

Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2022
Ian Bridge has recently concluded a trio of high profile "regulatory" cases
Ian Bridge has recently concluded a trio of high profile "regulatory" cases...

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Ian Bridge and Adam Porte secure judgment in unlawful landfill case
Ian Bridge and Adam Porte represented Omya UK Limited in their successful claim against Andrews Excavations Limited (‘AEL’)...

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021
No5 members represent defendants in an attempted murder trial
The case involved an allegation of attempted murder, and associate charges, against three defendants....

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Chambers welcomes two new silks
No5 is delighted to announce that Harpreet Sandhu and Sultana Tafadar will be appointed to the rank of Her Majesty’s Counsel...

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021
Four members of No5's Clinical Negligence team appeared before the Court of Appeal to argue the case for secondary victims of clinical negligence
No5's Clinical Negligence team appeared in the Court of Appeal to argue the case for secondary victims of clinical negligence...

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021
Christopher Young QC and Sioned Davies successful on an appeal for new tall buildings in London
17 storey residential development in three towers in suburban Enfield next to grade ii listed Southgate station...

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021
Merry Christmas and Opening Hours 2021
View our Christmas Opening Hours here...

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021
HRLA Mooting final decided at the RCJ judged by Lord Justice Singh, Melanie Simpson QC and Philip Rule
Human Rights Lawyers’ Association’s annual mooting competition final took place in-person in Court 7 at the Royal Courts of Justice with a mock substantial judicial review hearing....

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021
Changez Khan successfully represents employee in claim of unconscious discrimination
No5's Changez Khan successfully acted for Sonia Warner, a civil servant, who brought claims for unconscious race discrimination...

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021
No5 teams up with Medical Accident Group to launch stroke awareness campaign
No5 Barristers’ Chambers, in partnership with Harrison Clark Rickerbys’ Medical Accident Group, is launching a campaign to raise awareness and money for the charity Stroke Association....

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021
High Court quashes Parole Board decision
In R(Bousfield) v Parole Board [2021] EWHC 3160 (Admin), Stuart Withers led by Ian Brownhill (of 39 Essex Chambers) argued that the Parole Board made a number of errors when it approached the consideration of the Claimant’s recall...

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021
Ramya Nagesh tackles a practical guide to insane and non-insane automatism in criminal law – sleepwalking, blackouts, hypoglycaemia, and other issues in new book
No5’s Ramya Nagesh has published her new book titled: “A Practical Guide to Insane and Non-Insane Automatism in Criminal Law...

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021
Upper Tribunal provides new guidance on giving evidence from abroad
The Upper Tribunal has handed down judgment in Agbabiaka (evidence from abroad; Nare guidance) [2021] UKUT 00286 (IAC), updating the guidance in Nare (evidence by electronic means) Zimbabwe [2011] UKUT 443 (IAC) on the giving of evidence from abroad....

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021
No5's Laura Davidson features in new book - Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights
No5's Laura Davidson has published a chapter in a new book titled - Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights...

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021
Young woman found ‘not guilty’ of murder and manslaughter
‘Operation Liminal’ involved the prosecution of four young defendants following the death of a man in Stoke-on-Trent in October 2020. Miss Alex Boult was represented by Phil Bradley QC, leading Steve Hennessy and instructed by Lorraine Horton (Smith Partnership)...

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021
Contributory negligence and the drunken passenger
Nicholas Xydias considers the recent Court of Appeal decision in LYUM CAMPBELL ( A protected party by his father litigation friend, DONALD CAMPBELL) v ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANY GROUP LIMITED [2021]EWCA Civ 1698...

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021
Public procurement: Summary judgment granted in Adferiad Recovery v Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
His Honour Judge Keyser QC has handed down judgment today (16 November 2021) in Adferiad Recovery v Aneurin Bevan University Health Board [2021] EWHC 3049 (TCC)...

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021
'Prevention of Future Deaths’ report released following the inquest into deaths during terror attacks at the Fishmongers’ Hall in 2019
The former Chief Coroner, and Recorder of London, HHJ Lucraft QC has released a ‘Prevention of Future Deaths’ report following the inquest into deaths during terror attacks at the Fishmongers’ Hall in 2019...

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021
New logistics and industrial development granted planning permission in the green belt
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for Miller Developments and TJ Morris for over 2.2 million square feet of B2 and B8 distribution space in the green belt to the east of St Helens....

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021
Five young males found guilty for their involvement in the murder of 15-year-old Keon Lincoln
Operation Thatcher was the successful prosecution of five young males for their involvement in the murder of 15-year-old Keon Lincoln. This offence was committed in the Handsworth area of Birmingham in January 2021....

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021
Landmark case sees Section 11 of Inheritance Act 1975 litigated
Section 11 of the Inheritance Act 1975 has been litigated to trial for the first time, providing significant consequences for estate, family and insolvency law....

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021
Roads or other public place; a road oft travelled
For a form of words with pedigree going back to at least 1930 and generating judicial decisions on it within a couple of years from then, it may surprise some to discover that the meaning of ‘road or other public place’, found at various points through the Road Traffic Act 1988...

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021
Court of Appeal quashes s10A POCA 2002 determination of beneficial interest in third party property
On 22 October 2021 the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal brought by Philip Rule on behalf of his client...

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021
Administrative Court allows judicial review to protect prisoner's privileged and confidential correspondence
The High Court has found that a prison acted unlawfully in opening a prisoner’s confidential mail...

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021
Pupillage Open Evening, Birmingham 2021
No5 is hosting a pupillage open evening on Tuesday, 2nd November at chambers in Birmingham between 6 and 7.30 pm...

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021
High Court finds unlawful denial of accommodation to putative minors by London Borough of Brent
The Administrative Court has today allowed the judicial review claims brought on behalf of three individuals against a local authority...

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is proud to sign up to the FreeBar Charter
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is proud to sign up to the FreeBar Charter...

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021
The future for separated parents
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division addressed the Jersey International Family Law Conference on 8th October 2021...

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
Kawsar Zaman successfully defends another Osteopath on all allegations
Kawsar Zaman has successfully defended an Osteopath, on all allegations, before the General Osteopathic Council’s (GOsC) Professional Conduct Committee....

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
Greenpeace fails in attempt to challenge BP’s Vorlich Field
Greenpeace Limited (“Greenpeace”) appealed to the Court of Session (Inner House, First Division) against decisions made by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy...

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
Alex Mellis addresses fixed costs in personal injury in new book
Fixed costs in personal injury are supposed to be straight forward, avoid the need for time spent on assessment and control the level of costs payable by Defendants....

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021
Mini Pupillage applications are now open
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce the resumption of the mini pupillage programme commencing in 2022...

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Provides Guidance About Qualified One-way Costs Shifting (“QOCS”)
In addition to raising questions about the reactiveness of the CPRC to issues when they arise (covered by Alex Mellis here [link to his article]), Ho v Adelekun raises important issues in relation to QOCS which are further considered by Thomas Beasley in this article....

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021
A problem to be fixed by somebody, anybody or (nearly) nobody – fixed costs and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Ho v Adelekun, limited to the question of whether set off was allowed by a defendant with costs orders in its favour against the cost orders in the claimant’s favour...

Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2021
New Book Offers Important Guidance On Changes To Contempt Of Court Procedure
No5's Abid Mahmood has released a new book entitled Contempt of Court. The New Rules have been published to offer important guidance...

Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2021
New crematorium grant of planning permission following appeal in Surrey green belt
Horizon Cremation have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for a new crematorium at Oxted following a public inquiry...

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2021
Workplace vaccination – Part 2: How can an employer defend a vaccination policy?
Workplace vaccination continues to be a touchy subject...

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2021
No5's Public Law Group are delighted with the 2022 Legal 500 rankings
No5's Public Law Group are delighted with the 2022 Legal 500 rankings and extend their warm thanks to the clients who took the time to attest to the quality of our team....

Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021
No5 Barristers' Chambers again features at the forefront of The Legal 500
No5 Barristers' Chambers has again maintained its position as a leading set in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500...

Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021
Michelle Heeley QC appointed as youngest ever leader of Midlands Circuit
Promoting social mobility and inspiring women to succeed at the Bar are just two of the goals of the new leader of the Midlands Circuit, Michelle Heeley QC...

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021
Workplace Vaccination Part 1: will an employer’s policy breach discrimination law?
Workplace vaccination is a hot potato. Many employers want to know whether they can or should adopt...

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021
No5 and Oliver May shortlisted for diversity and inclusion awards
No5 and Oliver May have been recognised in this year’s Chambers UK Bar Awards. No5 has been nominated for Outstanding Set for Diversity and Inclusion whilst Oliver May has been shortlisted in the Future Leader, Diversity and Inclusion Award. No5 has also been shortlisted in the Regional Set of the Year category too....

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021
No5’s Philip Rule defends protest rights of acquitted Birmingham pub bombing campaigners tried for alleged breach of Covid-19 lockdown measures
No5’s Philip Rule defended the ‘Justice 4 The 21 Group’ campaigners Julie Hambleton, Kevin Gormley, John Porter and Michael Lutwyche, who faced trial after refusing to pay penalty notices for an alleged breach of the Covid-19 lockdown measures following a memorial motor rally for the Birmingham pub bombing victims in the city centre on 21 November 2020 which finished with a demonstration outside Lloyd House, West Midlands Police headquarters....

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021
Fixed Costs Extension
Have you ever found that just as you finish writing a book on fixed costs...

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021
The Queen on the application of Nadir Minsi -v- Secretary of State for Home Department (CO/695/2021)
Damages were paid to the claimant for the provision of unsuitable hotel accommodation, with the only alternative of accommodation 200 miles away from bespoke treatment at Kings College London Clinical Trials...

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Deprivation of liberty, the inherent jurisdiction and an accommodation crisis
Public law practitioners will be aware of the spate of cases in recent years in which the higher courts...

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Kawsar Zaman successfully defends Osteopath after 6-day hearing concerning sexual allegations
Kawsar Zaman has successfully defended an Osteopath, on all allegations, before the General Osteopathic Council’s (GOsC) Professional Conduct Committee...

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021
Hundreds of drug driving convictions could be overturned after lab test errors
It has been widely reported in the media that hundreds of drivers who have been convicted of drug driving offences could see their convictions being overturned...

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021
Nassera Butt of No5 appointed as Circuit Judge
The Queen has appointed Nassera Patel, previously known as Nassera Butt of No5 Barristers’ Chambers to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor...

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021
Howard Leithead successfully prosecutes shopkeeper who refused to close his shop during lockdown
The Defendant was convicted of seven offences and was ordered to pay a fine of £35,000 as well as a victim surcharge and costs...

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021
Parminder Saini of No5 advised legal team in landmark case
Parminder Saini of No5 advised the legal team in a landmark case which could see UK law align itself with sharia law in enforcing contractual disputes over payments of "Mahr" (sometimes referred to as a "Bride Price")....

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Paul Joseph appointed as Deputy Costs Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are delighted to announce that Paul Joseph has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a Deputy Costs Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office in London....

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Results Day 2021: How to Appeal GCSE and A-Level Results
As students receive their A-Level and GCSE results on 10 August and 12 August 2021 respectively...

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021
Neil Shastri-Hurst appointed to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Appeals Committee
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has been successfully appointed a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Appeals Committee....

Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2021
Members ranked in leading Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide 2021
Angus Burden (1994 call) and Louise Corfield (2008 call) have both gained recognition in the prestigious Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide 2021...

Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2021
Vicarious Liability and Non-Delegable Duty of Care of Dental Practice Owners: Hughes v Rattan [2021] EWHC 2032 (QB)
On a trial of preliminary issues in the High Court, a former dental practice owner was found to be vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of Associate Dentists who had worked within his dental practice, and to have owed patients of the Practice a non-delegable duty of care....

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
Spotlight on Mark Jones: Family Pupil
Mark is a pupil in the Family Group. During his first six, Mark has observed a wide range of public law and private law children’s work....

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021
Apostasy and co-parenting in the Middle East
Two recent cases involving families in the Middle East have highlighted different approaches to dealing with co-parenting and conflict resolution...

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021
High Court rejects legal challenge to transgender prison policy
On Friday the Divisional Court handed down an important judgment in relation to the Ministry of Justice’s transgender prison policy....

Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2021
Fishmongers’ Hall Inquest: Prevention of Future Deaths concerns of Saskia Jones’ family
Henry Pitchers QC, Philip Rule and Ramya Nagesh, instructed by Hodge Jones & Allen solicitors, have presented to the Coroner the family of Saskia Jones’s submissions aimed at exposing the dangers for the future from the failings seen in this case....

Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2021
Woman found guilty of defrauding elderly friend of over £50,000
Maria Marston was found guilty of defrauding an elderly vulnerable friend of over £50,000. Ecky Tiwana defended....

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021
When (HMRC) records go wrong
Becket Bedford is currently embroiled in the intricacies of EEA deport notices...

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021
Property-Insolvency Update
Extension of existing restrictions on enforcement and entirely new proposed restrictions on landlord action...

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021
Maya Forstater v CGD Europe and Others
What does it mean for a belief to not be worthy of respect in a democratic society?...

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021
Mason v Laing: Wrongly decided?
Grace Gwynne & Alexander Mellis reflect upon recent experience and potential problems with the argument arising from the case of Mason v Laing and failures to serve a first medical report in soft tissue injury RTA Portal cases before obtaining a second report...

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021
No5’s Philip Rule and Benjamin Harrison appeared in a claim seeking judicial review
No5’s Philip Rule and Benjamin Harrison appeared in the Divisional Court in a claim seeking judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State for Justice to refuse their client, DK, compensation for a miscarriage of justice pursuant to section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988....

Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Fishmongers’ Hall inquest comes to a conclusion
The jury has delivered its conclusions following the 7-week inquest investigating the death of Saskia Jones, and Jack Merritt, who were killed by a terrorist attacker in November 2019 when attending an event at the Fishmongers’ Hall at London Bridge. The jury have recorded a verdict of unlawful killing, and concluded that failings by a number of agencies probably contributed to the deaths of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt....

Date: Fri, 28 May 2021
Kawsar Zaman accredited as a mediator by CEDR
No5 Barristers' Chambers are delighted to announce that Kawsar Zaman has been accredited as a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)....

Date: Wed, 26 May 2021
Man found ‘Not Guilty’ of Killing
Phil Bradley QC and Siobhan Collins successfully defended JL, who was charged with the manslaughter of his sister’s boyfriend by restraining him in a stranglehold. In a 7-day trial at Leamington Justice Centre, a Jury unanimously acquitted JL after deliberating for just under 2 hours....

Date: Mon, 24 May 2021
Serial Rapist of Ladywood Street Workers Convicted
On 5th May 2021, following a 3-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, the defendant (EJ) was convicted of raping, sexually assaulting and falsely imprisoning prostitutes in the Ladywood area of Birmingham. The case was prosecuted by Phil Bradley QC and Sharon Bahia....

Date: Mon, 24 May 2021
Webinar to address key disability survey findings
On the 24th May from 5pm to 6pm, Founder and Trustee of City Disabilities, Robert Hunter, will be presenting a webinar...

Date: Tue, 18 May 2021
Married transgender prisoners successfully challenge a prohibition that prevented contact
No5’s Philip Rule has successfully challenged a prohibition preventing two married transgender prisoners from communicating with one another....

Date: Tue, 18 May 2021
Benjamin Harrison successfully represents teacher in proceedings before the Upper Tribunal
The client was appealing a decision of the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) to include his name on the Children’s Barred List...

Date: Wed, 12 May 2021
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley successful in obtaining planning permission
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for up to 373 dwellings together with strategic landscaping and other infrastructure in Torbay....

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021
No5 barristers appear on radio show Breaking Stereotypes
Three No5 barristers Saleema Mahmood, Nabila Mallick and Sultana Tafadar have appeared as guests on Ramadan Radio in a live discussion on Breaking Stereotypes episode ‘Your career, your faith’....

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021
Maria Mulla has been accredited as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute (IMI)
No5 Barristers' Chambers are delighted to announce that Maria Mulla has been accredited as a mediator by the International Mediation Institution....

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021
No5 barrister named “Barrister of the Year” by Birmingham Law Society
No5 is delighted to announce that Esther Gamble has been named “Barrister of the Year” by the Birmingham Law Society....

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021
Dr Louisa Sherlock to release a series of videos on dental negligence
Dr Louisa Sherlock, barrister at No5 Barristers' Chambers and former dental surgeon, to host a series of vlogs on the topic of dental negligence. These vlogs will provide invaluable feedback from a number of experienced dental experts from a variety of different disciplines on how they think that lawyers could improve their chances of success and reduce their costs....

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Judge dismisses case at half-time in a claim for personal injury suffered by a healthcare worker at an NHS Trust
Neil Shastri-Hurst recently successfully represented an NHS Trust in a Multi-Track claim, in which the Claimant’s case was dismissed following half-time submissions that there was no case to answer....

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Pub bombing relative and supporters plead not guilty following remembrance event prosecution
Philip Rule of No5 Barristers’ Chambers was instructed by KRW LAW LLP to represent relatives and supporters of those killed in The Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974...

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021
CIGA 2020 update
Further extension of restrictions on winding-up and suspension of wrongful trading liability to 30 June 2021; temporary Part A1 moratorium rules extended to 30 September 2021...

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Mark Anderson QC and Steven Reed representing UK Gymnastics Limited
Mark Anderson QC and Steven Reed appeared in the Court of Appeal on 16 March, representing UK Gymnastics Limited in its appeal against an injunction restraining it from infringing British Gymnastics’ trademarks and from passing off by calling itself a National Governing Body for the sport of gymnastics....

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021
Precision is Vital: CPR Part 36 Guidance from the Court of Appeal
In Seabrook v Adam [2021] EWCA Civ 382 the Court of Appeal considered the interpretation and effect of two Part 36 offers in the context of applying the costs consequences of CPR Pt. 36.17....

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021
KXC And Others V University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Jonathan Jones QC and Mamta Gupta, successfully settled an oncological case in April 2020 in which the Defendant NHS Trust agreed to pay a Periodical Payment Order in a Fatal Accident Act claim to a disabled dependent for the first time....

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021
Chambers congratulates three new silks
No5 Barristers Chambers is pleased to congratulate Mark Kelly QC, David Tyack QC and John Coughlan QC on their appointment to silk...

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021
New Upcoming Book From No5's Ramya Nagesh
No5's Crime Barrister Ramya Nagesh will be releasing her new book "A Practical Guide to Insane and Non-Insane Automatism in the Criminal Law" later this year...

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2021
Failings by SSHD’s provider leads to indemnity Costs
Nabila Mallick obtains indemnity costs in Judicial Review permission application brought by a HIV +ve Claimant requiring suitable accommodation during the pandemic....

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021
The enforcement of judgments obtained from the US, China, and DIFC Courts in the UK
Maria Mulla (Barrister at No5 Chambers) and Matthew Purcell (Partner at Saunders Law) invite you to join a webinar discussing the enforcement of judgments obtained from the US, China and Asia, and the DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) Courts, in England and Wales....

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Shamima Begum Supreme Court judgment
Last week, the UK Supreme Court ruled in the case of Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department, in favour of the Secretary of State and against Ms Begum on all counts. This means that Shamima Begum, who travelled to Syria as a child to join ‘ISIL’ will not be able to re-enter the UK to appeal the UK’s decision to deprive her of her nationality...

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Chloe Ashley awarded a prestigious outgoing Pegasus Scholarship
Chloe Ashley has been awarded a prestigious outgoing Pegasus Scholarships for 2021 by Inner Temple....

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Philip Vollans successfully awarded the Pegasus Scholarship to India
We are proud to announce that Philip Vollans has been successfully awarded the Pegasus Scholarship to India by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. The Scholarship is supported by the Kapila Hingorani Foundation, which supports Barristers in developing their practice and understanding of Criminal and Human Rights law within other international jurisdictions....

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
No5 Barristers representing in prescription drug offences case
No5 Crime Barristers appeared in a case involving a pharmacist jailed over £1m prescription drugs offences...

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Ranjiv Khubber joins the Immigration Group at No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Ranjiv Khubber to the Immigration Group....

Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2021
Louise Corfield qualifies as Mediator
No5 is delighted to announce that Louise Corfield has qualified as an accredited mediator. Having already being recognised by the directories as incredibly studious whilst having a commercially-minded and practical approach Louise will also add 12 years of experience litigating in the High Court/Business and Property Courts to her mediation approach....

Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2021
Inquest finds probation failures made a significant contribution to Janet Scott’s death
The Coroner at the inquest into Janet Scott’s death returned a verdict of unlawful killing with a narrative that found that failures by the probation service made a significant contribution her death....

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021
David Gardner has been appointed to the Welsh Government’s Panel of Approved Counsel
David Gardner has been appointed to the Welsh Government’s Panel of Approved Counsel....

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021
Secondary Victim Claims – Clinical Negligence and Proximity
On 5 February 2021, Master Cook handed down judgment in the case of Polmear and another v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 196 (QB), dismissing the Defendant’s application to strike out the claims and/or for summary judgment. He gave permission to appeal and made an order “leapfrogging” the appeal to the Court of Appeal, pursuant to CPR 53.23....

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2021
No5 Shortlisted for Legal Cheek Awards
In this year’s awards which will be taking place virtually on Thursday 25 March, No5 has been shortlisted in the category of Best Chambers for Colleague Supportiveness 2021....

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021
Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal rules 10-month detention of Sri Lankan refugees was unlawful
The Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of three detainees in Kajeepan and others v Director of Immigration and Attorney-General (Civil Appeal No: CL 4/20). No5 Barristers' Chambers' Philip Rule appeared for the appellants along with Tim Prudhoe of Prudhoe Caribbean....

Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021
Interesting decision made in interim relief order
In the case of The Queen on the application of Egnastasville v Secretary of State for Home Department CO/1793/2020, at an interim relief hearing by videolink, on 12th January 2021, Mr David Lock QC sitting as Deputy High Court Judge, was invited to make and granted a novel interim relief order, allowing Section 95 recipients of asylum support to remain in their accommodation in North London, rather than being dispersed....

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021
Ian Bridge successfully defends at Sheffield Crown Court
Ian Bridge successfully defends a commercial driver facing trial on indictment for the offence of causing death by careless driving at Sheffield Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021
David Mason QC prosecutes husband found guilty of wife's murder
David Mason QC prosecutes husband found guilty of wife's murder...

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021
Michael Duck QC prosecutes lockdown murder of 19 year old
No5 Barristers' Chambers Crime Barrister Mike Duck QC prosecuted in a recent case of an 18 year old defendant for the murder of a 19 year old student who lived on the same road in Leicester during lockdown...

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021
Kawsar Zaman successful against Carillion, the largest trading liquidation in UK history
Kawsar Zaman has successfully represented, as leading junior, a group of 74 claimants against Carillion in a 10-day preliminary hearing at the Manchester Employment Tribunal....

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021
A child does not have the right to a solicitor at the start of the deportation process
In a ruling today the High Court held that a child detained under the sentence of a court did not have an automatic entitlement to a solicitor to help him understand and respond to service of formal notice of liability to deportation....

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021
The Supreme Court Rules Business Interruption Insurance Covers Covid-19 Claims
In a landmark ruling the UK Supreme Court unanimously decided that insurance policies providing business interruption insurance...

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021
No5 Barrister's appear in prominent UK case
Mike Duck QC who prosecutes in case with Siobhan Collins, Phil Bradley QC and Ecky Tiwana defended King....

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021
Permission to apply for Judicial Review granted in an Equality Act 2010 challenge to the operation of asylum support
No5 Chambers Nabila Mallick has obtained permission on 17th December 2020 in a claim challenging the Secretary of State for Home Department in damages under Section 15 Equality Act 2010 and Article 8 Echr in R (on the application of Ojijwago) v SSHD CO 3978/ 2020....

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021
No more interruption for policyholders?
Maria Mulla and Changez Khan consider the decision of the Supreme Court in Financial Conduct Authority -v-Arch Insurance (UK) Limited & Ors [2021] UKSC 1...

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Gemma Roberts represented the successful Respondent before the Court of Appeal in Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Gemma Roberts represented the successful Respondent before the Court of Appeal in Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA 21....

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Changez Khan succeeds in High Court business protection case – damages, an injunction and a finding of contempt against a company director.
Changez Khan successfully acted for the Claimant company in the High Court in Solitair Ltd v Nambiar and Go Singles Ltd....

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021
Permission to apply for Judicial Review granted in systemic challenge to asylum accommodation for pregnant women and new-born mothers
No5 Barristers, David Gardner and Nabila Mallick, have obtained permission to apply for judicial review in the case of R (DK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (CO/4585/2020)....

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021
EU Directive with Parminder Saini
With days till implementation/transition period ends on 31 December, Secretary of State concedes Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2016 are unlawful in failing to legislate for Retained retained rights of residence for Former Family Members (FFMs) since February 2017 under Regulation 10 - transposing Article 13(2) of #citizens #directive 2004/38/EC....

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021
Two heads better than one at No5 Barristers’ Chambers
In an unprecedented step in its one hundred year plus history No5 Barristers’ Chambers has announced that from 1st January 2021 it will welcome in not one but two new Heads of Chambers....

Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021
Divisional Court quashes DPP's decision not to prosecute police officer for perjury
On 23 December 2020 the Divisional Court handed down judgment allowing the judicial review brought by No5’s Philip Rule and quashing this decision, in R (Purvis) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] EWHC 3573 (Admin)....

Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020
High Court upholds experimental traffic order in the City of London
High Court upholds experimental traffic order in the City of London despite deciding that procedural failures occurred (Tomkins v City of London Corp)...

Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020
Three members of No5 Barristers’ Chambers to be appointed Queen’s Counsel
No5 has welcomed the news that Mark Kelly, David Tyack and John Coughlan will be appointed to the rank of Her Majesty’s Queen’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor, taking the number of silks at the chambers to 35....

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020
High Court rejects challenge concerning the provision of Gypsy and Traveller pitches
The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge of the decision of a local planning authority to grant planning permission...

Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020
Judgment in landmark case confirmed the law as it relates to the Sexual Offences Act
The Court of Appeal today handed down Judgment in a landmark case that confirmed the law as it relates to the Sexual Offences Act. In a little used legal procedure the Attorney General had referred a point of law following a trial in which the defendant was acquitted....

Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020
Suspension Lifted for Doctor represented by Kawsar Zaman
Kawsar Zaman has successfully represented a Doctor before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service during an Interim Orders Tribunal review hearing (FTP) in which an interim suspension (imposed 6 months earlier) has been replaced with interim conditions....

Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2020
Manchester City Council’s guidance for abbreviated age assessments found unlawful by High Court
In RM v Manchester City Council CO/1844/2020, on 3 and 4 Dec 2020, the Administrative Court considered a guidance document used by this local authority....

Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020
R v (1) Canterbury City Council (2) Redrow Homes (South East) [2020] EWCA Civ 1588
In R v Canterbury City Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1588, the Court of Appeal considered two applications to re-open final appeals pursuant to CPR52.30....

Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020
Court of Appeal quashes IPP sentence
In N v R [2020] EWCA Crim 1615; [2020] 12 WLUK 8; on 2 December 2020, the appeal against sentence, advanced by No5’s Philip Rule, was allowed...

Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020
Farin Anthony Joins No5's Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Farin Anthony to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Group....

Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2020
The Sentencing Code: Everything Explained
The Sentencing Act 2020 introduces a simplified sentencing code which applies to all offenders convicted after 1st December 2020. The former sentencing regime still applies to offenders convicted before that date....

Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Michelle Heeley QC representing in a headline case
Michelle Heeley QC represented the defendant Paul Fitzgerald in a case that made headlines across the United Kingdom....

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020
Alleged gangland leader represented by Gary Bell QC acquitted in a conspiracy to murder trial
After a six-week trial in Manchester Jamie Rothwell was found not guilty of two counts of conspiracy to murder...

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020
Planning appeal success for Richard Humphreys QC
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College's appeal (for development of up to 195 dwellings together with a 3G sports pitch, public open space, other green infrastructure, and landscaping) has been allowed, with a full award of costs. No5's Richard Humphreys QC represented the College....

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020
Dewinder Birk has been appointed to the role of District Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is proud to announce that Family Law barrister Dewinder Birk has been appointed to the role of District Judge....

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020
Prison law success for Stuart Withers
Stuart Withers is celebrating two successes in his prison law practice....

Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020
Dewinder Birk published in November’s Family Law
No5 Barrister Dewinder Birk will be published in the November issue of Family Law....

Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2020
Sioned Davies joins No5's Planning and Environment Group
Sioned Davies joins No5's Planning and Environment Group...

Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020
Redston v DPP - High Court hears case concerning Dominic Cummings
Michael Mansfield QC and Philip Rule appear in Divisional Court in challenging the DPP over the failure to consider the Dominic Cummings affair....

Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020
High Court grants interim relief ordering immediate release of immigration detainee
The High Court grants interim relief for a detainee that had been held in detention since 1 September 2020, ordering the immediate release. No5's Philip Rule represented the successful applicant....

Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020
No5 recognised and ranked in leading guide
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has gained recognition in the much-anticipated Chambers UK Guide 2021, in fourteen specialist practice areas....

Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020
No5's Public law team recognised in the Chambers UK Bar guide 2021
No5 Barristers' Chambers Public Law group is very pleased to note its members and some of its practice areas being recognised in the 2021 Chambers UK guide to the leading sets and individuals at the Bar....

Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020
Court of Appeal gives judgment on the long residence rule
Court of Appeal gives judgment on the long residence rule Manjit S. Gill QC and Edward Nicholson of No5 Chambers, London, appeared for the lead appellant, Mr Hoque, instructed by City Heights Solicitors....

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020
DB Symmetry Ltd v. Swindon BC 2020 (C.A. decision)
Richard Humphreys QC represented DB Symmetry Ltd in a dispute as to whether a planning condition required the developer to dedicate access roads as public highways or whether it merely regulated the physical attributes of the roads....

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020
Bar Council Appointment for No5 Barrister Oliver May
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence barrister Oliver May has been appointed to the Bar Council...

Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley secure planning permission for 250 dwellings in north-east Derbyshire after a fully virtual planning inquiry
Following what is believed to be the first “fully virtual” planning inquiry in the new Covid 19 era, planning permission has been obtained on appeal, following a four-day public inquiry, for the erection of up to 250 dwellings at a site in Holmewood, Derbyshire....

Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020
A Local Authority v JB and SB
No5’s Keri Tayler has obtained an order for costs in the Court of Protection in a case where the local authority’s application for an injunction to prevent P’s eviction from his placement was described as “doomed" and “misconceived”...

Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020
Father convicted and sentenced for the Manslaughter of his 8-week-old baby.
A father has been convicted and sentenced for Manslaughter of his 8-week-old son. Jonas Hankin QC led the prosecution team, having been instructed at an early stage of proceedings to advise on expert evidence....

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020
No5's Henry Pitchers QC and Philip Rule appear at Fishmongers' Hall pre-inquest hearing
Henry Pitchers QC, Philip Rule and Ramya Nagesh act on behalf of the family of Saskia Jones...

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020
Hashi Mohamed examines social mobility in the UK on BBC Radio 4
Commencing from Monday 19th October at 09.45 on BBC Radio 4, No5 planning barrister, author and presenter Hashi Mohamed...

Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
Thoughts from a virtual planning inquiry
A legal team from No5 Chambers and DLA Piper UK LLP have just completed a fully virtual public inquiry in relation to an appeal against a refusal of outline planning permission....

Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020
Care home nurse is the first in Warwickshire to be convicted of wilful neglect
A care home nurse in Rugby is the first in Warwickshire to be convicted of wilful neglect....

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020
Eminent Indian Lawyer Sudhir Mishra joins as a Door Tenant
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to welcome Sudhir Mishra to the Business and Property Group. Sudhir, an Environmental lawyer of India, has joined as a Door Tenant....

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020
No5 Barristers Help Celebrate 10 years of the Equality Act 2010
No.5 Barristers David Gardner and Dr Chelvan took part in a panel webinar organised by Public Law Wales and the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales....

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020
Alderman Emma Edham speaks at the 23rd Eurasian Economic Summit
This annual two-day summit, organised by the Istanbul-based Marmara Group Strategic...

Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2020
A tribute to former No5 member Stephen Campbell
Stephen Campbell | 1960 - 2020...

Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2020
No5 and members shortlisted for diversity and inclusion awards
Three counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been shortlisted in the Chambers Bar Awards 2020 Diversity and Inclusion categories. No5 itself has also been recognised in the same category....

Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020
Legal 500 reveal No5 Barristers’ Chambers as one of the best
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again reaffirmed its position as a leading set of barristers in the annual Legal 500....

Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020
Three Barristers from No5 appointed as Recorders
Yasmin Yasseri, Richard Grimshaw and Richard Oakes are all to be appointed Recorders....

Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020
Men sentenced in Conspiracy Case
A trial prosecuted by Phil Bradley QC saw the defendants finally being charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm...

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020
Men convicted of joint-enterprise murder
Phil Bradley QC & Siobhan Collins account a recent 2-week trial for two men convicted of a joint-enterprise murder...

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020
Annie Townley has accepted tenancy at No5
The Business & Property Group are delighted to announce that Annie Townley has accepted tenancy after successfully completing her pupillage....

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020
Consenting adults?
Laura Davidson examines the law on capacity to have sexual relations....

Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2020
Virtual Local Plan Examinations – the new reality?
Having recently participated in the first virtual EiP we have teamed up with No5 Chambers to consider the format and the future of online examinations....

Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2020
Jorren Knibbe joins the Public Law Group
No5 is delighted to welcome to our Public Law team Jorren Knibbe...

Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2020
No5 Barristers' Chambers signs up to the Women in Law Pledge
No5 are delighted to announce that they are proud signatories to the Women in Law Pledge created by the Bar Council of England and Wales, The Law Society, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)....

Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020
ECtHR communicates Philip Rule’s Bowen and Stanton v UK case
European Court of Human Rights communicates Philip Rule’s case of Bowen and Stanton to the UK...

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020
Ogden 8 – an algorithm to rely upon?
The Ogden Tables have been the first port of call for all legal practitioners, but are they to be relied on?...

Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020
Parminder Saini joins the Immigration Group at No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to welcome Parminder Saini to the Immigration Group....

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020
Philip Rule assists in successful Cayman Islands appeal
The Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands has allowed the appeal against conviction for indecent assault by a man who had been sentenced to 3 years and 3 months for an allegedly indecent assault involving touching of a woman's breasts....

Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020
Covid-19 Update - Coronavirus, domestic abuse and legal action
Olivia Whitworth and Eleanor Berney-Dale provide an update of their Coronavirus article from earlier this year....

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020
Who decides who decides? Withdrawal of care proceedings
Where a local authority determines that the medical evidence falls short of proving that an injury to a child was deliberately inflicted, in what circumstances should it be allowed to withdraw its application?...

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020
Dear s106 TCPA – Happy 30th Birthday!
Hitting the statute books at the very start of the now seemingly distant nineties...

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020
Injunctions to enforce restrictive covenants – some pitfalls
If you are looking to enforce a restrictive covenant in a business protection case, the High Court’s recent decision in Peltrade Ltd v Scanlan [2020] 9 WLUK 34 is a timely reminder of how not to do things....

Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2020
Court of Appeal provides welcome guidance on the meaning of ‘unduly harsh’ and clarifies previous Supreme Court decision on deportation
CoA provides welcome guidance on meaning of unduly harsh. Danny Bazini, Ramby de Mello and Jessica Smeaton acted for appellants...

Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2020
Inspector finds that the titled balance is engaged by virtue of the absence of a self-build policy within the South Worcestershire development plan
Jack Smyth talks about a recent case which has important implications for developers working in South Worcestershire....

Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2020
Turks and Caicos releases Sri Lankan refugees from detention after 10 months
Philip Rule discusses a recent case regarding the release of Sri Lankan refugees from detention after 10 months...

Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020
Business Grants: Independent Appeals Process - Kawsar Zaman speaks to the BBC
At the height of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the government announced that small businesses would be entitled to substantial grants as a result of being forced to close....

Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020
Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Dr Tony Sewell to face legal challenge
Michael Etienne instructed as part of the legal team acting on behalf of The Monitoring Group...

Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020
Covid-19 and the Criminal Law
Ramya Nagesh discusses how Covid-19 as affected the lives of practitioners and non-practitioners alike in her new publication "Covid-19 and the Criminal Law"...

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
'No DSS' No longer
The Department for Social Security or more commonly referred to as 'DSS', was the government department responsible for providing benefit payments. The department was however replaced in 2001 by the Department of Work and Pensions....

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
Dishonesty: A Change of Approach
Philip Vollans explores the changes to what is considered dishonest and new approaches towards the subject....

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge Inquests - No5 barristers secure scope determination
Henry Pitchers QC, Philip Rule and Ramya Nagesh, of No5 Chambers, are instructed to represent the family of Saskia Jones...

Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Stuart Withers succeeds in quashing a decision of the Parole Board
The High Court quashed a decision of the Parole Board where it found that a prisoner’s oral hearing and a subsequent decision, refusing his release, had been marred by procedural unfairness....

Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Welsh Judicial Reviews Must in the Future be Issued and Heard in Wales
The Administrative Court in Wales is about to enter the third iteration of its existence....

Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020
A new lease of life for public space injunctions? Canterbury City Council v Persons Unknown
This was the first injunction hearing since the Court of Appeal’s judgement in Bromley LBC v Persons Unknown [2020] EWCA Civ 12 (“Bromley”)....

Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020
Michael Duck QC presents a webinar for prosecutors in the Eastern Caribbean
Michael Duck QC recently presented a webinar to DPPs, senior prosecutors and investigating officers from a number of Eastern Caribbean nations....

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020
New COVID-19 Guidance for best interests decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has recently published guidance (July 2020) which aims to help people across social care and health settings apply the best interests decision making framework contained in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for or on behalf of people who lack capacity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020
Housing Civil Enforcement Update
Whilst most of the country was in lockdown at home during the Covid 19 pandemic, the Upper Tribunal was busy giving two key judgements on civil penalties for failures to comply with housing laws....

Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020
Key changes highlighted from newly published Ogden Tables
After nearly 10 years since Ogden 7 was released, the Government’s Actuary Department has published a new edition of the Ogden Tables....

Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020
Remote hearing in the Administrative Court | Sinicina v SSHD
Mrs. Justice Beverley Lang DBE granted JR permission at a remote hearing on 16 July 2020...

Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020
Court of Appeal overturn High Court decision | Mendes v SSHD
The Court of Appeal today overturned a High Court decision in the continuing battle waged by Notts firm, Instalaw...

Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020
Divisional Court dismisses challenge to apparent independence of the CCRC
On 15 July 2020 the Vice-President, Lord Justice Fulford, and Mrs Justice Whipple dismissed a judicial review brought against the Secretary of State claiming interference with, or the appearance of interference with, the independence of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (“CCRC”) (R (Warner) v SSJ [2020] EWHC 1894 (Admin))....

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020
Thinking Outside of the Tick Box
No5 are actively promoting diversity and inclusion from application to tenancy...

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020
Michelle Heeley QC represents Kasabian front man Tom Meighan
Michelle Heeley QC represented Kasabian’s front man, Tom Meighan at Leicester Magistrates court...

Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2020
Femi Ogunlende joins the No5 Family Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Femi Ogunlende to the Family Group....

Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2020
Ecky Tiwana successful in appeal on behalf of Derby Landlord
Ecky Tiwana was successful in quashing client’s convictions at an Appeal Hearing...

Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020
COVID-19 update from No5 Barristers' Chambers | 18 June
Update from Tony McDaid on No5's latest position during Covid-19...

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020
Two No5 barristers secure urgent executive release of vulnerable recalled prisoner
Philip Rule and Avril Rushe were instructed in an urgent judicial review to challenge an unlawful recall, and a flawed executive release decision...

Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2020
SC V University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Mr Justice Johnson has handed down Judgment in an application which may have important implications...

Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2020
Three members of the Employment Group appointed part time judges
We are delighted to announce that three members of our Employment Group have been appointed as part time judges....

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020
No5’s Business and Property Group work to encourage diversity at the Bar
No5 barristers have volunteered to assist potential new entrants to the profession from minority groups and backgrounds....

Date: Fri, 29 May 2020
Richard Grimshaw appointed Deputy Queen's Bench Master
We are delighted to announce that Richard Grimshaw has been appointed as a Deputy Queen’s Bench Master, sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice in London....

Date: Wed, 27 May 2020
Statement on the new immigration and asylum legal aid fixed fee
Other than in exceptional circumstances, each member of the immigration teams...

Date: Fri, 22 May 2020
Returning to work in the time of coronavirus - Part 3
In my previous two posts I referred to the protection against dismissal by sections 100(c),(d) and (e)...

Date: Thu, 21 May 2020
High Court refuses to make injunction against persons unknown to protect HS2 construction
Hillingdon London Borough Council V Persons Unknown (2020)...

Date: Wed, 20 May 2020
Will Covid-19 Lead to a Spike of Personal Injury Claims?
One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a paradigm shift in the way we work...

Date: Wed, 20 May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is committed to protecting the mental health of its barristers, pupils and staff. We have been awarded the Bar Council’s Wellbeing Certificate of Recognition and have in place a robust Wellbeing Policy to provide such support....

Date: Mon, 18 May 2020
Returning to work in the time of coronavirus-part 2
The Government has now published its guidance on the steps employers...

Date: Fri, 15 May 2020
Returning to work in the time of coronavirus
The Government is consulting employers and trade unions about 'guidance'...

Date: Tue, 12 May 2020
Time to go home: BP v Surrey County Council and RP [2020] EWCOP 22
In Liberty, equality, the Court of Protection and the coronavirus Alison Harvey wrote...

Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020
Covid 19 – A ‘Supervening Event’?
The financial impact of the current global pandemic on both a macro and micro economic level...

Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020
BULLOCK v. DENTON [2020]
Mrs Bullock had lived and cohabited with Mr Simon Denton for around 3 years 4 months...

Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020
No5 observing one minute silence at 11:00
No5 Barristers' Chambers will be observing a one minute silence at 11:00 for key workers who have died in the coronavirus pandemic....

Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020
Major mixed-use proposed development survives High Court challenge
R (on the application of Advearse) v Dorset Council [2020] EWHC 807 (Admin)...

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020
James Dixon successful in criminal deportation appeal before the Upper Tribunal
In a determination handed down very recently, in case HU/16349/2018, Upper Tribunal...

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Permission for 500 homes in the Green Belt
Chris Young QC, James Corbet Burcher and Thea Osmund-Smith secure Successful Appeal Result...

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Clarity needed from Home Office in response to coronavirus pandemic
On 21 April 2020, the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) and Colin Yeo, the barrister who edits the Free Movement blog...

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Satnam Choongh secures consent for 181 House Scheme in Devon
In this case Inspector Harold Stephens granted planning permission for 181 dwellings in Great Torrington, Devon, overturning a refusal by Torridge District Council....

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Implications of coronavirus for migrant workers and students
Both in parliament and written guidance, the government has been clear that no-one will have a negative outcome through the immigration system due to a circumstance that was beyond their control...

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Adjournments, remote hearings and extensions of time during COVID-19
High Court considers relevant principles in the context of COVID-19...

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Latest on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Treasury Direction 15 April 2020
On Wednesday 15 April 2020, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, gave a Direction to HMRC...

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020
Coronavirus, domestic abuse and legal action
It is becoming a progressively prevalent issue that there are increasing levels of domestic abuse...

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020
Paul Cairnes QC and Oliver Lawrence secure planning permission for up to 350 homes in Kent
Paul Cairnes QC and Oliver Lawrence secure planning permission for up to 350 homes in West Malling...

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020
Is it a criminal offence for a shop to offer food for sale after its labelled “use by” date?
This was the legal question posed to the High Court by a large national retailer in March 2020...

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020
Misconduct hearings during lockdown – a solution?
With the country on lockdown there will be officers up and down the country currently awaiting hearings...

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020
When investigation goes wrong
Police officers being investigated for gross misconduct have every right to expect...

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020
Phone lines now working as normal
Update 9 April 15:48: Phone lines now functioning...

Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2020
Two of the biggest Barrister’s Chambers unite in face of family law Coronavirus crisis
St Philips Chambers and No5 Barristers’ Chambers are teaming up to host a webinar, to explain and discuss the use of Arbitration in private law children’s cases...

Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020
Protection for business occupiers under The Coronavirus Act 2020 notes for Landlords
Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 came into force on the 25th March 2020. It provides temporary protection from eviction to lawful occupiers of business premises (whether or not they are tenants), in two respects:...

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020
Criminal Law & Practice at No5 During the Covid-19 Restrictions
Since the decision was taken to effectively suspend attendance at  the criminal courts, systems are now coming into place that will allow as much work as possible to carry on using remote video or telephone links and keep the courts as “open” as possible....

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020
Liberty, Equality, the Court of Protection, and the Coronavirus: BP v Surrey County Council & RP [2020] EWCOP 20
On the Friday before the government’s Monday announcement of a lockdown, the care home at the centre of BP v Surrey County Council & RP [2020] EWCOP 20 closed its doors to all visitors: the mental capacity assessor who was due to assess BP, and BP’s family members....

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020
HMCTS ‘Priority’ work and injunctive relief
On the 1st April 2020 HMCTS published a note on the Civil Court Listing Priorities. This is divided into two sections: - Priority 1 work includes work that ­­­must be done and Priority 2...

Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2020
Planning expertise recognised in annual survey
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey which was published on 27 March 2020...

Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020
‘Reasonable excuse’ in a pandemic
Law can save lives. This can be true of religious laws (relating to food and personal hygiene), Roman law (water and waste), Victorian law (Public Health Act 1848 and the spread of cholera and typus) and now the The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)(England) Regulations 2020 (‘the Restrictions Regulations)...

Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury work at No5 Barristers' Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
We just wanted to communicate to you all what our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups are doing and to assure you as best as we can it is business as usual....

Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Virtual Courts and Tribunals
This note attempts to summarise the current working practice for Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales: is the court or tribunal simply closed, open for certain business or operating new remote procedures?...

Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020
New PD 51Z for Stay of Possession Proceedings and Extension of Time Limits
The world has become a very unusual place in the last few weeks...

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Force Majeure Clauses: A Brief Overview in light of COVID-19
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, a common consideration is being raised by businesses...

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Immigration work at No5 Barristers' Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
At this time of unprecedented national public health emergency we would like to update you as to how we will maintain our Immigration services during the covid-19 outbreak....

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Employment Work at No5 Barristers' Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
At this time of unprecedented national public health emergency, we would like to update you as to how we will maintain our Employment Law services....

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
To evict or not to evict? - an update
With the current Coronavirus outbreak in the UK, we have seen guidance upon guidance and the enactment of the Coronavirus Act 2020 at break-neck speed...

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
COVID-19 update from No5 Barristers' Chambers | 24 March
On 24th March 2020 we implemented stage two of our Covid-19 strategy...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Dismissal of winding up petitions during COVID19 lockdown
On the evening of Monday 23 March 2020, the Prime Minister, in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID19...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prisoners with issues in respect of their mental capacity or mental health
This article part of the Prison law during the coronavirus pandemic series....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prisoners' rights to equivalent health and social care
This article part of the Prison law during the coronavirus pandemic series....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prisoners’ contact with the outside world
On 24 March 2020, prisons in England and Wales closed to visitors in order to ensure safe and secure functioning and the enforcement of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Independent Adjudications during coronavirus outbreak
With all prison visits being cancelled it is highly unlikely that adjudications before Independent Adjudicators will be taking place....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Parole Board process during coronavirus outbreak
In the run up to the nationwide lockdown prison lawyers have either been appearing via telephone or......

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Compassionate or other early release from prison
Across the world urgent steps are being taken to reduce the death toll that Covid-19 (coronavirus) is going to take in the context of penal institutions...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
No5 Barrister successfully acts for Police Officers in the EAT
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has successfully acted for two police officers...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prison law during the coronavirus pandemic
Witnessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the world and in the UK we are, now more than ever, concerned about how prisons will operate...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
To evict or not to evict?
A brief update as to the government’s position with regard to residential evictions in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Court of Protection work at No5 Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
At this time of unprecedented national public health emergency we would like to update you as to how we will maintain our Court of Protection services during the outbreak....

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers' Chambers offers Virtual Mediation and Round Tables
No5 have set up the facility to host virtual mediations and round table meetings....

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020
Family law in lockdown
We are entering difficult and unprecedented times. The country faces a so-called lockdown...

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020
Telephone numbers for managers
Mobile numbers for management...

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020
No5 barrister defends man cleared of manslaughter in flat explosion case
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has defended a man cleared of the manslaughter...

Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020
COVID-19 update from No5 Barristers' Chambers
Like all of you we are feeling the effects and dealing with the challenges...

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
COVID-19 update from the Family Group
In light of the National Guidance for the Family Court regarding Covid-19, we wanted to write to you to inform you of the servives that we are able to offer in these uncertain times....

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ prosecution case sentencing
Five men have been sentenced for their part in a series of violent robberies...

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
Alert: Change to bereavement award in fatal claims
Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020 will raise the bereavement award...

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers expands its range of cost-effective ADR Services for claims under £25,000.00
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is offering an increased range of new cost-effective services for claims up to £25,000...

Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020
Prosecution counsel secures guilty verdict in attempted murder case
A jury has returned a guilty verdict at an attempted murder trial prosecuted by Talbir Singh of No5 Barristers’ Chambers....

Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
No5 barrister leads prosecution of drug dealers convicted after vicious attack
Phil Bradley QC led for the prosecution in the conviction of three defendants charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm in a vicious assault on a woman....

Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020
Former No5 barrister is appointed as Circuit Judge
The Queen has appointed Fayyaz Afzal OBE, who practised at No5 Barristers’ Chambers, to be a Circuit Judge with effect from March 16....

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020
No5 working to minimise the spread of COVID-19
The steps No5 are taking to help minimise the spread of COVID-19....

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020
Colin Banham successfully defends officer charged with five separate allegations
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers has successfully represented an officer who was alleged to have conducted an unauthorised pursuit before lying about his actions....

Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020
No5 QC prosecutes pastor sentenced for serial rape of congregation members
Described by the Judge as “one of the worst cases involving sexual abuse of multiple children to ever come before the Courts”...

Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020
Annual Planning Seminar highlights - Part 1
No5 Barristers’ Chambers Planning Group is hosting its flagship conference on Monday, March 30, at The ICC in Birmingham...

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020
No5 hosts successful event to celebrate women in law, past, present and future
No5 hosted on behalf of Midland Circuit Women’s Forum, Birmingham Law Society and University of Birmingham, celebrating 100 years of women in the law...

Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers successful in resisting Court of Appeal synagogue challenge
Chris Young QC and Howard Leithead have successfully resisted a challenge to a decision to grant planning permission by Brighton & Hove City Council...

Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020
No5 barrister leads prosecution in West Midlands terrorism trial
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers is leading the prosecution in the trial of a teenager who is accused of terrorism offences....

Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020
New Rules Regarding Statements of Truth in Civil Proceedings
The 113th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules is bringing about a number of amendments to various CPR Practice Directions...

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020
No5 barristers face each other in court during extensive cross-county drugs case
Seven advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers were involved the case of a cross-county drugs plot that saw multiple convictions following a 12-month investigation....

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers counsel prosecute football coach murder case
Adrian Keeling QC and Earl Pinnock have seen 19-year-old Joseph Trevor jailed after he admitted murder and two charges of rape...

Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ prosecution counsel see killer jailed for life
The fatal attack was captured on CCTV on Baker Street and was said to have been provoked by the victim spilling his drink in the car....

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosts Annual Planning Seminar in Birmingham
Legal planning experts will put the spotlight on the challenges of housing supply and demand at No5's Annual Planning Seminar to be held in Birmingham next month....

Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020
No5 barrister scoops major honour in annual awards
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been named Barrister of the Year in leading legal sector awards...

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020
No5 barrister leads defence in high-profile case following burglary at F1 heiress’s home
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been instructed to lead the defence in a burglary case...

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020
No5 barrister launches debut book which gives insight on social mobility
A planning expert from No5 Barristers’ Chambers will launch his debut book in March in which he uses his own life experience to reflect on modern Britain, social mobility and the challenges that still face children from deprived areas....

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020
Richard Grimshaw successful in appeal
This case reinforces the point that it is important to comply with orders and deadlines imposed by the Court...

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020
Prosecution counsel sees rapist jailed
Talbir Singh has successfully prosecuted the case against a violent rapist who also beat up his victim in the attack....

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020
Ian Bridge represents motorist cleared of causing death by careless driving
A motorist defended by counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been cleared of charges relating to the deaths of two people in a road traffic accident....

Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020
Dr Chelvan gives Keynote speech at Government Equalities Office’s historic LGBT Leaders Summit
Bringing together 50 LGBT charity sector and third sector leaders to look at how the LGBT charity can work together, Dr Chelvan's keynote speech...

Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020
Christopher Hopkins and Colin Banham successfully defend Metropolitan Police officers accused of racism, bullying and harassment
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully defended two male Metropolitan Police officers...

Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020
QC and barrister at No5 defend man acquitted in gang murder trial
Two advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers defended a man acquitted over a gang-related killing which saw three others found guilty of murder....

Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020
Early intervention in NHS negligence claims could save huge costs
A BBC report has warned the NHS faces paying out £4.3billion in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence, but a barrister from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, says that costs can be saved whilst maintaining proper compensation for those who suffer from medical accidents....

Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020
Philip Rule succeeds in two important judgments
Two reserved judgments have both been delivered on 23 January 2020 in which Philip Rule succeeded on behalf of two very different clients....

Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020
Seven counsel from No5 involved in Family Court hearing
Seven barristers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been involved in a Fact Finding Hearing in the Family Court regarding brothers who alleged physical and sexual abuse by family members....

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020
No5 barrister defends lorry driver cleared after cyclist died in road accident
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the defence of a lorry driver who was cleared of causing the death of a cyclist in a traffic accident....

Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020
No5 QC successfully prosecutes pastor for serial rape of members of his congregation
A ‘feared’ pastor has been found guilty following a rape trial in which a Queen’s Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the prosecution....

Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020
Two counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers to be appointed Queen’s Counsel
Two barristers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, the UK’s largest set of chambers, are to be appointed to Her Majesty’s Queen’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor at a ceremony taking place at Westminster Hall on Monday 16th March....

Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Experienced financial services barrister joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Gurprit Mattu to the Business and Property Group....

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020
No5 Barristers shortlisted for national award
Two counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been shortlisted in the Barrister of the Year category for the Modern Law Awards 2020....

Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020
No5 counsel involved in trial as four men sentenced over historic child sex abuse
Michelle Heeley QC led Sarah Allen, both of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, in the prosecution of a historic child sex abuse case in which four men have been found guilty and sentenced....

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes as murderer is handed life sentence
A murderer has been jailed for life over the stabbing of a stranger in the street following a trial prosecuted by a Queen’s Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers....

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019
Colin Banham and Ian Bridge successfully defend officers after alleged mistreatment in custody
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully represented a Custody Sergeant and a Police Constable who were alleged to have mistreated a vulnerable woman during her detention in a custody suite on the 15th of December 2017....

Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Merry Christmas and Christmas opening hours
Christmas opening hours...

Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019
Case alert: Supreme Court to hear the appeal in XX concerning recovering the costs of surrogacy
The Supreme Court will today start hearing the appeal in the case of XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust. The case concerns whether a claimant can recover the costs of surrogacy utilising different methods both within England and Wales but also utilising commercial surrogacy arrangements in California....

Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019
No5 barrister prosecutes as lorry driver found guilty of death by careless driving
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers prosecuted in a trial which saw a lorry driver found guilty of careless driving following the death of a cyclist....

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019
Colin Banham and Christopher Hopkins successfully defend officers after 5 year investigation
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully represented two officers who were alleged to have discriminated against a member of a public by reason of his race....

Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019
Clinical negligence trial sees damages awarded of £1.5m in Cauda Equina Syndrome case
Clinical negligence experts from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have seen the successful conclusion of a claim involving Cauda Equina Syndrome with damages agreed at around £1.5million....

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019
Sentence passed in tragic doctor crash case
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers prosecuted and defended (Mike Duck QC prosecuting and Ian Bridge defending) in the recent high profile and tragic case involving the death of Dr Suzanna Bull....

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019
No5 counsel leads prosecution in child sex abuse case
Michelle Heeley QC is leading Sarah Allen in the prosecution of a historic child sex abuse case...

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019
No5 Family barrister wins top professional award
Family barrister Victoria Clifford of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been named Regional Bar Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 UK Awards for 2020....

Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019
Interim payments—the court is willing, but the evidence is weak (RXK v Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Personal Injury analysis: This analysis considers Master Cook’s judgment in RXK in which he sets out the circumstances in which the court will order an interim payment despite final quantification still being some years hence. It explains why this will be welcome news for claimant solicitors, even though no substantive decision was given in the case....

Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers counsel at centre of landmark ruling
Counsel from No5 represented parents who have been fighting for the right to protest...

Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019
No5 Family barrister shortlisted in Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
Victoria Clifford, a member of our Family Group, has been shortlisted for a major industry award...

Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
No5 hosts successful event to mark 100 years of women in law
No5 Barristers’ Chambers joined forces with Moore Blatch Solicitors to host an “inspiring evening” to mark the centenary of women in law....

Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019
DD – Asylum claim based on Domestic Violence – Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal - at real risk of persecution throughout Albania – Dr Chelvan and Jake Rylatt instructed.
In a determination of the Upper Tribunal promulgated on 13 November 2019, Upper Tribunal Judge Perkins has allowed an appeal on asylum grounds concerning a victim of domestic violence from Albania....

Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019
James Dixon acts in prison inquest which finds failings in the care for a remand prisoner at HMP Bristol
James Dixon of No5 Barristers' Chambers represented the family of Mr Shaun Dewey at an Inquest which found failings in the care for a remand prisoner at HMP Bristol....

Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019
Michael Burrows QC sees gunman jailed for life over murder
Michael Burrows QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has seen Keanu Bedward jailed for life for the fatal shooting of Remal Hunt....

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019
Family barrister puts forced marriages in the legal spotlight
Adreeja Chatterjee released book "A Practical Guide to the Law of Foreced and Incapacitous Marriages"...

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019
Worker status in spotlight at Annual Employment Seminars
Employment barristers will be sharing their expertise on workers status in Birmingham and London this month...

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019
Camilla Draycott accepts tenancy on completion of pupillage
Camilla Draycott accepts tenancy after successfully completing her pupillage....

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019
No5 counsel act for the defence as couple face murder charges
John Butterfield QC and Simon Hunka are acting for the defence in a murder trial in which a couple are accused of killing a homeless woman...

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019
No5 barrister prosecutes in Old Bailey ‘terror website’ trial
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers is prosecuting a case in which volunteers are accused of running a ‘terror website’...

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019
Defendant charged with murder pleads guilty after prosecuting opening speech
Jonas Hankin QC was prosecuting the trial of Martyn Turley, before the Honourable Mr Justice Johnson sitting at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019
No5 barrister secures murder conviction after father-of-four killed in ambush
Counsel at No5 was part of the prosecution team in a trial which found a man guilty of murdering a 34-year-old father...

Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019
Barrister appointed to prestigious new role
Neil Chawla has been selected as the first Master of the Midland Circuit of Lincoln’s Inn....

Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019
BBC and legal experts to shine a light on how law practices and media can work together
No5 are hosting an event, that aims to increase trust between the legal and the media worlds...

Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019
Dr Chelvan appointed Independent Reviewer for the IAGCI
Dr Chelvan has been successfully appointed as an Independent Reviewer by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration to provide a review...

Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019
Global Substitution Orders: ‘A Valuable Procedural Expedient’
Emma Williams examines the usefulness of the little known global substitution order...

Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019
A Change of Culture: the CJC Working Group report on Low Value Clinical Negligence Claims
No time to read the full 79-page report (plus a further 79 pages of appendices)? Here are the highlights - and lowlights...

Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019
Leading experts share knowledge of two-wheel accidents at No5 serious injury seminar
A leading road accident expert told a legal seminar of serious injury lawyers that 70 per cent of cases he now sees have CCTV or dash cam footage...

Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019
No5 Queen’s Counsel defends ex-England star cleared of sexual assault
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the defence of former footballer Paul Gascoigne who has been cleared of sexual assault...

Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Ten Years of the Administrative Court in Wales: Success or Failure?
The UK Administrative Justice Institute has published a blog post by Dr Sarah Nason and David Gardner that summarises their presentation...

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019
No5 barrister publishes book to promote global importance of mental health
Dr. Laura Davidson has compiled and edited a new book which puts the spotlight on mental health...

Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019
No5 Barristers' Chambers ranked in leading guide
No5 Barristers' Chambers ranked in leading Chambers UK 2020 Guide...

Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019
No5 Barrister Ian Brownhill appointed Assistant Coroner
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Ian Brownhill has been appointed Her Majesty's Assistant Coroner for Kent...

Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019
No5 Barristers to speak at the Human Rights Lawyers Association Annual Careers Day
On Saturday, 19 October 2019, the Human Rights Lawyers Association will be holding their annual careers day....

Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Two No5 barristers see defendants cleared in footballer blackmail case
Three men have been cleared of plotting to blackmail a Premier League footballer, with two of the accused defended by counsel at No5...

Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Proud of our Public Law rankings in the Legal 500
Proud of our Public Law rankings in the Legal 500...

Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019
Annual legal rankings once again hail No5 Barristers’ Chambers as one of the best
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has once again confirmed its standing as one of the leading sets of barristers in the country in the annual Legal 500....

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019
No5 Barristers' Chambers QC Michael Duck secures prosecution in brutal park stabbing case
Three men have been jailed for more than 70 years over the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old, following a five-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, prosecuted by Michael Duck QC....

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers advocates defend footballer blackmail case accused
Two counsel from No5 are representing the defence in a blackmail case featuring a premier league footballer at Bristol Crown Court....

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019
Matthew Brook Prosecutes Birmingham Rapist Caught on CCTV
Matthew Brook of No5 has prosecuted a rapist who claimed his victim consented to sex within minutes of him approaching her on the street....

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019
Anti-knife crime video features convicted murderer which No5 silks acted on
A convicted murderer making headlines for warning teenagers of the risks of arming themselves with knives was prosecuted by John Butterfield QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers at his 2015 trial....

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers defence sees client cleared of “mercy killing” charges
Mark Heywood QC and Martin Liddiard have successfully represented the defence of a pensioner charged with murder and manslaughter...

Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019
No5 welcomes Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst to the Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury Groups
No5 are delighted to welcome dual-qualified Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst to Chambers....

Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019
No5 barrister to be part of proceedings at UK Supreme Court for Brexit hearing
Ramby de Mello was instructed to make written submissions on behalf of two groups of clients as the Supreme Court hears a Brexit-related judicial review...

Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019
Senior judge shines light on Court of Protection at No5 seminar
A senior judge addressed an audience of legal experts in Birmingham to give a bird’s eye view of the current workings of the Court of Protection....

Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019
No5 barrister defends police officer cleared of assaulting a prisoner
Counsel at led the defence of a police officer acquitted of assaulting a prisoner who claimed he was beaten and stamped on while in a cell....

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019
No5 barrister appointed as a Midlands Recorder
Esther Gamble appointed as a Midlands Recorder...

Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019
Two QCs and two barristers involved in trial after fatal shooting
Four counsel were involved in a murder trial following the shooting of Dwaine Junior Haughton...

Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019
Chris Bright QC shortlisted for Silk of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards 2019
Chris Bright QC has been shortlisted for Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year...

Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019
QC at No5 prosecutes in money laundering trial
Michelle Heeley QC is leading the prosecution in an £11m money laundering trial....

Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019
No5 barristers defend grandmother accused of murder in ‘mercy killing’
Two counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers are defending an 80-year-old grandmother accused of killing her husband in a ‘mercy killing overdose’....

Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019
No5 barrister part of prosecution team at Old Bailey murder trial
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers was part of the prosecution team which secured a murder conviction following a fatal stabbing in Brixton....

Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019
Appointments strengthen family group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome two new members of Chambers to the Family Group....

Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019
Senior Judge Hilder to be guest speaker at Court of Protection Seminar
Senior Judge Hilder will be the guest speaker at a Birmingham seminar that will focus on legal issues within the Court of Protection....

Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019
Final programme for English law event in Colombia published
No5’s Philip Rule is to speak at the event organised by the Bar Council and the Law Society of England & Wales in Colombia this Thursday 5 September....

Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019
Focus on inquest law updates and suicide conclusions at No5’s annual London seminar
Legal insights on inquests including an update on how suicide is now viewed by the law will be given at an annual seminar...

Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019
No5 barrister appointed as an Employment Judge
Richard Adkinson will take up the role of a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)...

Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019
Barrister from No5 set appointed to be a Circuit Judge
Criminal barrister Samantha Crabb appointed to be a Circuit Judge...

Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Memorial cricket tournament scores cash for national charity
Two cricket tournaments staged by No5 Barristers’ Chambers in memory of a late member have raised a total of £3,375 for the national charity of the Bar – Advocate....

Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019
Philip Rule to speak at Bar Council’s English Law Week in Colombia
On Thursday 5 September the JW Marriott Hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, welcomes the Bar Council...

Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019
Chloe Ashley secures acquittal in conspiracy to circumvent immigration rules case
Chloe represented Mr Hussain, a 46 year old man of good character, in a four-week trial before Sheffield Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019
Counsel secure settlement for teenage boy affected by negligently untreated meningitis
Two counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have secured a settlement for a teenage boy who sustained severe brain damage as an infant...

Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019
A summer of good weather and iconic races bring out the bikes
Finally, summer has arrived with a European wide heatwave and temperatures last week in the UK reaching 38.5 degrees in Faversham Kent...

Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ Philip Bradley QC sees prisoner convicted of attempted murder charges
A prisoner who argued he was clinically insane when he attacked three guards and a fellow inmate at prisons in Norfolk, Lincoln and Wakefield...

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019
No5 Planning Barristers to appear in the first Supreme Court case in Wales today
No5 Planning Barristers to appear in the first Supreme Court case in Wales today...

Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019
Barristers Prosecute ‘Death by Beating’ Murder Trial
David Mason QC and Sarah Allen are acting for the prosecution in a murder trial in which they allege the victim was “unceremoniously dumped” and left to die on the doorstep of a house in Smethwick....

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
Laura Davidson publishes new article "Duty of Care: Inadquate Safety Nests?"
In her article published today in the New Law Journal, “Duty of care: Inadequate safety nets?"...

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
Four counsel from No5 involved in murder trial after fatal shooting in Wolverhampton
Four advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are involved in the trial of four men who face murder charges over the shooting of a 24-year-old man....

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
Philip Bradley QC prosecutes in attempted murder trial
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers is acting for the prosecution in the trial of an inmate accused of attacking three prison guards...

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosts specialist seminar on two wheel accidents
Accidents on two wheels will come under the spotlight when leading experts speak at a legal seminar...

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019
QC and barrister secure murder conviction for Birmingham stabbing
Two advocate secured the murder conviction of a teenager for the stabbing...

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Christopher Young QC acts to secure permission for a new private school and sports academy
Christopher Young QC advised and presented the case for the Rushmoor and St Andrews Schools...

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Immigration concerns post-Brexit highlighted at No5 seminar
Legal immigration experts have expressed concern that the message is not getting across to EEA...

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Jury conclude that prison service failures contributed to prisoner's death
An inquest saw No5 barrister Ian Brownhill represent the mother of a prisoner who died...

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Two counsel from No5 prosecute in manslaughter trial after father stabbed in the street
A man has been jailed for the fatal stabbing of a father-of-two in a trial prosecuted by two counsel from No5...

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers appointed to be a Judge of the Upper Tribunal
The Queen has appointed No5’s Vinesh Mandalia to be a Judge of the Upper Tribunal...

Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019
Jason Perrin obtains Declaration of Presumed Death in relation to a man who went missing
Jason Perrin has been involved in a presumption of death hearing after a man disappeared...

Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019
Barrister leads prosecution as company fined for tragic health and safety breach
Barrister Bernard Thorogood led the prosecution as a company was fined £1.33 million...

Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019
Barrister examines costs orders against litigation friends and infants
Costs lawyer specialist Stephen Goodfellow puts the spotlight on the liability of a litigation...

Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019
The rocky route to compensation
When a single pipeline is laid under another’s land the standard industry approach is to...

Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019
QC and barrister lead prosecution in murder trial after fatal stabbing
Two advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are leading the prosecution in a murder trial...

Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019
Barrister appears for defence as man acquitted of murder after shooting friend
No5 barrister Andrew Wallace appeared for the defence in a trial which saw a man acquitted of murder...

Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019
No5 Barristers appointed to List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to announce the strengthening of its list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates...

Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019
Barrister advises Prison Officers’ Association in successful appeal against dismissal
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been instrumental in helping the POA...

Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019
Two QCs involved in murder trial as man found guilty after shooting estranged wife
Two QCs and a barrister from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been involved in a murder trial...

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019
“Have you heard?” - Court of Appeal gives judgment in perceived disability discrimination test case
The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the case of the Chief Constable of Norfolk Police...

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019
Barrister acts for roofing company in Newton hearing after fatal fall from roof
Barrister Tim Pole, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, has represented Sandwell Roofing Ltd...

Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019
Michael Duck QC acting for defence in murder trial
Michael Duck QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, is involved in a murder trial over the death of a 20-year-old who was stabbed during a fight in Nottingham....

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019
Secretary of State appeal decision on new NPPF quashed
Dove J has quashed the Secretary of State’s decision to refuse permission for 203 dwellings...

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019
Becket Bedford wins second right of appeal for child refugee in Court of Appeal
A new decision from the Court of Appeal confirms the court is slow, even if the tribunal is not...

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Barrister with international commercial experience joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Alexander Heylin to No5...

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Two QCs from No5 face each other in court in shooting murder trial
Two QCs from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are facing each other in the courtroom in a murder trial over the death of a Shropshire mother....

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Leading barristers in immigration law to share expertise at annual seminars
Top barristers and eminent speakers in the field of immigration are due to address legal experts in Birmingham and London...

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Former Family barrister at No5 appointed to be a Circuit Judge
Sally Hickman, who was called to the Bar in 1987, will be known as Her Honour Judge Hickman....

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
James Dixon representing school protestors
Counsel is forming part of the team representing protesters at Anderton Park School....

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Richard Alomo to attend 13th Annual Business Law Conference in Nigeria
A No5 barrister will travel to Nigeria this month to attend the 13th Annual Business Law Conference....

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
No5 counsel sees police officer cleared of assault charge following high-speed chase
Sharon Bahia has seen a police officer acquitted...

Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers recognised for best practice in wellbeing
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been officially recognised for the mutual support its barristers and staff provide to ensure their continued wellbeing....

Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019
Dr Chelvan instructed to challenge removal of gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia to Kenya
Dr Chelvan has been instructed by Sarah Latimer of Fountain Solicitors (Newport) to represent Kenneth Macharia....

Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019
Steven Bailey sees successful drugs conviction case end in £1.3m POCA confiscation order
A No5 barrister has seen a case he prosecuted in 2015 end with a huge confiscation...

Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019
HMCTS Financial Remedy Centre Pilot
The idea of Financial Remedy Centres (FRC’s) was first...

Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019
Renowned barrister earns Doctorate
Internationally renowned barrister S Chelvan of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been awarded a PhD in Law by Kings College, London....

Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019
Colin Banham represents former Firearms Licensing Supervisor at Article 2 Inquest
Colin Banham represents former Firearms Licensing Supervisor at an inquest touching two murders...

Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Fixed fee Private Neutral Evaluation service for civil claims under £25,000.00 launched by No5 Barristers’ Chambers
New service for claims up to £25,000 through fixed fee Private Neutral Evaluation....

Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Philip Rule addresses Masters students at the University of Oxford seminar series
Philip Rule addresses Masters students at the University of Oxford seminar series...

Date: Thu, 30 May 2019
Colin Banham represents Welfare Officer at Article 2 Inquest
Colin Banham represented a Detective Chief Inspector...

Date: Wed, 29 May 2019
Barristers inspire school pupils with a visit to No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Three barristers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have taken part in an inspirational project...

Date: Tue, 28 May 2019
Philip Dayle represents teacher caught up in school SATs cheating case
Teacher who made admissions of maladministration of SATs at a primary school in Rochdale represented by Philip Dayle...

Date: Fri, 24 May 2019
Steven Fisher joins the Personal Injury Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Steven Fisher to the Personal Injury Group....

Date: Tue, 21 May 2019
Five experts from No5 Barristers' Chambers appointed to prestigious EHRC Panel
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced its list of preferred counsel, instructed to...

Date: Fri, 17 May 2019
Police officer given management advice after representation at gross misconduct hearing
Colin Banham represents police officer in misconduct hearing....

Date: Wed, 15 May 2019
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes mother accused of killing her newborn baby
Jonas Hankin QC has opened a case in which it is alleged that a woman murdered her newborn baby...

Date: Mon, 13 May 2019
Barristers win positive ruling in intercountry adoption case at the CJEU
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have won a positive ruling at the CJEU in an intercountry adoption appeal...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2019
Colin Banham successfully argues for Police Officer’s reinstatement
Colin Banham successfully appealed against dismissal after a hearing before the PAT...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2019
Permission granted to judicially review the Secretary of State’s refusal of British nationality where a conviction is ‘spent’ at the date of application
Permission granted on the papers to challenge on grounds of irrationality, unlawfulness and unreasonableness...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2019
Appointments to the Attorney General's civil panel counsel 2019
Appointments to the Attorney General's civil panel counsel for 2019....

Date: Wed, 08 May 2019
Laura Davidson considers Court of Protection cases in internet and social media use
Laura Davidson considers two recent Court of Protection cases examining capacity to use...

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers sponsors guidebook for award-winning museum
Visitors to an award-winning Birmingham museum can discover more about the attraction’s artefacts...

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019
No5 barristers face each other in court in murder trial
No5 barristers face each other in court in murder trial...

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Barristers from No5 act for defendants in drug conspiracy trial
Three counsel from No5 defend in complex drugs case...

Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Alex Cisneros represents the Public Guardian in a guidance case before the Court of Protection
The case involved an elderly lady who had executed two Lasting Powers of Attorney instruments (LPAs)...

Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Paediatric experts to give medical insight for lawyers
Paediatric experts will share their knowledge at a Medical Evidence seminar on 17th May...

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019
Senior Coroner to speak at No5’s Annual Inquest Seminar
Delegates will be given practical advice by a senior coroner who is due to give an insight into what is changing in the coronial world, including the use of less invasive CT scan post-mortems and the ‘medical examiner’ scheme....

Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019
Keri Tayler joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers Public Law Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Keri Tayler, a Court of Protection specialist, to the Public Law Group....

Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019
Major property management firm admit safety breach after Storm Doris death
The property management firm responsible for Wolverhampton’s Mander Centre at the time of a fatal accident in 2017 has admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act....

Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019
James Corbet Burcher appears in Successful Planning Appeal for 60-bed Care Home
Permission has been granted on s78 appeal for a 60 bed care home (Use Class C2) in Hartley Wintney, within Hart District Council: APP/N1730/W/18/3203638...

Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019
Mother jailed over baby death prosecuted by Jonas Hankin QC
Two QCs from No5 Barristers' Chambers were on opposite sides of the courtroom for the manslaughter trial...

Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019
Jonathan Shaw joins the Commercial and Chancery Group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Jonathan Shaw joins the Commercial and Chancery Group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers...

Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019
James Corbet Burcher examines PlanTech at the No5 Annual Planning Seminar
James Corbet Burcher examines PlanTech at the No5 Annual Planning Seminar...

Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019
Kingston top of the tree as barristers at No5 secure strong showing in the Annual Planning Law Survey
Barristers at No5 have once again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey...

Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
Michael Duck QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers secures jail term in murder case
Michael Duck QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers saw murderer Glen Elvin jailed for life over the death of his cousin in a knife attack following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court....

Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019
Six from No5 Barristers’ Chambers appointed Deputy District Judges
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has seen six of its members appointed to the role of Deputy District Judge of the County Courts by the Lord Chancellor....

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019
Planning inquiry proposals in the spotlight as barristers address 300 delegates
Around 300 experts were given key advice on how a planning inquiry shake-up may affect them in an annual seminar hosted by a leading barristers’ chambers....

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019
Philip Dayle wins in Privy Council appeal
https://www.no5.com/barristers/barrister-details/409-philip-dayle/...

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019
‘Dr Evil’ jailed for 40 months over unlicensed body modification procedures
‘Dr Evil’ McCarthy jailed for 40 months over unlicensed body modification procedures...

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
Barrister elected to the Court of Protection Bar Association
Barrister elected to the Court of Protection Bar Association...

Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers sees juvenile client acquitted in murder trial
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers sees juvenile client acquitted in murder trial...

Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Human rights barrister appointed to UK Government Equalities Office’s LGBT Advisory Panel
Human rights barrister appointed to UK Government Equalities Office’s LGBT Advisory Panel...

Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019
The Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes damning review into the Grenfell Tower Fire
The Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes damning review into the Grenfell Tower Fire...

Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019
Two QCs from No5 represent each side in court in baby manslaughter case
Two QCs from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are facing each other in the courtroom in a manslaughter trial over the death of a two-month-old baby....

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019
Colin Banham successfully appeals dismissal of a Police Constable following drink-driving conviction
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has successfully argued for a former police officer to be reinstated on an appeal against her dismissal at a Fast Track (Special Case) Hearing, following her conviction for driving with excess alcohol....

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019
Not guilty verdict for defendant in acid attack trial
James Doyle acted for Martina Badiova, 23, of Newcombe Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, who was found not guilty of plotting to spray sulphuric acid on a three-year-old boy with intent to harm....

Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019
Tribunal ruling potentially affecting thousands of music teachers
An employment tribunal ruling could affect the employment rights of thousands of peripatetic music teachers across the UK....

Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019
Barrister joins legal project working with prisoners in Africa
A lawyer at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has returned from a trip to Africa where he worked with a legal project that supports men, women and children living and working in prisons....

Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019
Court of Appeal upholds stays of improper planning prosecutions
Court of Appeal upholds stays of improper planning prosecutions...

Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019
Chloe Ashley acts pro bono in modern day slavery case
Chloe represented AS, an Afghani teenager with significant mental health disorders, charged with assisting an offender. ...

Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019
Counsel Nassera Butt and Miran Uddin named as Fee-paid Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal
Two counsel from a Birmingham barristers’ chambers have been appointed as Fee-paid Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal....

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers sponsors spinal injury charity’s solicitors’ training day
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is sponsoring a solicitors’ training day organised by Spinal Injuries Association, a national charity that supports anyone affected by spinal cord injury....

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019
Planning inquiry expert to speak at No5’s annual seminar
A planning expert will give advice on how to prepare for planning inquiries at No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ leading seminar....

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019
Counsel highlights ‘delicious irony’ of Brexit’s effects on human rights law
Counsel highlights ‘delicious irony’ of Brexit’s effects on human rights law...

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019
Court of Appeal rules Secretary of State may be liable for costs of ‘Cart’ judicial review
In an important test case today, 18 February 2018, the Court of Appeal has ruled the Secretary of State may be liable in costs for a successful claim for ‘Cart’ judicial review brought by an asylum applicant...

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019
Murder trial prosecution success for No5 counsel Michael Duck QC and Martin Liddiard
Following a three-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court Michael Duck QC has seen murderer David Olczyk jailed for life for beating Kristof Zwolinski to death....

Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019
No5 barrister acts for prosecution in body modification case
Jonas Hankin QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, acted for the prosecution in a body modification case in which the practitioner admitted three counts of grievous bodily harm ...

Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019
Barrister invited to speak about intermediaries at Supreme Court seminar
Samantha Forsyth from No5 Barristers' Chambers invited to speak about intermediaries at Supreme Court seminar...

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019
Experts from across the country to speak at No5 Annual Clinical Negligence Seminar in Bristol
Experts from across the country to speak at No5 Annual Clinical Negligence Seminar in Bristol...

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019
No5 Barrister’s Chambers expertise called upon by Joint Committee on Human Rights
No5 Barrister’s Chambers expertise called upon by Joint Committee on Human Rights...

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019
New Midlands’ group aims to encourage women to stay in the legal profession amid retention fears
A new group has been launched in the Midlands to support women who work in the criminal law as concerns grow over the number of women who are leaving the profession....

Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019
The Court of Justice of the European Union hears intercountry adoption case
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have appeared at the Court of Justice of the European Union in an intercountry adoption appeal. ...

Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019
No5 barristers defend in Worcester acid attack case on a three-year-old child
No5 barristers defend in Worcester acid attack case on a three-year-old child...

Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019
Philip Dayle appears in Privy Council
Philip Dayle appears in Privy Council ...

Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019
Counsel see successful resolution on creditor ruling at Court of Appeal
Richard Jones QC and Philip Mantle of No5 Barristers’ Chambers have appeared for the successful creditor in the first case before the Court of Appeal ...

Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Jonathan Jones QC secures £26.5m settlement for child who suffered severe brain injury due to delayed diagnosis of hypoglycaemia
Jonathan Jones QC recently acted for a severely brain injured child who received in excess of 26.5 million pounds in settlement of his claim....

Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Knockout success as boxing club lands sponsorship deal with No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers' Chambers is helping a group of Shropshire boxers pack a punch by announcing its new role as a club sponsor....

Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019
West Midlands barrister’s thoughts for the Child Arbitration Scheme
A leading Birmingham barrister fears a lack of awareness about the use of child arbitration during family break-ups means that people do not always have it as an option at such a stressful time in their lives....

Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019
No5 barrister airs concerns over deportation methods following Judicial Review
An immigration barrister fears a Judicial Review has thrown up the possibility that the Government’s methods to deport EU nationals could end up costing the country hundreds of thousands of pounds....

Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019
Hashi Mohamed successful in getting Inspector’s decision quashed
The High Court last week quashed a decision by a Planning Inspector involving an important case considering the Regulations on the Community Infrastructure Levy ("CIL Regulations”)....

Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers represents both sides in Birmingham murder trial
Mark Heywood QC, and Tim Harrington, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers are prosecuting six defendants over the robbery and killing of 24-year-old Jaskaran Kang, who died from stab wounds on January 6 last year....

Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019
John Butterfield QC leads prosecution at stab-death murder trial
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ John Butterfield QC is leading the prosecution of a man accused of killing his friend with a single stab wound last summer....

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019
Michael Burrows QC and Talbir Singh prosecute Riasat Bi murder trial
Michael Burrows QC and Talbir Singh prosecute Riasat Bi murder trial...

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes “Body Found in Walsall Flat” Murder Case
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes "Body Found in Walsall Flat” Murder Case...

Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019
QC at No5 Barristers’ Chambers defends cricketer in rape trial
QC at No5 Barristers’ Chambers defends cricketer in rape trial...

Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019
No5 enforces their POCA expertise
No5 enforces their POCA expertise...

Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019
David Gardner acts for successful claimant in an application for judicial review
David Gardner acts for successful claimant in an application for judicial review...

Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019
Richard Alomo and S Chelvan act for Claimant in Surrogacy and Birth Certificate Test Case
Richard Alomo and S Chelvan act for Claimant in Surrogacy and Birth Certificate Test Case....

Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019
Richard Alomo acts for successful claimant in an application for judicial review
R (G) v HCC; Admin Court 20th December 2018 ...

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018
Chris Bright QC and Teresa Hargreaves secure £1.5m damages for claimant in clin neg spinal surgery claim
B v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust...

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018
James Dixon represents family at inquest critical of Home Office and Ministry of Justice
Counsel represents family at inquest critical of Home office and Ministry of Justice...

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018
Drugs gang prosecuted by No5 Barristers' Chambers counsel
Drugs gang prosecuted by No5 Barristers' Chambers counsel...

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018
Philip Rule acts for defendant in Financial Conduct Authority prosecution of £3 million "Ponzi" scheme fraud
Philip was instructed on behalf of the defendant to proceedings before the Southwark Crown Court. ...

Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Groups sponsor brain injury charity awards
The Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have sponsored a major award at an annual ceremony staged by a leading national charity....

Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers supports Brum Christmas Dinner Project
No5 Barristers’ Chambers supports Brum Christmas Dinner Project...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
No5 counsel secure jail term for young mother’s killer
No5 counsel secure jail term for young mother’s killer...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
No5 barristers secure conviction of murderer after callous stabbing
No5 barristers secure conviction of murderer after callous stabbing...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
RESOLVED: 18th Dec - Power outage affecting telephones
18th Dec - Power outage affecting telephones...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
Christmas opening times
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at No5 Barristers' Chambers!...

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018
Jeremy Cahill QC retirement announcement
Jeremy Cahill QC retirement announcement...

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018
Helping the Homeless
No5 Barristers' Chambers office helping the homeless...

Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018
Michael Duck QC sees defendant enter guilty manslaughter plea
Michael Duck QC sees defendant enter guilty manslaughter plea...

Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018
Thea Osmund-Smith successful in High Court
Thea Osmund-Smith successful in High Court...

Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes Samantha Eastwood murder
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes Samantha Eastwood murder...

Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018
Barrister invokes rarely used powers as jury tampering affects drug dealing trial
Barrister invokes rarely used powers as jury tampering affects drug dealing trial...

Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Gareth Compton successfully represents council in bringing contempt of court case
No5 barrister successfully represents council in bringing contempt of court case...

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018
Costs Budgeting process appeal upheld
An appeal over the process of Costs Budgeting has been upheld bringing into question the practice of ‘parking off’ hourly rates to detailed assessment....

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018
PCP: Verbal Instructions Trump Written Job Description
Brangwyn v South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 2235; [2018] 10 WLUK 205; 11 October 2018....

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018
Counsel defend paranoid schizophrenic who killed a man and seriously injured three others
Counsel defend paranoid schizophrenic who killed a man and seriously injured three others...

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
Teen prosecuted for murder by Michael Duck QC and Sarah Allen is named
Teen prosecuted for murder by Michael Duck QC and Sarah Allen is named...

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
Joint law seminar in Wolverhampton to look at religious discrimination
Law students at Wolverhampton University will have the chance to learn from an expert during a seminar next month (December) which is being led by a leading Birmingham barrister....

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
David Mason QC and Samantha Crabb prosecute Kinver murder trial
David Mason QC and Samantha Crabb prosecute Kinver murder trial...

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018
No5 barristers defend in Leicester explosion murder trial
No5 barristers defend in Leicester explosion murder trial...

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018
Birmingham barrister criticises the Government’s move to introduce an extra ‘death tax’
Birmingham barrister criticises the Government’s move to introduce an extra ‘death tax’...

Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018
Mind the Gap! No5's panel on race pay reporting at Annual Employment Seminars
Race pay reporting fell under the spotlight for a panel discussion for the employment law group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers annual employment seminars in Birmingham and London....

Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018
Adreeja Chatterjee speaks at annual conference of United Kingdom Association of Women Judges
Birmingham barrister speaks at annual conference of United Kingdom Association of Women Judges...

Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018
Chris Bright QC secures damages of £22.75 million in a single week
Chris Bright QC secures damages of 22.75 million in a single week...

Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Louisa Denning addresses delegates at Association of British Insurers' Conference
"Louisa Denning recently addressed delegates at the Association of British Insurers' Conference on the subject of "Prosecuting Fraudsters: Contempt and Committal”...

Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Seminar to focus on the use of CTG traces in obstetric casework
Seminar to focus on the use of CTG traces in obstetric casework ...

Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018
Michael Duck QC leads Sarah Allen in the prosecution of the fatal Sutton Coldfield teenage revenge stabbing trial
Michael Duck QC leads Sarah Allen in the prosecution of the fatal Sutton Coldfield teenage revenge stabbing trial...

Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2018
No5 Barristers' Chambers earns top rankings in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019
No5 Barristers' Chambers earns top rankings in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019...

Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hailed as one of the best in much-anticipated legal rankings
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hailed as one of the best in much-anticipated legal rankings...

Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Chris Bright QC and Stephen Goodfellow secure £5m damages for child claimant in fiercely contested clinical negligence claim
Chris Bright QC and Stephen Goodfellow secure 5m damages for child claimant in fiercely contested clinical negligence claim...

Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018
Divisional Court upholds Art. 5 claim & awards damages to Philip Rule’s client who was wrongly denied prioritisation for hearing
Divisional Court upholds Art. 5 claim, and awards damages to Philip Rule’s client who was wrongly denied prioritisation for his hearing...

Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018
Jack Feeny represents MoJ against whistleblower's unfair dismissal claims
Jack Feeny represents MoJ against whistleblower's unfair dismissal claims...

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Supreme Court gives guidance on meaning of “reasonableness” and “unduly harsh” in children’s cases
Supreme Court gives guidance on meaning of "reasonableness” and "unduly harsh” in children’s cases...

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes midwife murder
Jonas Hankin QC is Leading Counsel for the Crown in the murder of midwife Samantha Eastwood....

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018
Dangerous driver who bragged about speeding at 146mph jailed for killing student
Harpreet Sandhu prosecuted a dangerous driver jailed for killing a student by hitting her in his car while travelling at twice the speed limit....

Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction for murder in toddler death case
Jonas Hankin QC has successfully prosecuted drug dealer Raphael Kennedy for the murder of his two-year-old son Dylan Tiffin-Brown....

Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018
Michael Duck QC defends in Huddersfield “top of the scale “ grooming trial at Leeds Crown Court.
Michael Duck QC defends in Huddersfield "top of the scale " grooming trial at Leeds Crown Court....

Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018
Michael Duck QC and Matthew Brook prosecute River Wye murder trial
Michael Duck QC and Matthew Brook prosecute River Wye murder trial...

Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers puts spotlight on clinical negligence for diabetes patients
Medical and legal experts will be sharing their experience with clinical negligence lawyers on issues surrounding diabetes at an event to be held in Birmingham in November. ...

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Talbir Singh and Tom Schofield defend in modern slavery trial
Talbir Singh and Tom Schofield defend in modern slavery trial...

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Agoraphobic defendants use video links from home during court trials
The use of a video link from home for agoraphobics facing a court hearing is a major step forward in the pursuit of justice, according to an experienced Birmingham barrister....

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Big changes for HMO landlords take effect
New government regulations came into force in England on 1st October requiring all new and existing landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation ("HMO’s”) to obtain licences for their properties....

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Ian Bridge sees motorist acquitted in prosecution following fatal accident
Ian Bridge sees motorist acquitted in prosecution following fatal accident...

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Colin Banham invited to address Police Federation's seminar on post incident procedures
Invitation to address police seminar on post incident procedures...

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
John Butterfield QC defends 16-year-old facing park death murder charge
John Butterfield QC defends 16-year-old facing park death murder charge...

Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018
Barristers welcome appointment of minister for suicide prevention
Barristers welcome appointment of minister for suicide prevention...

Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018
Challenge to Gypsy site fails
Challenge to Gypsy Site Fails...

Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2018
Richard Alomo represents the successful Claimant in a dispute over funeral arrangements
Lambo v Kelly-Lambo (PT-2018-00382) (Ch D) 25th September 2018....

Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2018
Legal experts share courtroom expertise at Birmingham seminar
Michelle Heeley QC was a keynote speaker at the Case Law Update seminar, which was hosted by the Crime Group at No5 in Birmingham. ...

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018
S Chelvan gives keynote speech at Stonewall Workplace conference
S Chelvan gives keynote speech at Stonewall Workplace conference...

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018
Three new pupils join Public Law Group at No5
Three new pupils join Public Law Group at No5...

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018
Philip Dayle acts for four patients in the UK Infected Blood Inquiry
Philip Dayle acts for four patients in the UK Infected Blood Inquiry...

Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018
No5 barristers to speak at Immigration Law Friends' Immigration 'Essential Updates' Law Conference
Barristers Ramby de Mello, Becket Bedford and James Dixon are speaking at a series of immigration law "essential update" conferences hosted by the Immigration Law Friends Society in October....

Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018
Coach driver jailed after No5 barrister secures conviction
Harpreet Sandhu, of No5 Barrister’s Chambers, prosecuted Barry Northcott, 40, from Southover, Bromley, who denied but was convicted of causing death by careless driving last month....

Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018
Leading legal expert to put spotlight on crime case law at seminar
The youngest criminal silk in the country will lead a legal seminar this month in Birmingham....

Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosts Annual Planning Seminar in London
Legal planning experts will put the spotlight on the National Planning Policy Framework at an Annual Planning Seminar to be held in London this month....

Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction as Charlotte Teeling murderer handed life sentence
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction as Charlotte Teeling murderer handed life sentence...

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018
Leanne Buckley-Thomson plays important role in Royal Town Planning Institute initiative
Leanne Buckley-Thomson plays important role in Royal Town Planning Institute initiative...

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018
No5 shortlisted for “Regional Set of the Year” at the Chambers Bar Awards 2018
No5 shortlisted for "Regional Set of the Year” at the Chambers Bar Awards 2018...

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018
Richard Alomo speaking at launch of British Nigeria Law Forum’s Family Law Network
Richard Alomo speaking at launch of British Nigeria Law Forum’s Family Law Network...

Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018
Sentence handed down on mother prosecuted by David Mason QC
Sentence handed down on mother prosecuted by David Mason QC...

Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018
Michael Duck QC and Simon Hunka see acquittal of manslaughter charge
Michael Duck QC and Simon Hunka see acquittal of manslaughter charge...

Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018
Two No5 counsel act for the prosecution in prison drone drugs trial
Michelle Heeley QC and Antonie Muller, both of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, have opened the prosecution in a trial which sees five people accused of using drones to smuggle drugs and mobile phones to prisoners....

Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018
Abid Mahmood appears for successful company in Civil Penalty Appeal
The Home Office was ordered to pay 10,000.00 costs following a hearing at Reading County Court before HHJ M Clarke, the Designated Civil Judge. ...

Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2018
Michael Duck QC secures conviction in the murder of Mohammed Miah
Michael Duck QC, Leader of the Midland Circuit, has convicted Paul Emmerson of the murder of Mohammed Miah. Emmerson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years....

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal successes for Philip Rule
On 29 August 2018 the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal allowed the appeals against conviction in two separate appeals presented by Philip Rule....

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018
Daily Mail reports on Private Prosecution of Linda Bellos - No5 Chambers' S Chelvan instructed by Giuliana Kendal
Daily Mail reports on Private Prosecution of Linda Bellos - No5 Chambers' S Chelvan instructed as Leading Counsel by Guiliana Kendal...

Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018
Michael Duck QC prosecutes in Mohammed Miah murder trial
Michael Duck QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, is acting for the prosecution in the case of the murder of Mohammed Miah at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018
Andrew Wallace secures 22-year sentence in sex trial
Andrew Wallace secures 22-year sentence in sex trial...

Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018
Murder trial sees No5 barristers act for both prosecution and defence
Murder trial sees No5 barristers act for both prosecution and defence...

Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018
Harpreet Sandhu secures conviction in coach driver death trial
No5 Barrister Harpreet Sandhu has prosecuted a coach driver for causing the death of a London cyclist by careless driving....

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018
Mark Anderson QC and Steven Reed successful in $3bn jurisdiction challenge
Mark Anderson QC and Steven Reed successful in $3bn jurisdiction challenge...

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018
Jack Smyth appointed as a Drainage Member of the Agricultural Land Tribunal of Wales
Planning and Environment expert Jack Smyth of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been appointed as a Drainage Member of the Agricultural Land Tribunal of Wales....

Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018
Prosecutor Phil Bradley QC sees life-term handed to murderer
No5 Barristers’ Chambers crime specialist Phil Bradley QC has successfully prosecuted a murder case at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018
No5 barrister’s success in opposing Rochdale grooming case deportation challenges
Vinesh Mandalia: success in opposing Rochdale grooming case deportation challenges...

Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2018
Tim Pole prosecutes waste firm over operating breaches
Tim Pole prosecutes waste firm over operating breaches...

Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018
No5 barrister prosecutes father jailed over death of son
No5 barristers prosecute father jailed over death of son...

Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018
No5 barristers prosecute as killer jailed for 14 years over knife attack
Michael Burrows QC and Antonie Muller of No5 Barristers’ Chambers acted for the prosecution in a trial which saw a boxing fan who killed a rival supporter sentenced to 14 years in prison....

Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018
Alison Harvey to speak at Immigration Law Masterclass Conference
Alison Harvey to speak at Immigration Law Masterclass Conference...

Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018
Harpreet Sandhu leads Simon Hunka for the prosecution as 12 are convicted in major fraud case
Harpreet Sandhu, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, led Simon Hunka, also of No5, for the prosecution in a fraud trial that saw 12 people convicted of claiming more than 720,000 in maternity payments for babies who did not exist....

Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018
No5 Double Act defeat claims of negligence against brain injured child pedestrian and his mother
Chris Bright QC and Karl Hirst defeat claims of negligence against brain injured child pedestrian and his mother...

Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018
FLBA release the President’s Guidance on arbitration in children cases
FLBA release the President’s Guidance on arbitration in children cases...

Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018
Michelle Heeley QC and Antonie Muller appear in new BBC crime documentary - The Prosecutors
Michelle Heeley QC and Antonie Muller appear in new BBC crime documentary The Prosecutors ...

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018
Maria Mulla successfully defends £1.3 million claim in the Mercantile Court
Maria Mulla successfully defends 1.3 million claim in the Mercantile Court. ...

Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018
Divisional Court quashes decision not to prosecute – Philip Rule acts for successful claimant
Divisional Court quashes decision not to prosecute – Philip Rule acts for successful claimant...

Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018
Katie Langdon reviews Mills v Mills: Meal Ticket for Life...
Mills v Mills: In the context of commentary surrounding the case referring to ‘meal tickets for life’, authorities pointing toward term orders and Private Member’s Bills seeking similar, this was an eagerly awaited judgment....

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018
Mr Justice Peter Lane and Mark Ockelton address solicitors at immigration law update
Mr Justice Peter Lane and Mark Ockelton address solicitors at immigration law update...

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018
Tim Pole acts for Health and Safety Executive as packaging manufacturer fined
Tim Pole acts for Health and Safety Executive as packaging manufacturer fined...

Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018
Mark Heywood QC acts for defendant in drug-related murder trial
No5 barrister Mark Heywood QC acts for defendant in drug-related murder trial...

Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018
Michelle Heeley QC prosecutes convicted paedophile
Michelle Heeley QC prosecutes convicted paedophile...

Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018
Abid Mahmood introduces The Right Honourable Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals at ALBA event
On 16 July 2018 No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosted the event, Justice in a Modern Way, with the Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA) at The Clayton Hotel, Birmingham. ...

Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018
New Senior Practice Manager James Wackett joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers
New Senior Practice Manager James Wackett joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers...

Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018
Andrew Wallace prosecutes in trial over alleged sexual assault
Andrew Wallace prosecutes in trial over alleged sexual assault...

Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Emma Edhem wins election to join the Court of Aldermen
Emma Edhem wins election to join the Court of Aldermen ...

Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018
Justice in a Modern Way: seminar to focus on modernisation of court and tribunal system
The spotlight will fall on the 1billion investment to bring the courts and tribunals system into the 21st Century in a seminar organised by No5, in conjunction with the Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)....

Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018
S Chelvan wins Attitude Pride Award 2018
S Chelvan has been awarded an Attitude Pride Award for his work defending cases involving LGBT+ asylum seekers facing deportation. The awards are only in their third year and are given by Attitude magazine – the UK’s best-selling gay magazine....

Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018
Barristers provide local authorities with planning advice and updates
Barristers provide local authorities with planning advice and updates...

Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018
Philip Rule chairs Reform of the Parole Board: Open Justice and Rehabilitation seminar by the Human Rights Lawyers’ Association
Philip Rule chairs Reform of the Parole Board: Open Justice and Rehabilitation seminar by the Human Rights Lawyers’ Association ...

Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018
Planning permission quashed due to failure to apply public sector equality duty
Planning permission quashed due to failure to apply public sector equality duty...

Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018
Dr Simon Fox QC's latest article has been published in the June 2018 edition of AvMA UK Lawyers Service Newsletter
Bolam is Dead, Long LIve Bolam!...

Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018
John O’Higgins Prosecutes Death by Dangerous Driving Trial
John O’Higgins Prosecutes Death by Dangerous Driving Trial...

Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018
James Dixon to Speak on Law and Theory at a Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice Conference
James Dixon to Speak on Law and Theory at a Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice Conference...

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes extradited murderer
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes extradited murderer...

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018
No5 Expert Prosecutes Timber Firm for Health & Safety Breach
No5 Expert Prosecutes Timber Firm for Health and Safety Breach...

Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018
Stopping Employees stealing confidential data – new Regulations
On 9 June 2018, the Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc) Regulations 2018 came into force. Any employee wanting to steal Mr Willy Wonka’s secret candy recipes had better watch out as it applies to anyone who is an "infringer” of "trade secrets”....

Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Nageena Khalique QC appointed Chair of NICE Guideline Committee
Nageena Khalique QC appointed Chair of NICE Guideline Committee...

Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018
Katie Langdon joins Family Group
Katie Langdon joins Family Group...

Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018
No5 barristers defend in 'Reservoir Dogs' style art theft
No5 barristers defend in 'Reservoir Dogs' style art theft...

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes predatory rapist
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes predatory rapist...

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018
Scott Stemp and Hashi Mohamed in landmark ruling on planning application fees
Scott Stemp and Hashi Mohamed in landmark ruling on planning application fees...

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Decides Contract Matters
The ‘gig’ economy cases, scattered throughout the different tiers of varying jurisdictions of courts and tribunals, excite much interest when the latest decision is published and flashed across the media. ...

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018
It’s a Fantastic Four for Blues and No5 Barristers’ Chambers
It’s a Fantastic Four for Blues and No5 Barristers’ Chambers...

Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018
Philip Dayle part of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Philip Dayle is part of a team led by Michael Mansfield QC that is representing many of the bereaved and survivors from Grenfell Tower in the Inquiry....

Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018
Richard Humphreys QC represents couple in the High Court
The Respondents were represented by Scott Stemp in the Magistrates Court; and by Richard Humphreys QC in the High Court. Case Number: CO/5519/2017...

Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2018
Leanne Buckley-Thomson and commercial law firm Thrings secure High Court halt to care home expansion
Leanne Buckley-Thomson and commercial law firm Thrings secure High Court halt to care home expansion...

Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018
No5 barristers offer insight on employment law in light of #MeToo campaign
Jack Feeny and Tom Perry will each share their expertise during Sexual Harassment event held by North West Employment Law Group...

Date: Fri, 25 May 2018
S Chelvan returns from historic signing of the Mytilini Declaration
S Chelvan returns from historic signing of the Mytilini Declaration...

Date: Mon, 14 May 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosts delegation of Latin American Lawyers for Rule of Law seminar
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosts delegation of Latin American Lawyers for Rule of Law seminar ...

Date: Mon, 14 May 2018
Alison Harvey speaking on Windrush and Hostile Environment
Alison Harvey will be speaking on "Windrush and Hostile Environment" with the Immigration Law Friends Society at their Spring Essential Update Immigration Conference 2018. ...

Date: Wed, 09 May 2018
Grenfell Tower Panel Challenge
Grenfell Tower Panel Challenge...

Date: Wed, 09 May 2018
Richard Grimshaw represents family at inquest into tragic death of child
Richard Grimshaw represents family at inquest into tragic death of child...

Date: Tue, 08 May 2018
Legal professionals reminded of human side of law at No5 Inquest Seminar
Justice4the21 campaigner Julie Hambleton gave an impassioned insight into the human cost of coronial law to legal professionals, at the Annual Inquest Seminar held by No5 Barristers’ Chambers....

Date: Thu, 03 May 2018
Philip Rule interviewed by BBC Panorama programme, “Getting a Fair Trial”, airing Monday 30 April 2018
The BBC tonight airs an important analysis of the problems in the underfunded Criminal Justice System exposed by recent high-profile collapsed trials, and the injustice caused by a wrongful conviction of Philip Rule’s client Danny Kay....

Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018
Tim Pole Prosecutes Prolific Fly-tipper
Tim Pole Prosecutes Prolific Fly-tipper...

Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018
Home Office conduct results in an award of indemnity costs
The Court of Appeal has awarded indemnity costs against the Home Secretary in her failed appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal, after she failed to pursue and to attempt to ‘make good’ an allegation of ‘systemic failure’...

Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Bernard Thorogood prosecutes Southern Health NHS Trust
Bernard Thorogood, representing the Health and Safety Executive, conducted the prosecution of Southern Health NHS Trust, concluding in March 2018....

Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Birmingham pub bombings lawyer to speak at No5’s Annual Inquest seminar
Birmingham pub bombings lawyer to speak at No5’s Annual Inquest seminar...

Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018
Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, S Chelvan proposal for a fairer asylum system: BBC Radio 4 Unreliable Evidence
BBC Radio 4 Unreliable Evidence...

Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018
No5 Barristers' Chambers supports action taken by Criminal Bar Association
Members of No5 Criminal Team support the Criminal Bar Association’s stance and are refusing defence cases with a Legal Aid certificate dated from 1st April 2018....

Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018
Doctor Succeeds in Obtaining Leave to Remain
A doctor described as providing an essential service at NHS hospitals has been successful in obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain. ...

Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018
S Chelvan speaks to BuzzFeed’s Emily Dugan on the Home Office and Disabled People’s rights to Asylum in the UK
S Chelvan speaks to BuzzFeed’s Emily Dugan on the Home Office and Disabled People’s rights to Asylum in UK ...

Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018
S Chelvan's LGBT+ Refugee Law Talk at Bloomberg - the personal and the professional
Bloomsberg...

Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018
Philip Rule interviewed for BBC 5Live Monday 2nd April 2018
Philip Rule interviewed for BBC 5Live Monday 2nd April 2018 ...

Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018
Record attendance at No5 planning seminar
Record attendance at No5 planning seminar ...

Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018
Nageena Khalique QC: Is there any hope for freedom of speech in the Court of Protection? Report from Media Lawyer Live Alert
CARE CASE COUPLE LOSE FREE SPEECH BID ...

Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018
What does the “Worboys” case mean for those involved with the parole system?
What does the "Worboys” case mean for those involved with the parole system?...

Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018
No5 barristers prosecute in Red Arrows ejection seat case
No5 barristers prosecute in Red Arrows ejection seat case...

Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018
Shakil Najib and Tim Harrington appointed as Recorders
Shakil Najib and Timothy Harrington appointed as a Recorders...

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018
John Butterfield QC prosecutes drugs gang
John Butterfield QC prosecutes drugs gang...

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018
Barristers at No5 secure strong showing in the Annual Planning Law Survey
BARRISTERS AT NO5 SECURE STRONG SHOWING IN THE ANNUAL PLANNING LAW SURVEY...

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018
No5 hosts historic training event on Gender Identity and Expression: Detention and Protection Claims
No5 Barristers’ Chambers London office yesterday hosted a training event on Gender Identity and Expression: Detention and Protection Claims. ...

Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018
Shakil Najib appointed Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge
Shakil Najib appointed Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge...

Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018
NOW RESOLVED: Telephone systems technical fault: please use email whilst we resolve the issue
Telephone systems technical fault: please use email whilst we resolve the issue...

Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018
Bernard Thorogood named The Times' Lawyer of the Week
Bernard Thorogood is lawyer of the week...

Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018
Hugh James Brain Injury Conference 2018 – featuring Emma Sutton
Hugh James Brain Injury Conference 2018 – featuring Emma Sutton...

Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018
Matthew Brook prosecutes in Cardiff terror plot
Matthew Brook of No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the prosecution of a 17-year-old who was ‘hours away from committing an act of atrocity’ in a Cardiff terror plot....

Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018
Harpreet Sandhu prosecutes drugs and ammunition gang
A criminal linked to a 140k Asda cocaine bust has been jailed for his part in a drugs and ammunition racket....

Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018
Acquittal in Shooting Case
Russell Broughton was accused of a punishment shooting which involved the shooting of a man in the legs with a sawn-off shotgun at point blank range. ...

Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018
Jennifer Blair spearheads Legal Support Project for Migrants Organise
Jennifer Blair of No5 Barristers’ Chambers is spearheading the Legal Support Project for the Community Programme by Migrants Organise...

Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018
UKELA Moot winners secure mini-pupillages with No5
UKELA Moot winners secure mini-pupillage and internship with No5...

Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018
Powercut at our offices in Birmingham - NOW RESOLVED
No5 Barristers' Chambers powercut in Birmingham...

Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018
John Butterfield QC prosecutes Worcester drug gang
John Butterfield QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has opened the case for the prosecution in a drugs trial that is expected to last six weeks at Worcester Crown Court....

Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018
Mental Capacity in Immigration - free event - featuring Nageena Khalique QC
Mental Capacity in Immigration - free event - featuring Nageena Khalique QC...

Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018
No5 barristers prosecute £1m benefits fraud ring
No5 Harpreet Sandhu and Simon Hunka advocates prosecute 1m benefits fraud ring...

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018
No5 barrister secures acquittal in ‘totally unneccessary’ prosecution
No5 barrister secures acquittal in ‘totally unneccessary’ prosecution...

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018
Booking open for No5 Barristers' Chambers Planning Seminar
Booking open for No5 Barristers' Chambers Planning Seminar...

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018
Appointments to the Attorney General’s civil panel counsel
Appointments to the Attorney General’s civil panel counsel...

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018
Phil Bradley QC prosecutes trainee GP accused of sexual assault on patients
Phil Bradley QC of No5 Barristers’ Chamber is leading the prosecution of a trainee GP accused of sexually assaulting five female patients over a 10-day period....

Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018
Supreme Court rejects Sala and refers important questions on the position of adopted children to the CJEU
Supreme Court rejects Sala and refers important questions on the position of adopted children to the CJEU ...

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018
Court of Appeal grants Philip Rule permission to challenge Parole Board prioritisation policy and systemic delays
Court of Appeal grants Philip Rule permission to challenge Parole Board prioritisation policy and systemic delays...

Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018
Gary Bell QC defends in £5m sports fraud trial
Gary Bell QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers defends footballers caught up in 5m sports fraud trial....

Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018
Appointment to the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel
Thea Osmund-Smith has been appointed the Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel. The appointment will commence on 1st March....

Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018
Unexplained Wealth Orders: how they work and who can be caught up in this new legal process
By Philip Rule, Barrister of the Bar of England and Wales, and Attorney of the Cayman Islands Bar...

Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards
No5 Barristers’ Chambers shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards ...

Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018
Phil Bradley QC and Sharon Bahia prosecute fatal nightclub stabbing
Phil Bradley QC and Sharon Bahia prosecute fatal nightclub stabbing...

Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018
No5 Barristers act for defence and prosecution in murder trial
No5 Barristers act for defence and prosecution in murder trial ...

Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018
Jonas Hankin QC and Harpreet Sandhu secure conviction of teenager charged with the murder of James Brindley
Jonas Hankin QC and Harpreet Sandhu secure conviction of teenager charged with the murder of James Brindley...

Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018
Fluctuating capacity and how to address future uncertainties of care planning in a section 21A appeal’
‘Fluctuating capacity and how to address future uncertainties of care planning in a section 21A appeal’ ...

Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018
Telephone systems technical fault: please use email whilst we resolve the issue
We are currently experiencing technical issues with our phone lines....

Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018
Philip Rule helps train volunteers at National Training Conference on Miscarriages of Justice 2018
On Friday 16 and Saturday 17 February 2018 the University of Manchester hosts the 2018 National Training Conference for students involved in pro bono innocence projects; Miscarriages of Justice Review Centres; and independent case investigators. ...

Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018
Lifting the lid on love and awkward litigation
The real life human tragedies behind large personal injury and clinical negligence pay-outs are often never heard as they are settled before they even reach the courts....

Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018
Michael Duck QC defends highly talented consultant liver surgeon who pleaded guilty to signing initials on livers of patients
Michael Duck QC defends highly talented, world-renowned consultant liver surgeon who pleaded guilty to signing his initials on the livers of two of his patients...

Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018
Emma Sutton appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Special Advocates
Emma Sutton appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Special Advocates...

Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018
Anthony Potter and Sally Hancox appointed as Circuit Judges in Midland Circuit
Anthony Potter and Sally Hancox appointed as Circuit Judges in Midland Circuit...

Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes teen accused of murdering James Brindley
Jonas Hankin QC has opened the case for the prosecution in the high profile murder trial of aspiring model James Brindley. He leads Harpreet Sandhu....

Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018
Philip Rule appears on BBC Breakfast TV to discuss appeal
Philip Rule appears on BBC Breakfast TV to discuss appeal...

Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018
Overview and Refresher of TUPE in Practice
A key seminar which aims to offer an overview and refresher of changes to TUPE is to be hosted by No5 Barristers’ Chambers....

Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018
Dean Kershaw Appointed as Circuit Judge in Midland Circuit
Dean Kershaw is to be appointed by the Queen as a Circuit Judge and will be formally known as His Honour Judge Kershaw...

Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018
Alex Stein prosecutes ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell
The former owner of BHS has been convicted of failing to co-operate with The Pensions Regulator (TPR)....

Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018
'Human Trafficking and its Immigration Implications for Survivors' - register now for seminar delivered by Jennifer Blair
Human Trafficking and its Immigration Implications for Survivors ...

Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018
Kevin Leigh saves Santa!
Kevin Leigh saves Santa!...

Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017
Harpreet Sandhu and Thomas Schofield accepted onto monitoring programme for Treasury Counsel
Harpreet Sandhu and Thomas Schofield accepted onto monitoring programme for Treasury Counsel...

Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017
What a mesh!
The controversy around vaginal mesh has been one of the most prolific health stories of the year, and hundreds of women are now known to be suing the NHS and makers of the mesh for the pain and trauma caused by the implants....

Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017
Court of Appeal quashes conviction of man accused of rape in decision of R v K [2017] EWCA Crim 2214
"Rape accused cleared after new Facebook evidence uncovered to prove innocence post-trial - No5's Philip Rule successful for appellant" ...

Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017
Christmas Opening Times (1)
Christmas break opening times...

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017
Richard Humphreys QC successful in resisting 2 residential development proposals in Wiltshire
Richard Humphreys QC acted for Wiltshire Council in both appeals....

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017
Support people to make decisions if they have capacity but find it difficult, NICE says
Support people to make decisions if they have capacity but find it difficult, NICE says...

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017
Michael Duck QC Tom Schofield secure murder/manslaughter acquittal of man accused of Spon End, Coventry petrol station stabbing
Michael Duck QC and Tom Schofield secure murder/manslaughter acquittal of man accused of Spon End, Coventry petrol station stabbing...

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ S Chelvan heralded as providing an additional framework to the Irish authorities
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ S Chelvan heralded as providing an additional framework to the Irish authorities....

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017
Christopher Young to be appointed Silk
Christopher Young to be appointed Silk...

Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017
No5 Barristers’ Chambers visit Birmingham Children’s Hospital with BCFC to spread festive cheer
No5 Barristers’ Chambers visit Birmingham Children’s Hospital with BCFC to spread festive cheer...

Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017
Jack Smyth wins Legal 500 UK Regional Junior of the Year accolade
Jack Smyth wins Legal 500 UK Regional Junior of the Year accolade...

Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2017
John Butterfield QC defends in Charlie Dunn water park tragedy
John Butterfield QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, defended the high-profile case, while No5’s Elizabeth Power defended the co-accused....

Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2017
Supreme Court victory for practising barrister–Mark Anderson QC and S Chelvan instructed –O’Connor v BSB [2017] UKSC 78
Supreme Court victory for practising barrister – Mark Anderson QC and S Chelvan acting for the appellant – O’Connor v Bar Standards Board [2017] UKSC 78...

Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2017
Three new members of Chambers
Barristers Samantha Crabb, Timothy Harrington and Alison Harvey join No5 Barristers' Chambers...

Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2017
R (on the application of Goldsworthy) v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] EWHC 2822 (Admin)
The Claimant in this case was a discretionary, life sentenced prisoner who was sentenced in 2006. His tariff expired in 2009. The Claimant suffered from bowel cancer in 2009. He has a number of chronic physical disabilities, including nerve damage. ...

Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017
S Chelvan provides LGBT+ asylum DSSH Model refresher training to the Swedish Migration Board in Stockholm
S Chelvan provides LGBT+ asylum DSSH Model refresher training to the Swedish Migration Board in Stockholm...

Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017
John Butterfield QC secures conviction of drugs gang
A gang of drug dealers has been jailed for a combined total of more than 75 years following a six-week trial at Worcester Crown Court before Robert Juckes QC....

Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017
Telephone systems technical fault: please use email whilst we resolve the issue (2)
Telephone systems technical fault: please use email whilst we resolve the issue...

Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017
Telephone systems technical fault: please use email whilst we resolve the issue (1)
Technical fault with telephone systems...

Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017
Jonas Hankin QC secures convictions in double child murder
Taxi driver Endris Mohammed has been convicted of murdering his two children and attempting to murder his wife following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017
Matthew Brook prosecutes teen accused of planning terror attack
Matthew Brook of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has opened the prosecution of a teenager accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired terror attack on the day of a Justin Bieber concert in Cardiff....

Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes father accused of murder
Jonas Hankin QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has opened the case for the prosecution in a murder trial at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017
Important success for cross-border taxi licensing operator using computerised iCabbi software!
Following the first known prosecution under the Deregulation Act 2015, ‘Skyline Taxis and Private Hire Limited’ and its managing director, Gavin Sokhi, successfully persuaded the Magistrates Court that there was no case to answer...

Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017
Determining the period of director disqualification (Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills v Rahman)
Determining the period of director disqualification (Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills v Rahman)...

Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017
John Butterfield QC prosecutes drug dealing gang
A gang of drug dealers have been jailed for more than 120 years at Birmingham Crown Court following a joint investigation by the West Midlands regional organised crime unit and the National Crime Agency. ...

Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017
Children Arbitration at No5 Barristers’ Chambers - a first in Birmingham
Children Arbitration at No5 Barristers’ Chambers - a first in Birmingham...

Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017
No5 ranked in Chambers & Partners 2018 UK Bar Guide
The 2018 edition of the Chambers UK Bar has delivered a Band 1 ranking to ten of No5’s practice areas, with further Band 1 rankings for 13 senior barristers and 23 junior barristers. ...

Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017
Supreme Court reverses Kaiyam in case of Brown v Parole Board Scots Ministers
Supreme Court reverses Kaiyam in case of Brown v Parole Board Scots Ministers...

Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. What does the law actually say?
The news is currently awash with allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the media and in politics. Commentators make the point that it is endemic and not confined to those sectors, but all places of work....

Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017
Michael Duck QC & Daniel Oscroft secure acquittal of accountant accused of £5m HMRC gateway/tax website conspiracy to defraud
Michael Duck QC and Daniel Oscroft secure acquittal of accountant accused of 5m HMRC gateway/tax website conspiracy to defraud...

Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017
Charles Price acts as pro bono consultant to charity awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Charles Price acted as a pro bono employment law consultant to The Crossing Boundaries charity who have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2017....

Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017
S Chelvan provides training to the Albert Kennedy Trust
No5 Chambers’ Barrister S Chelvan provided training on LGBT asylum law and procedure to representatives of the Albert Kennedy Trust yesterday afternoon in our London office. ...

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Tim Pole prosecutes fly tipper
A serial fly-tipper has been sentenced to 10 months in prison....

Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017
No5 Barristers’ Chambers cements its position as one of the country’s leading sets in the annual Legal 500
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has cemented its position as one of the country’s leading sets in the annual Legal 500....

Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017
Ramby de Mello wins Sala jurisdiction case in the Court of Appeal
On 13 October 2017 the Court of Appeal heard the appeal of MK an extended family member of an EU citizen exercising Treaty rights in the UK. ...

Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017
John Butterfield QC prosecutes drug network trial
John Butterfield QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers is prosecuting the case, and told the jury that the defendants conspired to bring tens of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine into Worcester from Liverpool....

Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017
No5 Barristers’ Chambers launch ‘Get Shirty’ Campaign
No5, as Diamond Partner to Birmingham City Football Club, have teamed up with four local charities to launch the ‘Get Shirty’ Campaign #GetShirty...

Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017
Sir James Munby in return visit to No5 Barristers' Chambers
Sir James, President of the Family Division and Court of Protection was the keynote speaker at a seminar hosted by No5 Barristers’ Chambers in Birmingham on Wednesday....

Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017
No5 barristers in Kingsley Burrell trial
Three barristers from No5 were involved in the high profile Kingsley Burrell trial, in which three police officers were cleared of perjury and perverting the course of justice....

Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017
Jonas Hankin QC defends in Stourbridge murder case
Jonas Hankin QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers was defence barrister at Birmingham Crown Court in the widely publicised stabbing of a Stourbridge woman by the homeless man she helped....

Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017
Bernard Thorogood represented the Regulator in five-day inquest into Storm Doris death
Bernard Thorogood represented the Regulator (local authority) in five-day inquest into the tragic death, of a young professional woman in a city centre. The jury found:...

Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017
Philip Rule returns from Caymans, pays tribute to Samson Law
No5’s Philip Rule returns to UK practice having spent the summer on Grand Cayman working as an attorney with Samson Law Associates. The firm provides a small dedicated team of advocates handling predominantly criminal cases. Philip says:...

Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017
No5 Barristers Mark Anderson QC and S.Chelvan part of Supreme Court history
No5 Barristers Mark Anderson QC and S.Chelvan part of Supreme Court history...

Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2017
Antonie Muller prosecutes Shropshire death crash case
Mareks Skorobogatovs, 23, of Telford was trying to impress his 26-year-old passenger, Dovile Piktuizyte, when his car left the road near Albrighton. ...

Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017
Philip Rule obtains injunction to protect Art. 2 right to life of Jamaican wanted for murder
Philip Rule obtains injunction to protect Art. 2 right to life of Jamaican wanted for murder...

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017
Mark Heywood QC appointed to National Court
Mark Heywood QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, has been appointed as a chairman of the Motor Sports Council National Court, the highest judicial authority in UK motorsport....

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017
Lawyers Experience Challenge of life in a Wheelchair
#WheelchairAwareness Day with lawyers...

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017
Paralympian to speak at Wheelchair Awareness Day
#Wheelchairawareness...

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Cost-capping in environmental cases. A High Court ruling on the legality of the rules
Cost-capping in environmental cases. A High Court ruling on the legality of the rules...

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction in murder trial
Jonas Hankin QC has successfully prosecuted Henry Jones, aged 22...

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017
Jack Smyth obtains Emergency Planning Injunction for Council against landowner
The case concerns an area of land in the village of Kirtling, near Newmarket....

Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017
James Dixon speaking in Cyprus at the 2nd English-Cypriot Law Day
James Dixon speaking in Cyprus at the 2nd English-Cypriot Law Day...

Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017
No5 Family Group Nominated as Regional Chambers of the Year
No5 Barristers' Chambers Family Group Nominated as Regional Chambers of the Year...

Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2017
'Laughing Gas' falls through the legal cracks claims defence barrister
More commonly known as ‘laughing gas’, nitrous oxide was included in last year’s Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 which banned the production and supply of all psychoactive substances...

Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2017
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes Kidderminster murder trial
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes Kidderminster murder trial...

Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2017
Bernard Thorogood shortlisted for 2017 Chambers UK Bar Awards
Bernard Thorogood has been shortlisted as Junior of the Year in the Health and Safety category for the 2017 Chambers UK Bar Awards....

Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017
Jamaican man wanted to face murder charge represented by No5's Philip Rule
Philip Rule representing a client of Samson Law Associates in the Cayman Islands who is being reported to be Jamaica's most wanted man...

Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017
Public Law Project: Jennifer Blair to deliver talk on funding for Legal Aid cases
Public Law Project: Jennifer Blair to deliver talk on funding for Legal Aid cases...

Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017
Shakil Najib appointed as one of Welsh Government’s Panel of approved Counsel
We are pleased to announce Shakil Najib has been appointed as one of the Welsh Government's Panel of approved Counsel to provide advocacy and advisory work for the Welsh Government....

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017
Phone line issues - now resolved
Phone line issues...

Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017
Michael Duck QC secures acquittal in Shepherd's Bush murder trial
Michael Duck QC secures acquittal in Shepherd's Bush murder trial...

Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017
Chris Young and James Corbet Burcher Successful in s288 Challenge in Planning Court
Chris Young and James Corbet Burcher Successful in s288 Challenge in Planning Court...

Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017
S. Chelvan represents: Aderonke Apata granted asylum after 13 year battle
S. Chelvan represents: Aderonke Apata who is granted asylum after 13 year battle...

Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Michael Duck QC Elected Leader of the Midland Circuit
Michael Duck QC Elected Leader of the Midland Circuit...

Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017
"Heard it through the grapevine: A look at the new proposals for fixed recoverable costs in noise induced hearing loss claims"
"Heard it through the grapevine: A look at the new proposals for fixed recoverable costs in noise induced hearing loss claims” ...

Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017
Tim Pole leads prosecution of obstacle course boss
Tim Pole leads prosecution of obstacle course boss ...

Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017
Nageena Khalique QC sworn in as Assistant Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull
Nageena Khalique No5 Barristers Chambers is Appointed Assistant Coroner...

Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017
Richard Grimshaw appointed Assistant Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull
Richard Grimshaw appointed Assistant Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull...

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017
Telephone systems: technical error with our 0845 number
0845 not working...

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017
NHS Trust fined £1million for safety offence
Adam Farrer represented the prosecution in a case brought by the Health and Safety Executive against the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust...

Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017
Jonas Hankin QC instructed to prosecute James Brindley stabbing
Jonas Hankin QC instructed to prosecute James Brindley stabbing...

Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017
Tim Pole prosecutes Warburtons resulting in £1.9m fine
Tim Pole prosecutes Warburtons resulting in 1.9m fine...

Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017
Mark Heywood QC prosecutes 1976 rape and murder
Mark Heywood QC prosecutes 1976 rape and murder...

Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017
The effect of the failure of a local planning authority to make a prior approval determination within the time limit
The effect of the failure of a local planning authority to make a prior approval determination within the time limit ...

Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes high profile baby murder trial
JONAS HANKIN QC PROSECUTES HIGH PROFILE BABY MURDER TRIAL...

Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017
Telephone Technical Issues - Being Resolved
We are currently experiencing issues with our telephone systems, we are working to get this resolved shortly. Please contact No5 Barristers' Chambers on info@no5.com...

Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017
Important changes to definition of ‘employee’ and ‘worker’ proposed
Important changes to definition of ‘employee’ and ‘worker’ proposed Important changes to the definition of ‘employee’ and ‘worker’ are proposed by the Taylor review published today (11 July 2017)....

Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017
New precedent for secondary victim claims
A new precedent for secondary victim claims for nervous shock has been set following a complicated, multi-track case in Portsmouth County Court....

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017
Mark Heywood QC prosecutes Stephen Hough case
Mark Heywood QC acts as prosecutor for the case of Stephen Hough, 58, who is on trial for the murder, rape and buggery of Janet Commins, 15, in 1978. ...

Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017
Philip Rule Named Legal Aid Barrister of the Year
Philip Rule Named Legal Aid Barrister of the Year...

Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017
New Business and Property Courts Launched in Birmingham
LexisNexis is delighted to sponsor the launch of the new Business and Property Courts in Birmingham. ...

Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017
Sustainable development: what does it mean and when is there a presumption in favour of it?
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND WHEN IS THERE A PRESUMPTION IN FAVOUR OF IT? The Court of Appeal today handed down judgment in Barwood Strategic Land LLP v East Staffordshire Borough Council and SSCLG [2017] EWCA Civ 893. ...

Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2017
Hat-trick of success at No5's Strictly Fundraiser
The evening raised 30,000 which was split between two nominated charities, the Child Brain Injury Trust and Whizz-Kidz....

Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017
Andrew Keogh
It is with great sadness that we report Andrew Keogh (1978), a member of No5 Chambers Criminal Law Group, has lost his battle against cancer and died on Saturday 17th June 2017....

Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017
Richard Alomo addresses members of West London Law Society on Compliance Management & SRA Principles
Richard Alomo addresses members of West London Law Society on Compliance Management and SRA Principles...

Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017
Winning Raffle Tickets from Strictly 9 to 5 - claim by Friday 7th July
Winning Raffle Tickets from Strictly 9 to 5...

Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017
Supreme Court rules against the Home Secretary on ‘Deport First, Appeal Later’
The Supreme Court has allowed appeals in R (Kiarie) and R (Byndloss) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 42 ...

Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017
Celebrity Dance Couple Unveiled as Judges
Celebrity Dance Couple Unveiled as Judges...

Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017
Ian Brownhill appears at inquest into death of school boy
Ian Brownhill has appeared in the high profile inquest of 12 year old school boy Tyrese Glasgow. Tyrese died, by hanging, at his home address in Mossley, Greater Manchester....

Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017
Milton Keynes Council v Skyline Taxis and Private Hire Ltd and Gavin Sokhi Judgment
In a recent landmark ruling, the first known prosecution under the Deregulation Act 2015 dealing with cross-border bookings took place before District Judge Malcolm Dodds sitting at High Wycombe Magistrates Court. ...

Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2017
Sara McCarthy
Sara McCarthy...

Date: Mon, 22 May 2017
Supreme Court to consider children’s interests in deportation and overstaying cases
Supreme Court to consider children’s interests in deportation and overstaying cases...

Date: Mon, 22 May 2017
Jennifer Blair shortlisted finalist for Legal Aid Newcomer of the Year 2017
Jennifer Blair shortlisted finalist for Legal Aid Newcomer of the Year 2017 ...

Date: Thu, 18 May 2017
Philip Rule shortlisted finalist for Legal Aid Barrister of the Year 2017
Philip Rule has been nominated for the award of Legal Aid Barrister 2017, and the Legal Aid Practitioners Group has shortlisted him as one of three finalists for the LALY award....

Date: Thu, 18 May 2017
Paul Joseph wins in the Court of Appeal for the Immigration and Asylum First Tier Tribunal
Paul Joseph (led by Alex Hutton of QC of Hailsham Chambers) and instructed by the Government Legal Department, has won a landmark case for the Immigration and Asylum First Tier Tribunal in the Court of Appeal....

Date: Fri, 12 May 2017
Michael Duck QC speaking at INTA Annual Conference 2017
Michael Duck QC speaking at INTA Annual Conference 2017...

Date: Fri, 12 May 2017
The Lawyer Awards 2017 – S Chelvan shortlisted for Barrister of the Year
The Lawyer Awards 2017 – S Chelvan shortlisted for Barrister of the Year ...

Date: Wed, 10 May 2017
LC (Albania) – Home Office concedes unlawful use of Country Guidance on Albania since October 2011
Diane Taylor, reporting in this morning’s Guardian on the ramifications of the concession made by the Home Office before the Court of Appeal in LC (Albania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ. 340, handed down yesterday. ...

Date: Wed, 10 May 2017
Supreme Court judgment handed down in Cheshire East Council v Richborough Estates LLP [2017] UKSC 36
Richborough Estates win their case in the Supreme Court - but Cheshire East correct on the NPPF interpretation point...

Date: Wed, 10 May 2017
Phil Bradley QC prosecutes Halesowen manslaughter trial
Phil Bradley QC prosecutes Halesowen manslaughter trial ...

Date: Tue, 02 May 2017
Custody for parents in Kian Dale death case prosecuted by Jonas Hankin QC and Antonie Muller
Custody For Parents In Kian Dale Death Case Prosecuted By Jonas Hankin Qc And Antonie Muller ...

Date: Tue, 02 May 2017
Planning victory in the High Court over gypsy site in Wales
Kevin Leigh secures victory in Jayes case...

Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017
Primary School Admissions Appeals
A short guide on Primary School admissions appeals ...

Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017
Practical Case Points - March 2017 - by Howard Leithead
In the last few weeks, the Court of Appeal has handed down three judgments with interesting practical consequences...

Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017
No5's Annual Planning Seminar delivers key messages
No5’s ANNUAL PLANNING SEMINAR DELIVERS KEY MESSAGES ...

Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017
Anthony Korn contributes to latest edition of Blackstone Employment Law Practice
The latest edition of Blackstone Employment Law Practice has recently been published by Oxford University Press....

Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017
Hashi Mohamed presents on BBC Radio 4 next week - 11/4/2017
Hashi Mohamed will give his personal take on social mobility in Britain on the BBC programme Adventures in Social Mobility. ...

Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017
Christopher Young and Hashi Mohamed successfully defend large scale scheme permission
Christopher Young and Hashi Mohamed successfully defend large scale scheme permission ...

Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017
Jonas Hankin QC and Antonie Muller prosecute Kian Dale death case
Jonas Hankin QC and Antonie Muller prosecuted parents Lisa Passey, 28 and Wayne Dale, 45 for the manslaughter of 13-month-old Kian Dale...

Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017
Nabila Mallick of No5 Discusses Attitudes Towards Ethnic Names on TRT World
Nabila Mallick of No5 Discusses Attitudes Towards Ethnic Names on TRT World...

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017
No5 Barristers’ Chambers Planning Seminar Monday 3rd April
No5 Barristers’ Chambers Planning Seminar Monday 3rd April...

Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017
No5 Barristers’ Chambers Top Planning Law Survey 2017
No5 Barristers’ Chambers Top Planning Law Survey 2017...

Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017
Cameron Touron wins Inaugural No5 Chambers' LGBT+ Diversity Moot at King’s College London
Cameron Touron wins Inaugural No5 Chambers LGBT+ Diversity Moot at King’s College London...

Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017
Emma Edhem defends former chairman of Northampton Town Football Club
Emma Edhem represented David Cardoza, the former chairman of Northampton Town Football Club (NTFC) and his wife Christina Cardoza, in successfully defending a summary judgment application brought against him by Northampton Borough Council....

Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017
Sir James Munby in Q&A during informal evening at No5 Birmingham
Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division and Court of Protection, was the guest of No5 Barristers’ Chambers at an informal evening at their Birmingham head office....

Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017
Flood risk, restrictive policies and discretion (Watermead PC v Aylesbury Vale DC – Court of Appeal, 17 March 2017)
Flood risk, restrictive policies and discretion (Watermead PC v Aylesbury Vale DC – Court of Appeal, 17 March 2017)...

Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017
Tim Jones assists in worldwide inter-university arbitration moot
Tim Jones assists in worldwide inter-university arbitration moot...

Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017
Nabila Mallick: The implications of the ECJ Hijab decision in the UK Workplace
The implications of the ECJ Hijab decision in the UK Workplace...

Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017
Susan Monaghan appointed Legal Assessor to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Disciplinary Committee (RCVS)
Susan Monaghan has been appointed as Legal Assessor to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Disciplinary Committee (RCVS)....

Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017
Ilott v. The Blue Cross & Ors [2017] UKSC 17
Summary of Supreme Court Inheritance...

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017
Financial Services Update 2017
It deals with the amendment of the definition of financial advice for regulated firms and discusses a recent judicial review of a FOS decision....

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017
Philip Dayle acts in Camber Sands inquests
Philip Dayle acts in Camber Sands inquests...

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017
No5 Donate Blues Shirt Sponsorship to Headway
No5 Donate Blues Shirt Sponsorship to Headway...

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017
Richard Kimblin QC to speak at PEBA National Conference
Richard Kimblin QC to speak at PEBA...

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017
Mugni Islam-Choudhury: Banning Muslim Headscarves in the Workplace
Mugni Islam-Choudhury: Banning Muslim Headscarves in the Workplace...

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017
The Embassy's Return Invitation to Adrian Keeling QC
Pic Cap: Adrian Keeling QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers (right) meets with Nurak Marpraneet, President of the Constitutional Court of Thailand ...

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017
Colin Banham Successfully Represents Police Officer After 3 year IPPC Investigation
Colin Banham Successfully Represents Police Officer After 3 year IPPC Investigation...

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017
Philip Rule's cases in Archbold Review 2017
Three of Philip Rule’s cases in the legal news ...

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017
No5 host local African Caribbean lawyers
No5 host local African Caribbean lawyers...

Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017
National Offer Day 2017
National Offer Day 2017...

Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017
Richard Moat advises on new child booster seat law
DOES MY CHILD’S CAR SEAT BREAK THE LAW?...

Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes 96 year old killer
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes 96 year old killer...

Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017
Bloor Homes (Wilmslow) Ltd v HCA – Supreme Court – 22 February 2017
On the 22 February 2017 the Supreme Court judgment in the case; Bloor Homes (Wilmslow) Ltd v HCA, was handed down....

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017
Richard Alomo wins case for appellant father
Re M (Children) (Care Proceedings: Passport Order) [2017] EWCA Civ 6...

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017
Supreme Court allows appeal in ‘Minimum Income Requirement’ case
The Supreme Court, has today, 22 February 2017, handed down judgment in MM (Lebanon) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 10 in which it allowed the appellants’ appeals (albeit not on every issue). ...

Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017
Nabila Malick discusses how foreign sounding names hinder employment live on BBC Asian Network Radio
Nabila Malick Featured on BBC Asian Network Radio on Friday 17th February 2017 ...

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017
Mamta Gupta represents family of pensioner who's death was avoidable
The death of a pensioner, who underwent surgery following a misdiagnosis, was avoidable an inquest heard....

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017
Brendan Cole confirmed as host of No5's Strictly 9 to 5 Goes to the Movies
Strictly 9to5 Goes to the Movies is back and set to sparkle with Brendan Cole to host !...

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017
Philip Dayle acts in "Trojan Horse" teacher misconduct hearing
Philip Dayle acts for four members of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) seeking to prevent disclosure of the transcript of interviews given in the Peter Clarke "Trojan Horse" inquiry...

Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017
No5 Barristers on Both Sides in Supreme Court: Cheshire East v Richborough Estates
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear argument in a seminal case about the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The case concerns the vexed issue of housing delivery. ...

Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017
No5 supporting Headway’s campaign to raise concussion awareness within sport
No5 supporting Headway’s campaign to raise concussion awareness within sport ...

Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017
Tim Pole prosecutes two million pound case
Tim Pole prosecutes Warburtons on behalf of the Health and Safety Executives after a worker suffers broken back....

Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017
Truck Cartel - Compensation Claims for Trucks purchased between 1997 and 2011
Truck Cartel- Compensation Claims for Trucks purchased between 1997 and 2011...

Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017
Draft Airports NPS: new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South East of England
Draft Airports NPS : new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South East of England...

Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2017
Fixing our broken housing market – a formula
Fixing our broken housing market – a formula...

Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2017
Government publishes Housing White Paper: Fixing Our Broken Housing Market
Government publishes Housing White Paper: Fixing Our Broken Housing Market...

Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Article 127 – Divisional Court – EEA Single Market judicial review challenge premature
Article 127 – Divisional Court – EEA Single Market judicial review challenge premature...

Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Ramby de Mello & S Chelvan: Landmark Judgment - Article 127 – Divisional Court grants anonymity to Second Claimants
Ramby de Mello and S Chelvan – Landmark Judgment - Article 127 – Divisional Court grants anonymity to Second Claimants relying on evidence of direct threats to third parties....

Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017
No5 Barristers' Chambers Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel
No5 Barristers' Chambers presently has 12 appointees to the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel ...

Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2017
Nabila Mallick Interviewed on BBC London Live and BBC One London Inside Out
Nabila Mallick to appear in BBC documentary Inside Out...

Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2017
Heathrow challenge - in the beginning...
Heathrow challenge - in the beginning......

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017
Claire van Overdijk appointed to STEP Mental Capacity Global SIG Steering Committee
Prestigious Appointment Reflects Barrister's Wealth of Experience...

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017
Mark Heywood QC successfully prosecutes murder trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court
Mark Heywood successfully prosecutes murder trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court...

Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017
Ekwall Tiwana - Legal liberalisation
As momentum builds towards reform, the Indian Supreme Court will soon rule on whether foreign lawyers have the right to practise in India. Ekwall Singh Tiwana outlines the long-running debate...

Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017
Manjit Gill QC and Ramby de Mello to deliver seminars on Brexit and Article 50 in London and Birmingham
Manjit Gill QC and Ramby de Mello to deliver seminars on Brexit and Article 50 in London and Birmingham...

Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017
Nageena Khalique QC: Progress update on Inquests into the deaths of the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974
LEGAL AID AMENDMENTS WILL ALLOW FUNDING RESTRICTIONS TO BE REMOVED FOR THE INQUESTS: ...

Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017
Adam Farrer prosecutes University of Northumbria on behalf of the Health & Safety Executive
‘Adam Farrer prosecutes University of Northumbria on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive case notes by Adam Farrer...

Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017
Supreme Court dismisses Government’s Article 50 Brexit appeal
Supreme Court dismisses Government’s Article 50 Brexit appeal...

Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017
Richard Adkinson appointed as Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court)
Richard Atkinson appointed as Deputy District Judge...

Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017
Article127 – Divisional Court to hear permission application on 3 February
#Article127 – Divisional Court to hear permission application on 3 February...

Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Michelle Heeley prosecutes man with a cache of weapons
Michelle Heeley prosecutes man with a cache of weapons...

Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Philip Rule succeeds in quashing of two life sentences
Philip Rule succeeds in quashing of two life sentences ...

Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017
Laura Davidson publishes comparative analysis of the law on mental capacity of psychiatric patients in UK and South Africa
Laura Davidson publishes comparative analysis of the law on the mental capacity of psychiatric patients in the UK and South Africa...

Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017
No5 Chambers increases pupillage award
No5 increase in pupillage award...

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Top ranked barrister Michael Duck QC defends in the Bethany Hill murder trial at Leamington Crown Court
Top ranked barrister Michael Duck QC defends in the Bethany Hill murder trial at Leamington Crown Court...

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Phil Bradley, Stefano Nuvoloni and Michelle Heeley all to be appointed Her Majesty’s Counsel
Phil Bradley, Stefano Nuvoloni and Michelle Heeley all to be appointed Her Majesty’s Counsel...

Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017
Mark Heywood QC Prosecutes West Bromwich Murder Trial
MARK HEYWOOD QC PROSECUTES WEST BROWMICH MURDER TRIAL...

Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017
No5 Barristers appeared in £1million Attorney Case
No5 Barristers appeared in 1million Attorney Case...

Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017
Tim Jones obtains quashing of refusal for high-value development
Suarez v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Forest of Dean DC (CO/3596/2016)...

Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2017
No5 Barristers instructed in Brexit2 Article 127 EEA challenge
No5 Barristers instructed in Brexit2 Article 127 EEA challenge. ...

Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2016
SAFEGUARDING IN SPORT: Training, Representation & Advice for Clubs / Teams / Players / Coaches / Regulators / Governing Bodies
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is the important responsibility of each and every organisation, from small recreational clubs to Government regulators, and is an issue for all sports. ...

Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2016
Nageena Khalique QC successful in the Court of Appeal in State Imputability case on behalf of the local authority against SSJ
State Imputability: Nageena Khalique QC acting for the local authority in the Court of Appeal is successful in resisting the challenge brought by the Secretary of State for Justice (SSJ)....

Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016
Ian Bridge and Tim Pole successfully defend Bath Tipper Truck Driver
The teenage driver of a tipper truck that crashed and killed four people has been cleared of all charges....

Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016
CJEU gives judgment on Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014
The Court of Justice of the EU has today given its ruling that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 ...

Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016
Court of Appeal upholds 2014 ruling
The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that a disabled teenager’s brain damage was not caused by a 30 minute delay to her birth....

Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016
Supreme Court decides Philip Rule’s case: R v Docherty
Philip Rule presented the appeal to the Court of Appeal that successfully established the application of Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights....

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016
HMP Birmingham Riots – legal advice and representation for those affected
Scenes of riot emerged from HMP Birmingham in one of the worst such incidents this year. ...

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016
No5 Barrister prosecutes Bushbury drug dealer
A Wolverhampton drug dealer has been jailed for 18 years after a 500k supply of drugs was found in his home....

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016
No5 Barristers' Chambers and Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors present...
No5 Barristers will be presenting an Education, Health and Care workshop on Monday 27th January 2017 at the Megan Baker House....

Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence London Seminar Series 2017
The Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence group will be hosting a series of seminars in 2017 at our London office. Each seminar will carry one learning hour....

Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016
No5 Barristers appear in Coventry murder trial
The trial of two men accused of murder continues at Birmingham Crown Court this week....

Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016
No5 Barristers appear in Susan Whiting death case
One of the killers in the Susan Whiting death case has been handed a combined sentence of seven years and three months for manslaughter and the playing part in the rape of her friend....

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016
BREXIT APPEAL: No5 Barristers make 20 minutes count
BREXIT APPEAL: No5 Barristers make their submissions to the Supreme Court...

Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2016
Article 50 Brexit appeal being heard in the Supreme Court
Manjit Gill QC and Ramby de Mello of No 5 Chambers London, act on behalf of two interested parties (AB, KK and Children ) in the Brexit appeal currently being heard in the Supreme Court. ...

Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2016
Doctor entered patient's farmhouse uninvited and left a note
Doctor who claimed she could cure cancer went into patient's farmhouse uninvited and left a note, tribunal hears...

Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2016
Simon Hunka prosecutes sadistic nursery boss
Christine Button, boss of a nursery based near Tamworth,...

Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2016
No5 Advent Calendar 2016
No5 has just launched their Christmas Advent Calendar for 2016!...

Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2016
Michelle Heeley secures conviction in Nottingham terrorism trial
A man who stored explosive substances to "defend the UK from an attack by Isis” has been found guilty of three criminal offences in which Michelle Heeley prosecutes in....

Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016
Michael Duck QC prosecutes Sandwell murder case
A man from the West Midlands has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of his friend in which No5 Criminal Law Silk, Michael Duck QC prosecutes in....

Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016
Michael Duck QC attends ICCBA Side Event - An Introduction to the ICC Bar Association: The new voice for the legal profession
Michael Duck QC attends ICCBA Side Event – An Introduction to the ICC Bar Association: The new voice for the legal profession...

Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016
Home Office Presenting Officers Liable for Wasted Costs
The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) have ruled in a landmark determination, promulgated on the 15th of November 2016,...

Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction in baby shaking case
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction in baby shaking case...

Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016
Emma Edhem, CC attended the State Banquet, at the Guildhall, for the President of Colombia
www.no5.com/barristers/barrister-cvs/emma-edhem--international-arbitration-trade/...

Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2016
BREXIT: Divisional Court Rules that Government cannot trigger Art 50 without Parliament
Today’s landmark ruling that Parliament must vote on triggering Article 50 has been hailed as a strong endorsement of the rule of law....

Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2016
Uber drivers get the green light
Those who are up to speed with modern linguistics will have noted a new verb coming into common parlance: 'to uber'. ...

Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016
Sarah Buckingham Appointed Circuit Judge
No5 Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Buckingham to Circuit Judge....

Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016
MALA Ball Hailed Highlight of the Year
The annual Midlands Asian Lawyers Association (MALA) ball held on Friday night has been hailed a huge success by lead sponsor of the event, No5 Chambers....

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016
Brexit Challenge
Brexit challenge by Mr Manjit Gill QC and Ramby de Mello ...

Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016
Arcadia Energy (SUISSE) SA v Attock Oil International LTD (2016) QBD Comm by Emma Williams
ARCADIA ENERGY (SUISSE) SA v ATTOCK OIL INTERNATIONAL LTD (2016) QBD Comm ...

Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016
Barford Neighbourhood Plan examined by Tim Jones
Another Neighbour Plan that Tim Jones examined, the Barford Neighbourhood Plan, has been approved by a referendum. 96.7% voted in favour...

Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016
Ian Brownhill represents family of bi polar man who died in fire.
Ian Brownill represents family of Bi Polar man who dies in fire ...

Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016
Simon Hunka receives high praise in the Court of Appeal
Simon Hunka receives high praise in the Court of Appeal...

Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2016
Gareth Evans QC and Dean Kershaw defend in Kenichi Phillips murder trial
Gareth Evans QC and Dean Kershaw defend in Kenichi Phillips murder trial...

Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2016
Michael Burrows QC and Michelle Heeley prosecute Birmingham Gangland trial
Michael Burrows QC and Michelle Heeley prosecute Birmingham Gangland trial ...

Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2016
Alton Towers disaster leads to £5 million fine
On 26 September Bernard Thorogood presented the prosecution case in the Alton Towers disaster hearing for sentence....

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016
Set and Silk nominations in prestigious Chambers UK Bar Awards 2016
No5 Chambers is delighted to be shortlisted for Regional Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards for another year. ...

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016
No5 Chambers Shortlisted for the Chambers of the Year at the Bristol Law Society Annual Awards Dinner 2016
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that they have been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at the Bristol Law Society’s Annual Award Dinner for 2016....

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016
Nageena Khalique QC interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today's programme by John Humphries
Nageena Khalique QC is the Head of the Court of Protection Group at No5 Chambers, to view Nageena's profile please click here....

Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016
No5 Chambers Cements Law Bible Rankings
No5 CHAMBERS CEMENTS LAW BIBLE RANKINGS ...

Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016
BBC 1 interviews Philip Rule concerning IPP sentences: aired 12th September
BBC 1 interviews Philip Rule concerning IPP sentences: aired 12th September...

Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016
What’s all the fuss about costs warnings?
What’s all the fuss about costs warnings?...

Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2016
The No5 Commercial and Chancery Group Presents
The No5 Commercial and Chancery Autumn Seminar Series 2016...

Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016
No5 Chambers Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Group Presents
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Group Presents The Bristol Seminar Series 2016...

Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016
Philip Rule to address the Adriatic Conference on the principle of lex mitior
No5’s Philip Rule is delivering a talk to the Adriatic Conference, Croatia, about the principle of lex mitior and its place in the common law world...

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016
New Home Office API on Gay Asylum Claims: Not Fit For Purpose
New Home Office API on Gay Asylum Claims: Not Fit For Purpose...

Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016
No Presumption or Right of a Child to be Brought Up by Their Natural Family
No presumption or right of a child to be brought up by their natural family...

Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2016
Court of Appeal Allows Appeal and Quashes Planning Permission for Housing on Bowling Green Site in Bexhill
Court of Appeal allows appeal and quashes planning permission for housing on bowling green site in Bexhill...

Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2016
Annual Employment Seminars 2016
Annual Employment Seminar 2016...

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016
What is this fascinating phenomenon that has gripped the UK called Turkey?
What is this fascinating phenomenon that has gripped the UK called Turkey?...

Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016
Court of Protection Seminars 2016
Court of Protection Seminars 2016 (Birmingham, London and Bristol)...

Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016
Hashi Mohamed presents documentary on BBC World Service
As part of the BBC’s Destination Europe series, across BBC TV, Radio and online,...

Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016
Annual Planning Review 2016
Annual Planning Review...

Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016
Susan Monaghan called to the Bar of King's Inns Dublin
https://www.no5.com/barristers/barrister-details/258-susan-monaghan/...

Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Brexit: The first in the series of four articles examining the state of the law after Europe - Written by Becket Bedford
Brexit: The first in the series of four articles examining the state of the law after Europe...

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016
Michael Burrows QC Prosecutes Wolverhampton Drugs Baron
Michael Burrows QC Prosecutes Wolverhampton Drugs Baron...

Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2016
Brexit - The Impact on the Planning Industry
‘Cautious optimism’ was the message from a number of the leading planning professionals in the Midlands after taking part in a special round the table discussion on Brexit....

Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2016
No5 Chambers Six-A-Side Cricket Tournament 2016
Following on from the successful tournaments in the last two years, The Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield returns to Bristol and Birmingham....

Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2016
Philip Dayle attends International Law Expert meeting at Essex University Human Rights Centre
Philip Dayle attended an expert meeting at Essex University Human Rights Centre on the Development of International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Control. ...

Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2016
Commercial & Chancery Autumn Seminar Series 2016
The Commercial and Chancery Groups invite you attend a series of seminars taking place in Birmingham....

Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2016
Claire van Overdijk Appointed to Attorney General's London B Panel
No5 Chambers would like to congratulate Claire van Overdijk on her appointment to the Attorney General's London B Panel....

Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016
Antonie Muller prosecutes former MEP in money laundering trial
A former West Midlands UKIP has been accused of money laundering and committing misconduct in a public office in relation to European Parliamentary travel expenses....

Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016
No5 Chambers’ Barristers comment on potential impact of Brexit on Human Rights
Manjit Gill, QC and S Chelvan, commented on the impact of Brexit on human rights in the UK, specifically with respect to LGBT rights....

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016
Another Strictly Success for No5 Chambers
Another Strictly Success for No5 Chambers ...

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016
No5 Chambers Barrister profiled in The Lawyer Pride Stories
Joanne Harris's article in The Lawyer profiles S Chelvan as one of their featured Pride stories running over two weeks....

Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016
Birmingham Law Society's ­- To Leave or Not to Leave? That is the Question...
Birmingham Law Society's ­- To Leave or Not to Leave? That is the Question......

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016
Nageena Khalique QC succeeds in obtaining favourable variations in POCA Restraint Order in NI High Court
Nageena Khalique QC represented 3 alleged offenders in a case which came before Mr Justice Maguire in the Royal Courts of Justice...

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016
Strictly 9 to 5 2016 - Winning Raffle Ticket Numbers
Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets for No5’s Strictly 9 to 5 2016 event, in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust....

Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016
Philip Dayle Secures The Acquittal Of A Nurse
Philip Dayle has secured the acquittal of a nurs...

Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2016
Adrian Keeling QC and Matthew Brook Prosecutes Care Home Poisoning Case
A police constable has been jailed for life having pleaded guilty to five charges of attempted murder and threats to kill in February 2015....

Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2016
Judgment Handed Down In Case Of Secretary Of State For Communities And Local Government v BDW
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government v BDW [2016] EWCA Civ 493,...

Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2016
Nageena Khalique QC Confirms The Coroner's Decision In The Birmingham Pub Bombing Inquests
The Senior Coroner of Birmingham and Solihull, Mrs Louise Hunt handed down her decision today...

Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2016
Iron Age Woman Gifted To Isle Of Wight Museum
The bones of a woman who lived 2,000 years ago, and found in a bay off the Isle of Wight, are to be gifted to Island’s museum....

Date: Fri, 27 May 2016
Four Of Philip Rule's Cases Published In This Week's Solicitors' Journal And Current Archbold News
Parole Board delays result of systematic breach of duty:...

Date: Fri, 27 May 2016
Nageena Khalique QC appears on behalf of Staffordshire County Council in State Imputability Case
Nageena Khalique QC appears on behalf of Staffordshire County Council in State Imputability Case...

Date: Tue, 24 May 2016
Omar Ensaff Successfully Defends Director From Disqualification Proceedings
Omar Ensaff has successfully defended a director, Edward Langford, from disqualification proceedings brought by the Secretary of State for Business,...

Date: Mon, 23 May 2016
Nageena Khalique QC Represented Ex-Partner of Luisa Mendes (deceased) at Inquest
Nageena Khalique QC Represented Ex-Partner of Luisa Mendes (deceased) at Inquest...

Date: Fri, 20 May 2016
Harpreet Singh Sandhu And Simon Hunka Prosecute Robbery Rampage Case
A group of men from Birmingham and London, who went on a "rampage” of violent rob...

Date: Fri, 20 May 2016
S Chelvan Performing At Brighton Fringe Festival - Immigrant Diaries
No5 Barrister S Chelvan, will be performing this Saturday in Sajeela Kershi's award winning "Immigrant Diaries: Sajeela Kershi and Guests"...

Date: Thu, 19 May 2016
No5 Chambers Enters Teams Into The Birmingham, London and Leicester Legal Walks
No5 Chambers has entered three teams into this years Legal Walks across the UK. ...

Date: Wed, 18 May 2016
Thea Osmund-Smith Successful In Planning Appeal In Shropshire
Thea Osmund-Smith, acted on behalf of the Appellant, David Wilson Homes (Mercia), in promoting a scheme for 68 dwellings in Ellesmere, Shropshire....

Date: Mon, 16 May 2016
Thornbridge v Barclays - ‘Important Questions Not Addressed’
Thornbridge v Barclays - ‘Important Questions Not Addressed’ ...

Date: Mon, 16 May 2016
Chief Constable Asked to Reconsider Recalling Officers
Chief Constable Asked to Reconsider Recalling Officers...

Date: Thu, 12 May 2016
Update On Pub Bombings 1974 Inquest
UPDATE ON PUB BOMBINGS 1974 INQUEST...

Date: Thu, 12 May 2016
Court Of Appeal Dismisses Married Lesbian Couple’s Appeal Challenging Removal To India On Human Rights Grounds
In Court 71 of the Royal Courts of Justice at 10:30 am this morning, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in CB (India) and SB (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 451....

Date: Thu, 12 May 2016
No5 Chambers Presents Care Homes and Social Care Seminars
No5 Chambers Presents Care Homes and Social Care Seminars...

Date: Wed, 11 May 2016
Substantial Harm to Heritage Assets – the Court of Appeal upholds the High Court’s interpretation of the NPPF
Whitby v Secretaries of State for Transport and Communities and Local Government and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited [2016] EWCA Civ 444...

Date: Wed, 11 May 2016
Murder Acquittal for Michael Duck QC in Birmingham Teenager Shooting Trial
Murder Acquittal for Michael Duck QC in Birmingham Teenager Shooting Trial...

Date: Wed, 11 May 2016
No5 Sponsors The Birmingham Brexit Debate In Association With United Poles And Aston University
No5 Chambers Barrister James Dixon will be speaking at The Birmingham Brexit Debate in association with United Poles and Aston University....

Date: Tue, 10 May 2016
Henry Pitchers Experiences the Challenges of Life in a Wheelchair
Henry Pitchers Experiences the Challenges of Life in a Wheelchair...

Date: Tue, 10 May 2016
The Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Lex Mitior Article 7 ECHR Case
The Supreme Court reserves judgment in lex mitior Article 7 ECHR case...

Date: Fri, 06 May 2016
S Chelvan Will Be Speaking At The Free Bar Event In Association With Stonewall In Birmingham
No5 Chambers Barrister S Chelvan will be speaking at the FREEBAR launch event in Birmingham on Tuesday 17th May 2016....

Date: Thu, 05 May 2016
Success with Audlem Neighbourhood Plan
The small Cheshire town of Audlem has passed its neighbourhood plan by a remarkable vote with 97% voting in favour (654 to 22) on a 42.86% turnout, a high proportion for local votes....

Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016
Ian Bridge Defends In Multiple Dangerous Driving Cases
Ian Bridge represented Nicholas Goddard who was acquitted yesterday 28 April ...

Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016
Gareth Evans QC And Sharon Bahia Prosecute In Walsall Murder Trial
A court heard that a woman from the Black Country who was drugged, raped and murdered was found by the police....

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016
James Doyle and Ramya Nagesh Acting on Behalf of the Lead Defendant in the “R v Connors and others” Case
James Doyle and Rama Nagesh Acting on Behalf of the Lead Defendant in the "R v Connors and others” Case...

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016
Suicide Teen ‘Fell Through The Cracks’ of Healthcare
Suicide Teen ‘Fell Through The Cracks’ of Healthcare...

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016
Home Secretary Loses Bid To Remove Trans Asylum-Seeker To Singapore
Home Secretary loses in bid to remove trans asylum-seeker to Singapore...

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016
Emma Edhem Wins The Grassroot Diplomat Business Driver Award
Emma Edhem, is the first Common Councilman of the City of London Corporation and Chairman of a Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to win the Grassroot Diplomat Business Driver Award ...

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016
Smiler Owners Admit Crash And Face Huge Fine
Smiler Owners Admit Crash And Face Huge Fine...

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016
Vinesh Mandalia Named Barrister of the Year
VINESH MANDALIA NAMED BARRISTER OF THE YEAR ...

Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016
Nageena Khalique QC, Emma Sutton and Rebecca Stickler to be Guest Speakers at the ‘Community Care Live’ Conference
Nageena Khalique QC, Emma Sutton and Rebecca Stickler to be Guest Speakers at the ‘Community Care Live’ Conference...

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016
No5 Annual Inquest Seminar: the Chief Coroner speaks about future plans
No5 Chambers hosted its Annual Inquest Seminar on 20 April 2016 with the Chief Coroner delivering the keynote address. HHJ Peter Thornton QC revealed that the Coronial service in England and Wales was significantly stretched, yet a large volume of ...

Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016
Approved Plans For London Cruise Liner Terminal Set To Face Judicial Review
Approved Plans For London Cruise Liner Terminal Set To Face Judicial Review...

Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes Tipton murder case
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes Tipton murder case...

Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016
Phil Bradley Prosecutes Car Jacking Gang
Phil Bradley Prosecutes Car Jacking Gang...

Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016
Landmark Ruling On Solicitors Liability
Landmark Ruling On Solicitors Liability...

Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016
No5 Chambers Planning Seminar Secures Added Prestige
A prestigious planning event hosted by No5 Chambers will command added status this year as the firm celebrates its superb showing in an annual survey of the most highly rated planning barristers in the country....

Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016
Emma Edhem CC Nominated For Grassroot Diplomat Award on Chamber Of Commerce Leadership Initiatives
No5 Barrister Emma Edhem CC, Common Councilman of the City of London Corporation is the first representative of the Corporation to be shortlisted from over 100 government leaders this year for the 4th Annual Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award....

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016
Murder Acquittal For Jonas Hankin QC In Northampton Trial
Murder acquittal for Jonas Hankin QC in Northampton trial...

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016
Protestors Acquitted For Attempting To Prevent Crimes At Arms Fair
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/15/court-dismisses-charges-against-london-arms-fair-protesters...

Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016
Hashi Mohamed Will Be Speaking At The Annual PEBA National Conference
No5 Chambers Planning and Environmental Barrister Hashi Mohamed will be speaking at The Annual PEBA National Conference 2016 on Friday 6th May 2016....

Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016
No5 Sponsors the United Poles Event 'Brexit and the Future of EU Nationals in the UK’
The panel discussion is taking place on Thursday 21st April at the Polish Hearth Club in London....

Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016
32 Years For Coventry Nightclub Killer Prosecuted By Michael Burrows QC
32 years for Coventry nightclub killer prosecuted by Michael Burrows QC...

Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016
Putting Into Practice The Right To A Fair Trial
The mother of tragic Ayeeshia Jane Smith has been sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder, and Matthew Rigby jailed for three years six months for causing or allowing her death....

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016
David Mason QC Secures Convictions In Burton Murder Trial
David Mason QC secures convictions in Burton murder trial...

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016
6-Aside Charity Football Tournament
In association with Birmingham City Football Club and Eze Group, No5 Chambers would like to invite you to get a team together to play at St Andrew’s, the home of Birmingham City Football Club....

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016
Barrister Calls For Open-Ended Sentences To Be Resolved
A leading lawyer is calling on Parliament to act to resolve an out-dated law that sees more than 4,000 offenders languishing in prison on open-ended sentences....

Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2016
Mark Kelly defends in fake police terrorist plot 
Mark Kelly defends in fake police terrorist plot ...

Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2016
Nageena Khalique QC provides an update on Birmingham Pub Bombings Disclosure Hearing
The senior coroner for Birmingham and Solihull held a further hearing on the 6th April 2016 to review the issue of disclosure of material from West Midlands Police....

Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2016
Nageena Khalique QC Joins The Team For The Families: Birmingham Pub Bombings - Inquest
The Senior Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull, Mrs Louise Hunt, is due to reconvene a hearing on Wednesday, April 6 to receive requested evidence and disclosures regarding the Birmingham Pub Bombings....

Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2016
Nageena Khalique QC speaks at the Scottish Government and Chief Social Work Officers Strategic Workshop in Edinburgh
Nageena Khalique QC speaks at the Scottish Government and Chief Social Work Officers Strategic Workshop in Edinburgh...

Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2016
Hashi Mohamed appointed Special Adviser to David Anderson QC
Hashi Mohamed has today been announced as one of three Special Advisers who will assist David Anderson QC this year, in his important endeavour as the Independent Reviewer of Terror Legislation....

Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2016
No5 Chambers - Proud Match Day Sponsors of Birmingham City v Fulham
You can view the full match report form the Blues website by clicking here....

Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2016
No5 Barristers In Staffordshire Death Crash Case
No5 barristers in Staffordshire death crash case...

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016
No5 publishes results of 2016 Diversity Data Survey
No5 publishes results of 2016 Diversity Data Survey...

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016
Richard Humphreys QC successful planning appeal for proposed Aldi store on Fletton Close, Leicester
Richard Humphreys QC has been successful in achieving planning permission for Aldi Stores...

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016
Rebecca Stickler will be speaking at The Public Project's - How to do Judicial Review in the West
No5 Public Law Barrister, Rebecca Stickler, will be speaking at the Public Law Project's "Training: How to do Judicial Review in the West" on Thursday 12th May 2016....

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016
Jonas Hankin QC client cleared of prison murder
A man has been sentenced to a whole life term for the murder of a 25-year-old man at HMP Long Lartin, Worcestershire, from the summer of 2015....

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016
Latest interpretation on Paragraph 89 of the NPPF
The High Court in quashing an application made on behalf of London Borough of Bromley has provided further clarity to the interpretation of Paragraph 89 of the National Planning Policy Framework ("the Framework”)....

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016
No5 Chambers’ Planning Silks and Juniors Rate Highly in Planning Survey
No5 Chambers’ Planning Silks and Juniors Rate Highly in Planning Survey...

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016
Conviction quashed - guidance on meaning of harassment in s42A Family Law Act offence of molestation
Conviction quashed – Court of Appeal guidance on the meaning of harassment in the s42A Family Law Act offence of molestation ...

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016
Jeremy Cahill QC and Thea Osmund-Smith successful in High Court case
Jeremy Cahill QC and Thea Osmund-Smith successful in High Court case concerning the presumption in favour of sustainable development where there is a five year housing land supply. ...

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016
Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974: Note of Hearing before Senior Coroner, Mrs Louise Hunt
Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974: Note of Hearing before Senior Coroner, Mrs Louise Hunt...

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016
Adrian Keeling QC of No5 Chambers Hosts Royal Thai Embassy Delegation
Adrian Keeling QC played host to a delegation from the Royal Thai Embassy last week, taking them on a tour of Oxford and then London that explored the hidden gems of the English Legal System....

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016
Lord Chief Justice gives judgment in Philip Rule’s IPP appeal case
Lord Chief Justice gives judgment in Philip Rule’s IPP appeal case...

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016
Christopher Young & James Corbet Burcher Successful in Court of Appeal
In A Case Of "Critical Importance To National Planning Throughout The Country”...

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016
The Correct Interpretation of the NPPF 14 ‘Algorithm’
Jerry Cahill QC and James Corbet Burcher in Successful s288 Defence in the Planning Court...

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016
Tim Jones successfully resists an application for judicial review of a temporary stop notice.
Tim Jones successfully resists an application for judicial review of a temporary stop notice....

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016
Phil Bradley and Sarah Allen prosecute drugs conspiracy trial
A man has denied being part of separate conspiracies to flood two Midland towns with large amounts of heroin and cocaine over a two-year period....

Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2016
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Seminar Series 2016
PI CN London Seminar Series...

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2016
"A step forward" for asylum decision-making in Switzerland
No5 Chambers Barrister, S Chelvan, has returned from providing 3 days of training to asylum...

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2016
Kevin Leigh successfully mediates in high value boundary dispute
Kevin Leigh, a specialist barrister in land and planning disputes, recen...

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2016
No5 Barristers conduct Burton Baby murder trial
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Murder-trial-begins-following-death-21-month-old/story-28809649-detail/story.html...

Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2016
No5 Chambers Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups Presents
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Group Semianr Series ...

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2016
High Court: Discarding a Recent Core Strategy Housing Requirement Found Lawful
In July 2015, Inspector Kevin Ward allowed an appeal for 90 houses on land at the edge of the village of Burghfield Common in West Berkshire. He found the Council could not demonstrate a five year supply of housing land....

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2016
Philip Rule, No5 Chambers, reports from the European Court of Human Rights conference on the Crimes of the Past
Philip Rule, No5 Chambers, reports from the European Court of Huma Rights conference on the Crimes of the Past...

Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016
Animal QC Book Signing Celebrates Paperback
To celebrate the success of his autobiography No5 Chambers barrister Gary Bell QC will be signing copies of Animal QC in London next week....

Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016
Mark Heywood QC Prosecutes Coventry Children’s Home Abuse Trial Update
Two former social workers, who ran a Coventry children’s home in the 1980’s, have been jailed....

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016
Parole system found to be in continuing systemic failure
The Administrative Court today hands down its reserved judgment in the case of R (on the application of Hussain) v ...

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016
No5 Barristers Represent Appellants in Minimum Income Visa Rules in the Supreme Court
No5 Barristers Represent Appellants in Minimum Income Visa Rules in the Supreme Court...

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016
No5 Chambers Barrister Represents Home Office
No5 Chambers Barrister Represents Home Office...

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016
No5 Chambers Sponsors Annual Mooting Competition
No5 Chambers Sponsors Annual Mooting Competition...

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction in baby murder trial
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction in baby murder trial...

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Michelle Heeley prosecutes Wolverhampton sexual predator
Michelle Heeley prosecutes Wolverhampton sexual predator...

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016
S Chelvan addresses Liberal Democrat LGBT+ Winter Strategy Group
No5 Chambers barrister S Chelvan was invited to address the Liberal Democrat LGBT+ ...

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016
The European Convention on Human Rights and the Crimes of the Past
On 26 February 2016, the Strasbourg Court, in conjunction with the European Society of International Law (ESIL), is holding a conference entitled The European Convention on Human Rights and the crimes of the past....

Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016
No5 Barristers Speaking at Credit Hire and Other Repair Related Issues Conference
No5 Credit Hire barristers Maria Mulla, Richard Wilcock and Christopher Perry will be speaking at a conference hosted by the Central Law Training on Credit Hire and Other Repair Related Issues on Wednesday 4th May 2016 in London....

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016
No5 Barristers in Edgbaston murder trial
A martial arts expert has been accused of murdering a former soldier by stabbing him through the throat in a drink and drug-fuelled rage. ...

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016
S Chelvan will be speaking at the FreeBar Launch Event in association with Stonewall
No5 Barrister S Chelvan will be speaking at the FreeBar Launch Event on Wednesday 17th February 2016. FreeBar is an new initiative aimed to LGBT+ barristers at the Bar, and get heterosexual lawyers on board this forum....

Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016
No5 Barrister Defends 'Plebgate' Detective
A serving police detective cleared of misconduct in the Andrew Mitchell ‘plebgate’ row was represented by a barrister from leading national set, No5 Chambers....

Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016
Adrian Keeling QC represents cleared 'Plebgate' Officer
Detective Sgt. Stuart Hinton was accused of giving a misleading account of an interview with Andrew Mitchell in the 2012 "Plebgate" row has been cleared of misconduct. ...

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016
John Butterfield QC successfully defends man who was cleared of causing friend's death despite mother's intervention
A jury has cleared Mr Jones of his friend’s death after returning a verdict of not guilty....

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016
Kaiyam, Massey and Robinson v United Kingdom, Article 5 ECHR and the protection of liberty from indefinite imprisonment
Avoiding the question: the decision in Kaiyam, Massey and Robinson v United Kingdom (Application no. 28160/15; 28103/15 and 28443/15) and the protection of liberty from indefinite imprisonment in Article 5 ECHR...

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016
Three No5 Members Shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Awards 2016
Three No5 Barristers have been shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2016....

Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2016
Asylum Seminars 2016
Asylum Seminars 2016 No5 Chambers' Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Group invite you to a free seminar with our Asylum experts Becket Bedford and Jennifer Blair....

Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2016
No5 Trio To Be Appointed Queen's Counsel
NO5 TRIO TO BE APPOINTED QUEEN’S COUNSEL...

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016
Glenn Willetts secures permission to appeal for 2 Accident Exchange clients to bring 2 test case appeals in the Court of Appeal
Glenn Willetts secures permission to appeal for 2 Accident Exchange clients to bring 2 test case appeals into Court of Appeal...

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016
Legal Professionals Back On The Dancefloor
Legal Professionals Back On The Dancefloor...

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016
Ekwall Singh Tiwana defends in Hacksaw and Chisel Torture Robbery Plot
Ekwall Singh Tiwana defends father of four Ian Cooper who was a former boss of a successful multi-million pound business. It was heard that Cooper threatened to torture a vulnerable...

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016
No5 Barristers in £2 million Duty Evasion Case
Three men have been jailed for more than eight years for evading duty smuggled cigarettes....

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016
Bernard Thorogood Represents West Midlands Police
Bernard Thorogood Represents West Midlands Police...

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016
Emma Edhem, CC, attended the UK - Turkey Business Dinner
Emma Edhem, CC, Deputy Head of International Law at No 5 Chambers delivered the welcoming speech at a high level lunch of global corporate Presidents, Chairmen and CEO’s at the Mandarin Orient in Knightsbridge last week....

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016
Legal Hackette Lunches with S Chelvan
No5 Chambers Barrister S Chelvan was interviewed by the Legal Hackette, Catherine Baksi...

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016
Hashi Mohamed successful in establishing Shropshire Council’s 5 year supply of housing
Hashi Mohamed, acting on behalf of Shropshire Council, was successful in helping to uphold the local authority’s decision to refuse a proposal for the erection of up to 125 dwellings....

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016
No5 Barristers' Will Be Speaking At The Public Law Projects - Training: How to do Judicial Review Birmingham
No5 Public Law Barristers', Ian Brownhill; S Chelvan; James Dixon and Rebecca Stickler, will be speaking at the Public Law Project’s "Training: How to do Judicial Review” at Birmingham University on Monday 29th February 2016....

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016
Gareth Evans QC prosecutes Nechells killing case
Gareth Evans QC prosecutes Nechells killing case...

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016
Jonas Hankin QC Prosecutes Baby Murder Trial
Birmingham Crown Court heard that a father shook his five-month-old premature baby daughter too death because she wouldn’t stop crying....

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016
John Butterfield QC prosecutes Handsworth Murder Case
Two teenagers have been jailed for life in prison for the murder of a Polish man who was stabbed to death in which John Butterfield QC prosecutes in....

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016
Hashi Mohamed presents BBC Radio 4 documentary on child migrants
In the late summer of 2015, the BBC asked me to spend time in Italy to explore and learn more about the journeys of child migrants who cross the Mediterranean sea from Africa to Italy. This was both a fascinating and formative experience. ...

Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016
Jeremy Cahill QC and Thea Osmund-Smith are successful in promoting an appeal for up to 900 dwellings
Jeremy Cahill QC and Thea Osmund-Smith acted for Barwood Strategic Land and successfully promoted a scheme for ...

Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016
Mark Heywood QC Prosecutes Coventry Children’s Home Abuse Trial
Two former colleagues at Coventry children’s home are on trial facing 22 counts of child cruelty and indecent assaults against children under 16....

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016
Dr Fayyaz Afzal OBE Appointed as Recorder in the Northern Circuit
No5 Chambers are delighted to announce that Michael Duck QC has been appointed as Recorder in the Northern Circuit....

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016
Samantha Forsyth Prosecutes Benefit Street Sentence
Samantha Forsyth Prosecutes Benefit Street Sentence...

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016
Michael Duck QC appointed as Recorder in the Northern Circuit
Michael Duck QC appointed as Recorder in the Northern Circuit...

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016
Richard Kimblin, Paul Cairnes and Dr Simon Fox are all to be appointed Her Majesty's Queens Counsel
We are delighted to announce that Richard Kimblin, Paul Cairnes and Dr Simon Fox are all to be appointed Her Majesty’s Queens Counsel by the Lord Chancellor on Monday 22nd February 2016. ...

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016
Bees and Trees
Bees Neonicitinoids are a group of active ingredients in plant protection products (pesticides). Their use is limited by a Regulation made by the European Commission. There is active debate about their effect on bees....

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016
Burton man appears in court on first day of trial charged with attempted murder
Jurors at Stafford Crown Court heard a man is still lying in a coma after six months over a disagreement between two families....

Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016
Philip Rule’s case communicated to Government by the ECtHR
In one of Philip Rule’s ongoing cases before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (Minter v UK) the President of the First Section has decided to give notification of the application to the UK Government on 15 December 2015....

Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016
Paul Bleasdale QC To Step Down As No5 Head Of Chambers
One of the country’s leading sets of barristers is to have a new Head of Chambers....

Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2016
UNHCR and IOM endorse and incorporate DSSH model in global training
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have launched a trailblazing "training package for the protection of LGBTI persons in forced displacement”, ...

Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2016
Rebecca Stickler successfully represents Welsh LHB and WHSS Committee in Claire Dyer judicial review challenge
Mr Justice Hickinbottom confirms that "subject to the Wednesbury test, the court will not interfere with or otherwise prescribe how section 3(1) [of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006] decisions are made” [2015] EWHC 3712 (Admin)...

Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015
Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust fined £500,000 for "basic" blunders in which Bernard Thorogood Prosecutes
The NHS trust that ran Stafford Hospital has been fined 500,000 for "basic” blunders linked to the death of four patients between 2005 to 2014....

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015
Susan Monaghan appointed Legally Qualified Chair to the Police Misconduct hearings in North East Yorkshire & Humberside region
No5 Chambers Barrister Susan Monaghan has been appointed to the list of Legally Qualified Chair for the Police Misconduct Hearings in the North East and Yorkshire and Humberside Region....

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015
John Butterfield QC Secures Conviction on Random Attack Murder Trial
John Butterfield QC Secures Conviction on Random Attack Murder Trial...

Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015
David Iles Defends ASBO Breach Farmer
David Iles Defends ASBO Breach Farmer...

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015
Legal Professionals Back On The Dancefloor (1)
As the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing heads for its finale, members of the Midlands’ legal profession have again signed up for their own sparkling competition....

Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015
David Mason QC defends acquitted boxing trainer
Former Ricky Hatton trainer Bob Shannon has been unanimously cleared of a sex attack on a teenager under the age of consent in which David Mason QC defended in....

Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2015
Adrian Keeling QC attended the Anglo Thai Educational Awards Presentation at The Royal Thai Embassy
Adrian Keeling QC attended the Anglo Thai Educational Awards Presentation at The Royal Thai Embassy, 28 Prince's Gate, London on 27th November and presented certificates of excellence to the winning students....

Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2015
No5 decorates ward for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital
On Wednesday 2nd December 2015, a team of volunteers from No5 Chambers went over to Birmingham Children’s Hospital’s ward 7 to assist with the decorating for Christmas. Their chosen theme is, the very popular children’s film, Frozen....

Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2015
Glasgow Colloquium addresses key issues linked to credibility assessment in asylum
Glasgow Colloquium addresses key issues linked to credibility assessment in asylum...

Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2015
Jamie Gamble represents family at Inquest following suicide in mental health unit
Jamie Gamble represents family at Inquest following suicide in mental health unit...

Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2015
No5 Chambers’ Regulatory and Licensing Group Seminars - 2016
No5 Chambers’ Regulatory and Licensing Group presents this seminar as a guide for beginners in the field of licensing as to how to challenge a local authority's licensing decision in the Magistrates Court....

Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015
Gareth Evans QC and Philip Rule defend murder retrial
In December 2011 the client was convicted of murder but this was quashed in February 2015 following a successful appeal brought by Philip Rule to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). Mr Rule was instructed for the appeal and had not acted below....

Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015
Harpreet Sandhu defends in Motorway pile-up case
A lorry driver has been jailed for two and a half years, and banned from the road for six years and three months after causing a motorway pile-up which killed a man and left another man with life-changing injuries. ...

Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015
No5 Barristers in Kidderminster manslaughter case
A man from Kidderminster who caused the death of a man in a drunken late night fight in a town centre has been jailed for six years and three months....

Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015
Castle Bromwich man jailed over kidnap is freed
A man, from Castle Bromwich, who was jailed earlier this year for six and a half years, was cleared at London’s Criminal Appeal Court....

Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015
Damages for man shot in the back by police
The last thing that Mr B expected in the early hours of an autumn morning in 2011 was to be visited by or arrested by the police. ...

Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015
Sarah Buckingham Secures Acquittal on Hagley Road Death Crash
Sarah Buckingham Secures Acquittal on Hagley Road Death Crash...

Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015
Chelvan gives Masterclass on LGBTI asylum for Irish Refugee Council in Dublin
No5 Chambers Barrister S Chelvan, has returne...

Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015
Fact-finding in the Court of Protection
On Wednesday 25 November 2015, the President of the Court of Protection handed down the long awaited judgment in the case of AG: [2015] EWCOP 78....

Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015
Susan Monaghan has been appointed to be legally qualified chair to the West Midlands Police Misconduct hearings
No5 Chambers Barrister Susan Monaghan has been appointed to be legally qualified chair to the West Midlands Police Misconduct hearings....

Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015
New Twist In Data Surveillance Legal Battle
A legal battle challenging Government legislation on data surveillance took another twist last week as the Court of Appeal referred the case back to the European Court of Justice with questions of its own....

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015
Daniel Oscroft prosecutes Dudley fraud and assault case
A woman from Dudley has been jailed for six years and three months after attacking her father, David Glass, and defrauding him of 17,500 over a three year period. ...

Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015
Samantha Forsyth Prosecutes Benefit Street Drugs Trial
Samantha Forsyth Prosecutes Benefit Street Drugs Trial...

Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015
John Butterfield QC Prosecutes Handsworth Murder Trial
It was heard at Birmingham Crown Court that a Polish man was fatally stabbed in a "chilling” act of random violence in a street in Birmingham....

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015
Claimants Hit With Double Penalty For Fraud
A landmark ruling may increase the disincentive for claimants to pursue fraudulent claims in all their forms...

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015
Supreme Court Rules On Pre-entry English Language Tests
On 18 November 2015 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in R (on the applications of Ali and Bibi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 59....

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015
S Chelvan Ranked 43 of 101 on the Independent's Rainbow List 2015
No5 barrister S Chelvan is ranked number 43 out of 101 on the Independents’ Rainbow List 2015 in celebration of the 101 most influential lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Britain....

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015
No5 Chambers Hosts Egypt's Leading Judiciary
The London office of No5 Chambers played host to a delegation from Egypt’s leading judiciary on a fact finding visit of violence against women within the law....

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Interviewed on German TV, S Chelvan Warns Government Plans Will Force Migrants Underground
S Chelvan, Barrister at No5 Chambers, was interviewed on German TV last night on ZDF’s Auslands Journal program. ...

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015
Legal Advice Privilege
On 5th November 2015 the High Court confirmed that legal advice p...

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015
No5 Chambers Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel
No5 Chambers presently has 13 appointees to the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel ...

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015
Simon Hunka Successfully Prosecutes Melton Borough Councillor For Defrauding His Own Council Of Council Tax Benefit
On Friday 6th November a jury at Leicester Crown Court found Gary Bush guilty of three offences of dishonestly failing to notify Melton Council of changes in his circumstances affecting his entitlement to claim council tax benefit. ...

Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2015
Bernard Thorogood Prosecutes Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust for HSE
The NHS trust that ran the Stafford Hospital has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in relation to four deaths of elderly patients in its care at Stafford Magistrates Court....

Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2015
New HQ for Squibb Group After Extensive Planning Battle
After a hard fought and long running planning battle, Kevin Leigh recently helped a client obtain the final approval for new offices for the Squibb Group in Stanford le Hope, Essex. The company has been based for many years in Barking. As a ...

Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2015
Agricultural Barn Conversion To Dwellinghouse Under Prior Notice Approval Regulations Allowed On Appeal
Kevin Leigh recently helped a client obtain prior approval on appeal for a barn conversion to a dwellinghouse in the green belt in Epping, Essex....

Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2015
New Guidelines Released Today For Courts Sentencing Safety Offences
The Sentencing Council has today (3 November 2015) released its long awaited guidelines that all criminal courts in England and Wales must follow when sentencing safety offences....

Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2015
Tim Jones Defeats Attempt To Overturn Town Green Inspector’s Decision
Tim Jones defeats attempt to overturn town green inspector’s decision...

Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2015
Happy Birthday Ben Needham
Today, whilst he still missing, those acting for Ben’s family mark his 26th birthday. ...

Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015
Four No5 Barristers are Appointed to Attorney General's Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown
Four No5 Barristers are Appointed as Regional Panel of Counsel ...

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015
John Butterfield QC and Phil Bradley Defend in Car Death Leap Case
John Butterfield QC and Phil Bradley Defend in Car Death Leap Case...

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015
No5 Wins Regional Chambers of the Year at The Chambers UK Bar Awards 2015
No5 Chambers were announced as winners in the Regional Chambers category at the Chambers Bar Awards held last night at Old Billingsgate Walk in London on Tuesday 27th October....

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015
Christopher Hotten QC Prosecutes in Baby Murder Trial
Christopher Hotten QC Prosecutes in Baby Murder Trial...

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015
No5 Headline Sponsors At The Tenth Midland Asian Lawyers Association Annual Ball
No5 Takes 8 Tables at this Year’s MALA Annual Ball...

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015
S. Chelvan Attended the third Annual PinkNews Awards
S. Chelvan attended last night’s third annual PinkNews awards at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. ...

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015
Emma Edhem CC Attended The China State Banquet At Guildhall In Honour Of The President Of The People's Republic Of China
No5 Barrister and Deputy Head of International Law...

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015
No5 Comes in the Top Three in the West Midlands Brain Game
The No5 Chambers’ team came third ...

Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015
‘Deport first, appeal later’: Court of Appeal decision on Section 94B cases
he Court of Appeal has this week handed down judgment in the exp...

Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015
Jas Mann Defends In Balcony Fall Trial
A man from Walsall has been jailed for three and a half years for attacking his partner with an ornament before she fell from the balcony of her third floor flat....

Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015
“Cheats’ Charter” Swept Aside As Supreme Court Tells Divorcing Couples: “Fraud Unravels All”.
The Supreme Court yesterday handed down its hotly anticipated Judgments in the cases of Sharland v Sharland [2015] ...

Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015
Supreme Court Decides Important Issue Of ‘Evidential Flexibility’
The Supreme Court heard the appeal of Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 59 on 7 May 2015. In a reserved judgment delivered on 14 October 2015 the Court unanimously allowed the appeal. ...

Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015
Michael Duck QC represents officer in death crash inquest
Michael Duck QC, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, is representing PC Gallacher at the inquest into the death of Stefan Boswell....

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015
Saleema Mahmood Defends In Celebrity Blackmail Case
A security worker threatened to release sexually explicit photographs of a celebrity has been handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence at Winchester Crown Court, in which Saleema Mahmood defended in. ...

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015
Antonie Muller defends in Nicola Payne murder trial
Antonie Muller, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, is defending Nigel Barwell, 51 of Aldermans Green, and Thomas O’Reilly, 50 of Stoke, both acused of the murder of Nicola Payne in December 1991....

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015
Ian Bridge secures acquittal in tragic M40 crash trial
Alex Butwell, 25 from Tividale, was killed when he was hit by a BMW on the M40 in March last year....

Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2015
No5 Chambers Shortlisted for Regional Set of the Year at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2015
No5 Chambers are delighted to be shortlisted for Regional Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2015....

Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015
No5 Chambers Team Complete Bristol Legal Walk
No5 Chambers entered a team into the Bristol Legal Walk, which took place yesterday, Monday 28th September, and has so far raised over 50 including gift aid....

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015
Barrister Launches Crime Novel To Top Legal Peers
The worldwide launch of a new crime thriller was held in Birmingham last Thursday night. ...

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015
No5 Chambers & Michael Duck QC Shortlisted for Legal 500 UK Awards
No5 Chambers are pleased to be shortlisted for two Legal 500 UK Awards. ...

Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015
No5 Chambers Awarded Top Rankings In Legal 500
No5 Chambers has cemented its position as one of the country’s leading sets of barristers, according to the latest league tables released in the annual Legal 500, widely recognised as one of the most authoritative guides of law firms in the UK....

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015
Simon Michael Interviewed by Big Centre TV
No5 Barrister Simon Michael was recently interviewed on the 'This Week with Carl Jones' show on Big Centre TV, which was broadcast on Friday 18th September....

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015
No5 Chambers are Proud to Sponsor the BLD Legal Gateway Scheme
No5 are proud to sponsor The Legal Gateway Scheme for the sixth consecutive year. ...

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015
CPR Aarhus costs rules – proposed changes
On 17th September 2015, the Ministry of Justice issued a consultation paper on proposed changes to Section VII of CPR Part 45, concerning costs protection in environmental claims....

Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015
Legal Cost Finance Newsflash
Funding litigation has become crucial for many people and businesses considering commencing or already involved in litigation. With c...

Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015
Jeremy Cahill QC Helps Win Planning Appeal
A planning application for 60 new homes in Haslington, Crewe, has been granted on appeal....

Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015
No5 Chambers Court of Protection Group Autumn Seminars - 2015
The No5 Chambers Court of Protection Group are hosting a series of Court of Protection Seminars this autumn. Please see the links below for further information on how to book yourself a place....

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015
S Chelvan Campaigning for Refugees at Last Night of the Proms
No5 Barrister S Chelvan was in a box at the Last Night of the Proms, where a ‘Refugees Welcome’ banner was unfurled an on display throughout the evening....

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015
Major Essex Hotel Wins Licensing Appeal
Following a review brought by the police in January 2015 one of Essex's major independent hotels was banned from using its outdoor space or nightclub for licensable activities by a district council. In particular...

Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015
Tim Jones Obtains s191 Certificate Stationing Of 36 Caravans For Residential Occupation
Tim Jones has obtained a certificate of lawful use or development under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s191...

Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015
S. Chelvan and Jessica Smeaton presented a live Webinar for Lexis Nexis
S. Chelvan and Jessica Smeaton presented...

Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015
Christopher Hopkins Due to Deliver Update on Forthcoming Changes to Health and Safety Prosecutions
Christopher Hopkins Due to Deliver Update on Forthcoming Changes to Health and Safety Prosecutions...

Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015
Inquest Leads To Convictions For Gross Negligent Manslaughter
In 2014 Tim Pole represented the family of James Morgan at an inquest in Truro. The death occurred whilst the defendant was working on a barn extension at a farm in Cornwall....

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2015
Public Law Seminars
The No5 Chambers Public Law Group are hosting a series of Public Law Seminars this autumn. Please see the links below for further information....

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2015
Barrister Launches Crime Novel to Top Legal Peers (1)
Barrister Launches Crime Novel to Top Legal Peers...

Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2015
Earl Pinnock Instructs in Murder Case After the Killing of a Syrain-Born Preacher
Earl Pinnock Instructs in Murder Case After the Killing of a Syrain-Born Preacher...

Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2015
No5 Chambers Telephone Number To Use
Currently our + 44 (0) 845 210 5555 telephone number is unavailable. Please use the alternate telephone numbers for the following offices:...

Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2015
Tim Pole prosecutes Dangerous Poundstretcher Warehouse
Tim Pole prosecutes Dangerous Poundstretcher Warehouse...

Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2015
No5 Barrister Joins Call for the UK to do More for Refugees
No5 Barrister Joins Call for the UK to do More for Refugees...

Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2015
Unauthorised Encampments – Action Against Gypsies & Travellers
The updated advice on what action can be taken by councils and the police (http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/revisions/17b/066/) when coupled with the very recent DCLG guidance on gypsies and travellers...

Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015
Tim Pole Defends in Bigamy & Benefit Fraud Case
Anthony Foley, 58, Birmingham, has been jailed for 20 months after admitting charges of bigamy and obtaining benefits by deception....

Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015
Hugh Richards for Staffordshire County Council in A50 Growth Corridor Case
The Secretary of State for Transport has confirmed Compulsory Purchase, Side Roads and Slip Roads Orders in order to upgrade the A50 junction west of Uttoxeter....

Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015
Tim Jones obtains planning permission for housing on employment land
Tim Jones successfully represented landowners in High Court proceedings (Lear Investments v Welsh Ministers [2015] EWHC 1532 (Admin)), where he obtained the quashing of an inspector’s decision that refused planning permission for housing...

Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015
No5 Barristers Defend in Roofing Scam Case
Robert Bennett, 61 and Ronald Reeves, 38, Father and Son from Acocks Green, have both been jailed for a roofing scam, which stole thousands of pounds from vulnerable victims....

Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015
Court Ruling Could Hit Fake Claims Culture
The tide may be turning in the fight against fraudulent insurance claims, as British courts look set to clamp down on ‘fundamental dishonesty’ in the sector....

Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015
James Dixon Helps Lorry Driver Win Back License on Pro Bono Basis
Marek Durkiewicz, a lorry driver who was deprived of his driving license is now back on the road thanks to No5 Chambers Barrister James Dixon and solicitor Agata Dmoch from Mills and Reeve....

Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015
Matthew Brook prosecutes Mosque beating teacher
Matthew Brook, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, has prosecuted a father and son for cruelty to a child....

Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015
Firms Put Into Bat For Law Charity
A charity cricket tournament made a successful return to Bristol last week, raising more than 1,000 for the Avon and Bristol Law Centre....

Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015
S Chelvan Talks on BBC Radio 4 about Jamaica Gay Pride
S Chelvan Talks on BBC Radio 4 about Jamaica Gay Pride...

Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015
Will Challenge Case Important - But Not Ground Breaking
In the recent case of Ilott v Mitson [2015] EWCA Civ 797...

Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2015
Neil Chawla Selected To Join Faculty For Advanced International Advocacy Course At Keble College
No5 Barrister Neil Chawla has been selected to join the faculty on the Advanced International Advocacy Course, at Keble College, Oxford....

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015
No5 Chambers Six a Side Cricket Tournament 2015
Yesterday was No5’s Six-a-side cricket tournament, the Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield 2015....

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015
Court Orders Planners To Pay Costs In ‘Mega Basement’ Case
A London borough council has been ordered to pay costs of 26,750 in a row over a basement development....

Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015
Thea Osmund-Smith successful in Pertemps Investments Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The case involved the interpretation and application of Policy P17 "Countryside and Green Belt” of the Solihull Local Plan....

Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015
Anthony Korn: Legal Advice Advised on Employment Status
As app-based taxi booking service Uber faces legal action over the rights of drivers, an expert in employment law says employers and employees should always seek advice....

Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015
Quashed: Government policy on affordable housing requirements for small scale housing sites and vacant building credit.
Jenny Wigley draws attention to a landmark Judgment which covers issues such as the rule on policy consistency with the statutory scheme, fair and adequate consultation and the public sector equality duty....

Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015
S Chelvan interviewed on German TV about the Calais Migrants
No5 member S Chelvan was interviewed for German television broadcasting company ZDF yesterday regarding the Calais Migrants....

Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015
Ian Bridge in Wheels Private Hire Limited -V- The Commissioners For Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
Ian Bridge is a specialist in VAT litigation before the First Tier and the Upper Tier Tribunals he has acted for Appellants in numerous complex and high value cases....

Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015
No5 Enters Team in Bristol Legal Walk
Following No5’s participation in the Birmingham, London and Leicester Legal Walks this year, we will also be entering a team in the Bristol Legal Walk on Monday 28th September....

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015
Emma Edhem & Mohammed Zaman QC Play Key Roles In Business Forum
A network event promoting business opportunities between Turkey and the UK is to be held in Istanbul in September....

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015
Nageena Khalique QC Appointed Legal Panel Member of Association of Child Psychotherapists
Nageena Khalique QC has been appointed as a Legal Panel member by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. ...

Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015
David Mason QC and Anthony Potter's client acquitted in Spalding murder trial
Six teenagers have been cleared of the murder of Warren Free, who died of head injuries....

Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015
CBIT Art Exhibition Raises Over £3,000
Satinder Hunjan QC of No 5 Chambers is the Patron of The Child Brain Injury Trust...

Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015
Daniel Oscroft represents acquitted nightclub reveller
Ashley Barton was cleared of attacking a woman in a nightclub with a beer bottle in which No5 Barrister Daniel Oscroft defended in....

Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015
A short note on the Supreme Court decision in Champion re EIA/Habitats
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in R (oao) Champion v North Norfolk District Council [2015] UKSC 52. ...

Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015
Ramby de Mello Involved In Ruling That Will Have Far Reaching Implications
Last week’s high court ruling that Government legislation on data surveillance was unlawful made headlines not only in the UK, but also across Europe and in the United States....

Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015
Adrian Keeling QC prosecutes croupier killer
Alberto Casiroli has admitted to killing Francesco Leccese, who worked in China Town’s Genting casino, at a home they shared in Ladywood....

Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes Worksop parent killer
A man from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, has been jailed for life for killing his parents in which Michael Burrows QC prosecuted....

Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015
Freedom of the press and journalistic sources
This week Kier Starmer, MP, the former DPP gave a speech whereby he advocated that journalists ought to be entitled to a defence of "public interest” when publishing stories for which they had made payment. ...

Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015
IM Properties Ltd v Lichfield District Council [2015] EWHC 2077 (Admin): Successful Defence of the Lichfield District Local Plan
The Planning Court (Mr Justice Cranston) handed down judgment in IM Properties Ltd v Lichfield District Council [2015] 2077 (Admin) on Monday 20 July 2015....

Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015
Sarah Buckingham secures substantial sentence for reality tv rapist
A man, from Walsall, has been jailed for 21 years for violent attacks on two ex-girlfriends in which Sarah Buckingham prosecutes....

Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015
Adrian Keeling QC represents News International reporter at costs hearing
Anthony France, 41, was found guilty of aiding and abetting a police officer to commit misconduct. ...

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015
Tim Jones Successful in Moore and Coates v. Secretary of State
Moore and Coates v. Secretary of State [2015] EWHC 44 (Admin); [2015] JPL 762; [2015] PTSR D14)...

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015
New BCFC Home Kit Featuring No5 Logo Revealed
Birmingham City Football Club has revealed the eagerly awaited home kit for the 2015/16 season....

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015
Hashi Mohamed delivers lecture for BBC Radio 4 'Four Thought'
The last couple of weeks have been eventful for a variety of unpleasant reasons....

Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015
No5 Barristers in Sparkhill murder trial
Two Polish men, Krzysztof Rosinke, 28, and Marcin Gmaj, 28, have been cleared of murder charges....

Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015
Secretary of State consents to Judgment on his unlawful prematurity approach to an appeal for 189 dwellings in Cheshire East
In an Order sealed on 3 July 2015, the Secretary of State has consented to the quashing of his own decision dated 17 March 2015 to dismiss an appeal against refusal of outline planning permission...

Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2015
Robin Rowland Appointed Circuit Judge
No5 Chambers are delighted to announce that Family Group member Robin Rowland has been appointed as a Circuit Judge....

Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2015
Three No5 Barristers Appointed as Panel Members to the Crown
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that three members have been appointed as Panel members to the Crown....

Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2015
Jeremy Cahill QC helps to secure planning permission for 125 units in the AONB
75 open market homes together with 50 extra care affordable housing units including 10 bungalows were granted permission on appeal at a site adjacent to Broadway. ...

Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2015
Michelle Heeley prosecutes Coventry rapist Lawyer
Michelle Heeley, member of No5 Chambers Crime group, has prosecuted a 50-year-old man, who was found guilty of raping an 18-year-old girl in her home....

Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2015
Lichfield Festival to Dedicate Concert to the Memory of John Harvey
The Lichfield Festival Association, whom John Harvey was a chairman of, will be dedicating a concert to his memory....

Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015
No5 Chambers Scores Blues Deal
No5 Chambers are hoping to help Birmingham City Football Club rekindle their Premier League dream, after becoming an official Diamond partner of the club....

Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015
Michael Duck QC defends in Operation Elveden sentence
Michael Duck QC, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, has recently defended Alan Hagan, 48, Liverpool, who denied misconduct in a public office following his dealings with News of the World Reporter Lucy Panton...

Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015
You may be the client but I don’t work for you
As is well known, since 2006, TUPE has applied where a client decides to engage a new service provider instead of an existing one but ...

Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015
Naomi Owen attends NDPB Lawyer's Group Training Day
On Thursday 25th June, Naomi Owen attended an NDPB Lawyers' Group training day, hosted by Hill Dickinson's Manchester Office....

Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015
Sentencing Very Large Organisations for Environmental Offences
In R (on the Prosecution of the Environment Agency) v Thames Water Utilities Limited [2015] EWCA (Crim) 960, Thames Water appealed against a sentence by way of a fine of 250,000...

Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015
S. Chelvan, Barrister at No5 Chambers, has been named a Legal Hero for Legal Pride 2015, for this year’s London LGBTI Pride
The News Item on the Law Society’s web page, announcing the Legal Heroes states:...

Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015
Jenny Wigley secures a quashing order for local residents on grounds of air quality impacts of a new road scheme
In a judicial review claim, due to be heard in the High Court today, Hastings Borough Council have consented to an order quashing planning permission for the controversial road scheme linking Sedlescombe Rd with Queensway in Hastings...

Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015
Government has Amended NPPG Guidance on Wind Turbines
The Government has amended NPPG guidance on wind turbines to read:...

Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015
Becket Bedford speaks about child refugees in TN/MA (Afghanistan) [2015] UKSC 40
The government has won a significant victory for its dealings with Afghan minors. ...

Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015
The Arabian Gulf – the new frontier for English common law?
The English legal system is one of the oldest in the world. It forms the basis of law for many countries, ...

Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015
James Dixon appears successfully in Court of Appeal in IPP case
On 16 June 2015 James Dixon appeared on behalf of Nathan Roberts in an out of time appeal against in IPP sentence before Lord Justice Bean, Mr Justice Spencer and HHJ Cooke QC....

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015
David Mason QC and Anthony Potter defend in Spalding murder trial
David Mason QC and Anthony Potter, members of No5 Crime Group are defending in the Warren Free murder trial....

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015
Administrative Court Digest reports three recent cases advanced by Philip Rule
The Administrative Court Digest has published three consecutive reports concerning cases brought on behalf of prisoners subject to the sentence of indeterminate imprisonment for public protection ("IPP")....

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015
Ian Bridge successfully defends lorry driver accused of causing death by careless driving
Ian Bridge successfully defended lorry driver Anthony Howsego in Trial following the death of a cyclist on the A11 Mile End Road in East London on 5th November 2013....

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015
Ecky Tiwana Defending in Wolverhampton Armed Robbery Trial
Three men, Zubair Khan, 27, Oldbury, Ashley Haughton, 27, and Isaac Frazer, 33, both from Whitmore Reans, have all denied charges of robbery, possession of an imitation firearm and possession of an offensive weapon....

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015
No5 Employment Barrister Anthony Korn wins TUPE appeal
One of the difficult issues in TUPE transfers is to decide which employees are assigned to the grouping of employees who transfer to the new employer...

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015
Peter Arnold prosecutes Shropshire rapist
Peter Arnold, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, has prosecuted a 73 year old man, who was found guilty of raping an elderly woman in her home....

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015
Richard Kimblin: The Appeal Decision re New Street, Weedon
The appeal decision re New Street, Weedon is of wider interest for three reasons...

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015
Harpreet Sandhu defends in Liverpool death crash trial
A jury has ruled that James Walmsley, 24, caused a car crash that killed his friend, Frazer McCarthy, 21, when driving down the wrong way of a busy Merseyside road in May 2012....

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015
No5 Chambers hosting launch of two publications with UNHCR, Asylum Aid and the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law
On Thursday 25th June, No5 Chambers will be hosting the launch of two publications with UNHCR, Asylum Aid and the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law....

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015
Laura Davidson comments on the recent unusual judgment in the case of Rochdale MBC v KW and Others [2015] EWCOP 13
Laura Davidson has written an article for the Solicitors Journal, titled ‘Fundamental Right to Liberty’, about the unusual judgment in the case of Rochdale MBC v KW and Others [2015] EWCOP 13....

Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015
Ian Bridge defends tragic Ashford death case
A motorist has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and pleaded a judge not to send her to jail because she was so overweight....

Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015
No5 Barristers Involved with Seminal Civil Liberties Case Concerning Data Retention by the Security Services
On 4 and 5 June 2015, Ramby de Mello, James Dixon and James Fraczyk represented two claimants in a High Court judicial review ...

Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015
Richard Adams Appointed Deputy District Judge
No5 Chambers is delighted to announce that member Richard Adams has been appointed Deputy District Judge, allocated to the Midland Circuit....

Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015
No5's Strictly 9 to 5 Raises over £23,000 for Child Brain Injury Trust
A spectacular evening of fundraising and dance hosted by one of the largest set of barristers’ chambers in the UK has been hailed a huge success....

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015
No5 Chambers Six-A-Side Cricket Tournament 2015
Following on from successful tournaments in the last two years, The Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield returns in Bristol on Tuesday 4th August 2015....

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015
S Chelvan and Ian Brownhill speaking at Public Law Project Seminar 'Public Law and Judicial Review North 2015'
S Chelvan and Ian Brownhill, members of No5 Chambers Public Law Group, are taking part in an upcoming seminar held by the Public Law Project....

Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015
Kevin Leigh speaking at “Exploring New Opportunities for the Bar” Seminar
Kevin Leigh is speaking at a seminar organised by Legal Cost Finance this Thursday, 11th June, held at the Parliament Chamber, Inner Temple London....

Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015
Richard Adkinson Appointed Deputy District Judge
No5 Chambers is delighted to announce that member Richard Adkinson has been appointed Deputy District Judge, allocated to the North East Region....

Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015
Strictly 9 to 5 - Winning Raffle Tickets
Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets for No5’s Strictly 9 to 5 event, in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust....

Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015
No5 Chambers Joint Winners of Spinal Injuries Association Torch Award
No5 Chambers are delighted to announce that we have been chosen as joint winners of the Spinal Injuries Association Torch Award for the support No5 has given to the SIA over the last few years. ...

Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2015
Alex Stein prosecutes in fatal factory accident
Boal UK which operated an aluminium factory in Leicester has been fined 140,000 following the death of an employee from "catastrophic internal injuries”....

Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2015
Philip Rule Speaking at Public Law Project Seminar ‘Private Law for Public Law Practitioners’
Philip Rule, member of No5 Chambers Public Law Group, is taking part in an upcoming seminar held by the Public Law Project....

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015
John Harvey
It is with great sadness that Chambers has to announce that John Harvey was killed in a road traffic accident on 24th May 2015. ...

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015
Tim Jones in Lear Investments Ltd v Welsh Ministers, CO/5216/2014
Gilbart J’s judgment in the Planning Court (Cardiff) in Lear Investments Ltd v Welsh Ministers, CO/5216/2014, provides a good example of how to deal with an inadequate report by a planning inspector....

Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015
Ian Brownhill Shortlisted for Legal Aid Barrister at Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2015
No5 are delighted that Ian Brownhill has been shortlisted in the Legal Aid Barrister category at this years Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards....

Date: Wed, 27 May 2015
Approved judgment in K-H (Children)
Lorna Meyer QC and Kirsty Gallacher acted on behalf of the Respondent Mother (instructed by LDJ solicitors) in the Court of Appeal case of Re K and H (Children) [2015] EWCA Civ 543....

Date: Fri, 22 May 2015
John Butterfield QC is Named The Times 'Lawyer of the Week'
John Butterfield QC, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, has been named Lawyer of the Week by The Times, in recognition of him successfully defending News of the World Journalist Lucy Panton....

Date: Thu, 21 May 2015
Supreme Court grants permission to appeal in ‘minimum income requirement’ case
The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in MM (Lebanon) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department. ...

Date: Thu, 21 May 2015
No5 Chambers Hosting Association of Prison Lawyers Seminar
No5 Chambers are hosting an Association of Prison Lawyers seminar tomorrow at our London offices...

Date: Wed, 20 May 2015
Michael Burrows QC secures conviction in wheelie bin murder trial
Michael Burrows QC, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, has secured the conviction of Matthew Cherrington, who has been found guilty of the murder of Lidia Pascale....

Date: Wed, 20 May 2015
Simon Worlock instructed on behalf of Colin Patterson in R v Colin Patterson and Dafydd Raw-Rees
Simon Worlock was instructed on behalf of Colin Patterson in the following case....

Date: Wed, 20 May 2015
No5 Duo Complete Charity Cycle Challenge
Saddle sore but still smiling, two intrepid fundraisers from one of the UK’s largest set of chambers successfully completed their London to Amsterdam cycle challenge last weekend....

Date: Wed, 20 May 2015
No5 Chambers supports Birmingham City Council Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
No5 Chambers is pleased to support the Birmingham City Council Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show....

Date: Mon, 18 May 2015
Simon Hunka persuades Court of Appeal to reduce Coventry woman's sentence for drug offences
Simon Hunka has persuaded judges to reduce a prison sentence handed to a woman for allowing her property to be used for drug production and storage....

Date: Mon, 18 May 2015
Philip Rule succeeds in judicial review to quash decision of the Parole Board in R (Davies) v Parole Board
On 14 April 2015 the Administrative Court allowed the claim brought on behalf of an IPP prisoner against the decision of the Parole Board declining to recommend his transfer to open conditions....

Date: Fri, 15 May 2015
Ian Bridge successfully appeals an order for committal
The Committal order by which the Appellant was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment was quashed after the Court of Appeal heard submissions that the Appellant should have been represented or at least have consented not to be represented....

Date: Thu, 14 May 2015
Ian Bridge in HMRC v Infinity
Ian Bridge specialises in VAT. He is regularly instructed in substantial cases in an advisory capacity and as an advocate in the tax tribunals....

Date: Thu, 14 May 2015
Philip Williams Quoted in Gulf News on Manny Pacquiao Case
Philip Williams, member of No5 Chambers’ Sports and Media Law Group, has said that two fight fans who have filed a $5million class action lawsuit against boxer Manny Pacquiao have a good chance of success...

Date: Thu, 07 May 2015
No5 Shortlisted For National Award – The Lawyer Magazine Chambers of the Year
No5 Chambers has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year in the prestigious annual awards run by The Lawyer magazine....

Date: Wed, 06 May 2015
Paul Bleasdale QC & Simon Michael represent pregnant woman left brain damaged after NHS operation
A woman has won an 8m compensation payout after being left brain damaged following an NHS operation....

Date: Wed, 06 May 2015
Chris Young secures the first successful High Court challenge to a neighbourhood plan decision
The Secretary of State has consented to Judgment in the High Court challenge of his refusal of permission for 100 houses at Rolleston-on-Dove in Staffordshire....

Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Michael Duck QC and Michelle Heeley prosecute Telford drugs gang
Michael Duck QC and Michelle Heeley of No5 Chambers Crime Group have prosecuted a gang involved in dealing class A drugs in Telford, which has lead to jail sentences totaling more than 55 years....

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015
Ecky Tiwana defends former footballer on match-fix charges
No5 Barrister Ecky Tiwana defends a former Premier League striker accused of trying to bribe players over a match-fixing scheme....

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015
No5 Chambers launches Inquests, Public Inquiries & Coronial Law Group by holding a prestigious seminar in Birmingham
No5 Chambers launched its Inquests, Public Inquiries and Coronial Law group by holding a prestigious seminar in Birmingham on 23 April 2015 with the Chief Coroner of England and Wales delivering a keynote speech. ...

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015
Barrister John Butterfield QC Knew Whistle-Blower Case Was ‘Genuinely Important’
John Butterfield QC who successfully defended the rights of journalists to pay whistle-blowers for stories deemed to be in the public interest has said he always knew it was a ‘genuinely important’ case....

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015
Important new ruling on TUPE services
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently ruled that for the purpose of the TUPE Service Provision Change rules in certain circumstances...

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015
S Chelvan Features On ITV News to Discuss 'I Am An Immigrant' Poster Campaign
S Chelvan, member of No5 Chambers, appeared on ITV News special election programme on immigration yesterday....

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015
Tim Jones and James Corbet Burcher speak at UKELA and PEBA Seminar on Neighbourhood Planning
Tim Jones and James Corbet Burcher, part of the No5 Planning Group, will be speaking at the UKLEA and PEBA Seminar on Neighbourhood Planning and Environmental Sustainability on the 20th April 2015, which is held at Eversheds in London....

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015
Clive Newberry QC Speaking at Planning Seminar on Housing Delivery
Clive Newberry QC, member of No5 Chambers Planning and Environment Group, is speaking at Planning Magazine’s ‘Planning Practical Seminar: Housing Delivery’ seminar ...

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015
No5 Barrister Features In Crowd-Funded Immigrant Poster Campaign
A national poster campaign promoting a positive message about the contribution from immigrants to British society features an award winning human rights lawyer....

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Strictly 9 to 5 - Raffle Tickets Available!
Prior to No5 Chambers' Strictly 9 to 5 event taking place on Friday 5th June 2015, we are giving all of our clients the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets....

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Ecky Tiwana defends in football match fixing trial
Ecky Tiwna, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, is defending in a football match fixing trial at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015
Hashi Mohamed announced as Debate Chairman at Law Society event
The annual Business Council for Africa debates is to take place on 21 April 2015, with Hashi Mohamed overseeing the half a day event hosted at the Law Society....

Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015
Mark Heywood QC defends in domestic shooting case
Joseph Gray from Stafford is in court today where he has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the death of his mother, in which Mark Heywood QC defends....

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Simon Hunka prosecutes in maniac road rage case.
A man from Binley has been found guilty of wounding a driver during a row. Simon Hunka, prosecuting, told the jury the case was about road rage and happened on June 21st 2014...

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015
No5 Chambers Enters Teams into Birmingham, London and Leicester Legal Walks
No5 Chambers has entered teams into the Birmingham, London and Leicester Legal walks, which are taking place over the next few months. ...

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015
The Planning Court marks its first anniversary this week
The Planning Court marks its first anniversary this week. The Court formally opened for business on 6 April 2014, the first permission hearing was heard on 7 April 2014 [1] and the first judgment was handed down on the same date [2]....

Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015
Nabila Mallick Shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at Leicestershire Law Society Awards 2015
No5 Barrister Nabila Mallick has been nominated for Barrister of the Year at the Leicestershire Law Society Legal Awards 2015....

Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015
Adrian Keeling QC and Michelle Heeley defend in latest Operation Elveden trial
Tom Wells, a Sun reporter, is accused of paying public officials for stories....

Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015
John Butterfield QC defends acquitted news of the world journalist
A former News of the World journalist, who was the first to be found guilty of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office under Operation Elveden, has had the conviction quashed....

Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015
No5 Duo In The Saddle For Charity
Inspired by the likes of Bradley Wiggins, Sir Chris Hoy and Mark Cavendish, two well-known characters from the Midlands’ legal fraternity are climbing into the saddle for a fundraising challenge....

Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015
Hashi Mohamed successful in defending refusal to grant planning permission to build 9 wind turbines
Hashi Mohamed, acting on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council, appeared in an appeal against a decision of East Lindsey District Council to refuse planning permission...

Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015
No5 Chambers Puts Managers In Tribunal Hot Seat
HR personnel and senior managers are being invited to experience the pitfalls and pressures of an unfair dismissal tribunal – without actually being in the hot seat....

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015
No5 Chambers’ Planning Silks and Juniors Rate Highly in Planning Survey (1)
Planning Magazine has today published its Annual Planning Legal Survey, which is based upon a poll of hundreds of planning professionals....

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015
James Dixon Takes Part in House of Commons Debate: Is there a future for Poles in the UK?
James Dixon, Barrister at No5 Chambers, was recently involved in a pre-election debate on Poles in the UK....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015
To Be Alone, or Not Alone?
President Langstaff has issued new guidance to Tribunals on when they should consider sitting with or without members, when there is a mix of claims before them – Birring v Michael Rogers and Carolyn Moore t/a Charity Link UKEAT/0388/14/RN....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015
Wimbledon is Mystery Buyer of Iconic Tennis Girl Dress
The museum at Wimbledon has been revealed as the mystery buyer of the white mini-dress worn in the iconic Athena Tennis Girl poster....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015
Tim Jones invited to act as arbitrator at Ljubljana Pre-Moot
The Ljubljana Pre-Moot is taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 25th March and No5 barrister Tim Jones is taking past as an arbitrator....

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015
Adrian Keeling QC secures leave to appeal in joint enterprise murder case
Rikko Marks, 22 was jailed for the murder of Adrian Locke in January 2013. He was not accused of wielding the knife, but of encouraging his friend, Micah Golding....

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes drug-dealing trial
A jury heard that Hayley Wilson, the wife of a drug gang boss, took some cash to her husband Karl in Jamaica, where he had fled as the police closed in....

Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015
The Jeremy Clarkson Conundrum - Dealing with Physical Violence at Work
Most workers spend more time at work than they do with friends or family. So it comes as no surprise that sometimes tempers are frayed, mild annoyance turns to anger, and anger sometimes leads to physical violence. ...

Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015
Michael Burrows QC and Matthew Brook prosecute Operation Opal escape case
John Anslow, 34, Tipton, has dropped an appeal against his seven-year sentence for escaping custody in 2012....

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015
James Dixon Speaking at House of Commons Debate: Is there a future for Poles in the UK?
James Dixon, member of No5 Chambers, is speaking at the pre-election debate on Poles in the UK....

Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015
Criminal Legal Aid Changes On Hold
Government plans for huge and far reaching cuts to the criminal legal aid system could be stopped in their tracks....

Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2015
Christopher Hotten QC secures manslaughter conviction for methadone mother
A mother who killed her son by feeding him methadone to make him sleep has been jailed for six years....

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015
R (oao) Gilbert v SSCLG
R (oao) Gilbert v SSCLG (Court of Appeal, 3 March) is a case about noise from vehicles using the former World War II airfield at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. ...

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015
High Court Quashes Planning Permission For 22ha Solar Farm
In a judgment of the High Court handed down today, the Court has allowed a judicial review claim to quash a planning permission for a 22ha solar farm in Wiltshire, despite it being already constructed and operational. ...

Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015
Emma Edhem CC attending Mexican State Banquet at Guildhall in Honour of The President of the United Mexican States
No5 Barrister and Deputy Head of International Law, Emma Edhem CC, will be attending the Mexican State Banquet at Guildhall in Honour of The President of the United Mexican States...

Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015
Philip Dayle in UKSC win in R (on the application of Jamar Brown (Jamaica)) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department
The UK Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed an appeal by the Secretary of State for the Home Department that Jamaica should be included on a list of countries where LGBT people are "in general" not at serious risk of persecution...

Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015
Strictly 9 to 5: Legal Professionals Take To The Dance Floor For Charity
Leading members of the Midlands’ legal profession will soon be seen jiving, foxtrotting and quickstepping their way across the dance floor....

Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015
Sharon Bahia prosecution junior on Kenyan abuse trial
Simon Harris, 55, a former British public school teacher, has been sentenced to 17 years and four months in prison after being convicted of three indecent assaults and five sexual assaults. ...

Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015
Four No5 Barristers named in Who's Who Legal
Mark Anderson QC, David Mitchell, Richard Hignett and Helen Barney, all members of No5 Chambers, have been named in Who’s Who Legal....

Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015
Tim Jones takes part in two international arbitration events in Sofia, Bulgaria
On Friday 27th February, Tim Jones was an invited speaker at a seminar on international arbitration organised by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tim spoke on "The West Tankers saga – arbitration, anti-suit injunctions and EU law"....

Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015
Supreme Court grants Philip Rule permission to appeal in R v Docherty
On 24 February 2015 the Supreme Court panel (Lords Mance, Carnwath and Hughes JSC) granted permission to appeal in R v Docherty (UKSC 2014/0207)....

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015
Gareth Evans QC and David Mason QC in Telford baby murder trial
A mother and father from Shropshire who deny murdering their baby boy asked about possible jail terms they might face, while he lay mortally injured in hospital, a court has heard....

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015
Jenny Wigley in successful defence of rating completion notice challenge
In Provincial Real Estate (Burton) Ltd v. Virk (VO) and East Staffs Borough Council (25 February 2015), the President of the Valuation Tribunal for England has ruled that an appeal against the rating list cannot be used to...

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015
Rex Tedd QC prosecutes Tracey Topliss murder trial
Edward Metcalfe, 36, has denied murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter. His partner, Tracey Topliss, 47, was found dead in their home after allegedly being attacked by Metcalfe on November 15 2013....

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes baby methadone death trial
Kelly Emery, 34, Birmingham, has denied charges of manslaughter and child cruelty, following allegations that she deliberately gave him methadone....

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015
Adrian Keeling QC and Matthew Brook prosecute care home poisoning case
Melissa Swift, 23, West Bromwich, has admitted 3 charges of attempted murder and 2 counts of making threats to kill....

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Paul Marshall Speaking On ‘Mis-Selling Of Financial Instruments’ In Frankfurt
Paul Marshall is speaking at a conference held jointly by the International Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales and the Deutscher Anwaltverein with its Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht on Thursday, 19th February,...

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015
Harpreet Sandhu prosecutes "wicked rapist"
A man has been jailed for nine years after he tried to rape his friend and dumped her unconscious body in a field....

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015
Philip Rule succeeds in appeal to quash unlawful IPP over eight years after imposition
Philip Rule succeeds in appeal to quash unlawful IPP over eight years after imposition...

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015
Tim Jones: Secretary of State required to review decisions to intervene in two cases
Tim Jones recently represented one of the claimants in a High Court case, which ruled that the secretary of state discriminated against travellers by intervening in appeals involving green belt pitches....

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015
Nageena Khalique Sworn In As Queen's Counsel
Nageena Khalique was appointed Her Majesty’s Queen’s Counsel at a ceremony in Westminster yesterday, Monday 16th February....

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015
Three New Part Time Judicial Appointments for No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers Barristers Abid Mahmood, Vinesh Mandalia and Ravinder Bagral have been appointed Deputy Upper Tribunal Judges of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber....

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015
Tim Jones: DCLG 'needs to clarify' town centre neighbourhood plan rules
Tim Jones, member of No5 Chambers’ Planning and Environment Group, spoke at Planning’s Neighbourhood Plans and Community Engagement Conference in London yesterday....

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015
Sarah Buckingham prosecutes the oldest man ever imprisoned for the first time
Marcus Marcussen, a 91-year-old retired teacher who worked at Illmington Road Comprehensive School in Weoley Castle has been jailed for 9 years after being found guilty of 25 counts of indecent assault on boys....

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015
Nicola Preston Co-Presents Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 Webinar
Nicola Preston, member of No5 Chambers’ Commercial Group, co presented a webinar title Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014....

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015
Susan Monaghan Speaking at MBL Seminar: The Regulator & Complaints Handling for Accountants
Susan Monaghan, member of No5 Chambers Regulatory and Licensing Group is speaking at a MBL seminar titled The Regulator and Complaints Handling for Accountants....

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015
Sarah Buckingham secures conviction on historical abuse teacher
Marcus Marcussen, a 91-year-old retired teacher who worked at Illmington Road Comprehensive School in Weoley Castle has been found guilty of 25 counts of indecent assault on boys....

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015
No5 Barristers Shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2015
No5 are delighted to announce that both Paul Bleasdale QC and Steven Reed have been shortlisted for ‘Barrister of the Year’ at the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2015....

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015
Richard Kimblin appears for Secretary of State in Oxfordshire CC v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Oxfordshire County Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2015] EWHC 186 (Admin) is a case in which the Council challenged an Inspector’s finding that a s106 monitoring fee was not compliant with Reg 122 CIL Regulations. ...

Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2015
Matthew Brook Prosecutes Operation Codex for Complex Casework Unit
Three people have been sentenced to a total of 27 years in jail after class A drugs worth over 1million were found in Staffordshire....

Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015
Mark Heywood QC prosecutes Stoke Rapist
Carl Dyson, 29, from Blurton has been jailed for 11 years after luring and raping a child inside a tent....

Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2015
John Butterfield QC and Harpreet Sandhu defend is care home acquittal
John Butterfield QC and Harpreet Sandhu successfully defended a nurse charged with manslaughter. ...

Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2015
HSE Prosecution in Fatal Bull Attack Case
On 29th January 2015 Adam Farrer acted for a Dairy Farm Company and a Director of the Company in a HSE prosecution before Stafford Crown Court Tim Pole, No5 Chambers acted for the HSE....

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015
Claire Van Overdijk co-author of 'The International Protection of Adults'
Claire van Overdijk, member of No5 Chambers Court of Protection Group, has co-authored a book titled 'The International Protection of Adults', which concerns cross border mental capacity law.x...

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015
Horsham DC v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government - Judgment handed down
Richard Kimblin appeared for the Secretary of State. The case also deals with the approach to paragraph 64 of the Framework (design)....

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015
Russell Bailey recovers substantial damages and costs for employer in the Birmingham Mercantile Court
Excelerate Technology Limited paid its former Technology Director, Lindsay Cumberbatch, 62,500 as consideration for agreeing to the extension of post termination restrictions at the time of his redundancy. ...

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015
Brian Dean defends acquitted Police driver
A jury at Warwick Crown Court has found PC Vaughan Lowe not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving....

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in Gedling BC v Timmins
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Gedling BC v Timmins. ...

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Tim Jones successfully represents Romani Gypsy in fight to live on her own land
Timothy Jones, a barrister with No5 Chambers has helped a single of mother of three in her fight for the right to live on her own land....

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Malcolm Duthie acts for family of mental health patient ‘not properly supervised’
An inquest at Nottingham Coroner’s Court heard this week that Carol Vaughan, 61, who was an informal patient at Millbrook Mental Health Unit in Nottinghamshire, had previously repeatedly self-harmed. ...

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015
Anthony Potter prosecutes folk musician Roy Harper in historical abuse case
Roy Harper, 73, a folk rock musician has gone on trial accused of sex offences against a girl aged 11....

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015
Chris Young Wins Major Housing Appeal Before The Secretary Of State Despite Neighbourhood Plan Area
Warwickshire based developer Rainier Properties Ltd have secured permission at appeal for 135 new homes on a parkland site located at the edge of the village of Burbage in Leicestershire. ...

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015
Sarah Buckingham prosecutes historical abuse former teacher
A court heard that Marcus Marcussen, 91, a retired PE teacher who taught at Illminton Road Comprehensive School in Weoley Castle, was a "sadistic bully” who sexually abused schoolboys for three decades....

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015
Victoria Hutton successfully promotes The Shropshire Council (Parish of Llanyblodwel) Modification Order 2010
Victoria Hutton successfully promotes The Shropshire Council (Parish of Llanyblodwel) Modification Order 2010 resulting in the addition of four new public rights of way to the Definitive Map....

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015
Suella Fernandes Appointed to Attorney General’s ‘C’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that Suella Fernandes has been successful in her application as one of the Attorney General’s Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel). ...

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015
Budapest - UNHCR Expert Roundtable on Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures
No5 Chambers Barrister, S. Chelvan, was an invited participant of an Expert Roundtable on Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures in Budapest on the 14th and 15th of January....

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015
Valentino Plus Ltd v SSCLG [2015] EWHC 19 (Admin)
The Claimant was the tenant of the basement, ground and first floor premises, 1-3 Thackeray Street, London W8 5ET. ...

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015
No5 Barrister To Be Appointed Queen’s Counsel
A barrister with one of the largest sets of barristers’ chambers in the UK is to be appointed Her Majesty’s Queen’s Counsel at a ceremony to take place in Westminster on Monday 16th February....

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015
Adrian Keeling QC & Michelle Heeley speaking at My Business Counsel corporate crime seminar
No5 Chambers and My Business Counsel would like to invite you to our specialist regulatory seminar for Business Directors....

Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015
No5 Chambers is Proud to Sponsor the UK Jessup Moot Competition 2015
No5 Chambers are delighted to be joint sponsors of the UK Jessup Moot Competition with international law firm White and Case for the fourth consecutive year....

Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015
No5 Barrister Ian Brownhill Helps Secure Funding to Continue Search for Ben Needham
A human rights lawyer has helped the family of Ben Needham secure funding to continue the search for the missing toddler....

Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes Isabella Wiggins death case
Tyler Vallance, 21, Redditch, has been jailed for nine years and Jessica Wiggins, 20, Redditch, has been given a nine-month suspended sentence and a year long supervision order, following the death of their baby daughter....

Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014
No5 Chambers Sponsors Stephen McAleese Outstanding Contribution to Headway Award
Headway, the brain injury association, held its annual awards luncheon last Friday, 5th December....

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014
Legal Professionals Toe To Toe At Glittering Fundraiser
Leading members of the Midlands’ legal profession are set to go toe to toe in a glittering dance competition in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust....

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014
The Use Of The Inherent Jurisdiction to Disrupt Child Sexual Exploitation
On the 15th December 2014 Mr Justice Keehan handed down his fully reasoned judgment in six connected cases involving child sexual exploitation [Neutral citation 2014 EWHC 4247]. ...

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014
Andrew Keogh prosecutes fake kidnap case
A man has been jailed after faking his own kidnapping to swindle ransom money from his ex-girlfriend....

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014
No5 Chambers Sponsors University of Law Plea in Mitigation Competition
No5 Chambers sponsored the University of Law Plea in Mitigation competition, which took place back in May, and was judged by Mark Heywood QC....

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014
"Stop Filming and Start Listening” - No5 Chambers Barrister’s blog post on recent CJEU asylum ruling
No5 Barrister S. Chelvan, published this morning a blog post on the European Law Blog, on the 2nd of December judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in ABC. ...

Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Man sentenced to 14 years in jail after stabbing bouncer
Craig Birch, 31, Wolverhampton, has been found guilty of wounding with intent after stabbing Christopher Ramsey, but has been cleared of attempted murder....

Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Philip Dayle successfully resisted an application for costs by the donee of a lasting power of attorney
Philip Dayle, acting for the Public Guardian, successfully resisted an application for costs by the donee of a lasting power of attorney, who complained that that the Public Guardian had used its statutory power to investigate unreasonably. ...

Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014
Anthony Potter prosecutes Clairvoyant rapist
Paul Bayliss, 56, has been jailed for 14 years after being found guilty of five assaults on a minor and four rapes at Warwick Crown Court....

Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2014
Michelle Heeley prosecutes Stirchley attempted murder
Leon Harrison, 32, Selly Oak, has been jailed for life after stabbing his pregnant former partner, Jana Cartwright 8 times....

Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014
Richard Kimblin appears for the Secretary of State in Vincente v SSCLG [2014] EWCA 1555.
The Court of Appeal has this morning handed down judgment in a case about fairness in appeals by the hearing procedure, ...

Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014
Susan Monaghan Legal Assessor in Case of Rehab Clinic Boss Struck off for Risking Lives
Brendan Quinn, the boss of Causeway Retreat, Essex, has been kicked out of the nursing profession over his ‘flagrant disregard’ for the safety of patients....

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014
International Environmental Mass Litigation – Lesson for Europe
No5 Barrister, Gordon Wignall, will be speaking at an event that the British Institute of International and Comparative Law are holding on the 8th December 2014, which is being chaired by Mr. Justice Dove....

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Indeterminate sentence imposed in 2006 quashed by Court of Appeal
James Dixon appeared successfully in the Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Fulford, Mr Justice Hamblen and HHJ Wait) today, 26 November 2014. ...

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Emma Edhem CC invited to attend B20 Turkey Inaugural meeting
Emma Edhem CC, barrister at No5 Chambers, has been invited to attend the B20 Turkey Inaugural meeting by the chairman M Rifat Hisarciklioglu....

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Innovative Legal Action By City Council
Birmingham City Council is believed to have become the first local authority to use civil injunctions to protect vulnerable children who may be at risk of sexual exploitation....

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Gypsy Wins Backing Of Equality Commission
A single mother of three is heading back to court with high hopes that she and her children may finally win the right to live on her own land....

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Andrew Baker and Jas Mann Defend in Acid Attack trial
A court heard a nursing home worker Vikki Horsman, 19, suffered from 8% burns to her body after being doused with acid in a revenge attack by her former lover, Mohammed Rafiq, 80, earlier this year....

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014
Adrian Keeling QC and Matthew Brook prosecute Operation Goal drugs conspiracy
Five people have been jailed for more than 88 years after a major drugs smuggling operation was uncovered, which was estimated to be worth 60 million in the UK....

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014
Adam Farrer in prosecution of a Care Home Company
In November 2014 Adam Farrer acted for the HSE in a prosecution of a Care Home Company (a charity owning 15 Care Homes) in Cardiff Crown Court....

Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014
Nageena Khalique speaks for Action Cerebral Palsy at Parliamentary Inquiry on impact of SEND reforms & Children & Families Act
Nageena Khalique Head of Public Law provided written submissions outlining the impact of the Children and Families Act 2014...

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014
Ekwall Tiwana defends Football hooligan who gets banned from every stadium in England and Wales
Three football hooligans have been spared jail after being involved in a mass brawl in Wolverhampton city centre....

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014
Care Error Highlights Serious Failure In System
A Worcestershire hospital has put in place new systems and procedures following the death of a cancer patient who accidentally received an extra dose of chemotherapy....

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014
Mark Heywood prosecutes paedophile sentenced to 13 years
A man from Berkshire has been jailed for 13 years after sexually abusing and grooming a 14 year old from Staffordshire....

Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014
Tom Schofield Defends in Coventry Kidnap Trial
A court heard that the victim was seized by a gang from the street at gunpoint in broad daylight and had one of his fingers cut off to back up their ransom demands to the victim’s family....

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes kidnap gang sentenced to 66 years in prison
A gang of men who kidnapped and threatened to kill Stefanos Neophytou, who owns Libra Sauna Club, have been jailed for a total of 66 years....

Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Richard Grimshaw Represents Partner of Lady Who Hanged Herself in Psychiatric Unit
A grieving partner has called for a review of psychiatric care at the North Devon District Hospital after his partner was discovered hanging in her bedroom after spending two weeks at Barnstaple’s Ocean View facility in February 2011....

Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014
2014 European Pro Bono Forum - London
Friday 7th November marked the last day of the European Pro Bono Forum in London. The Forum, organisied by PILnet (The Global Network for Public Interest Law) ...

Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Nabila Mallick to speak at Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference 2015
Nabila Mallick, barrister at No5 Chambers has been invited to speak at the Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference 2015....

Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Disgruntled passengers will be soaring on Cloud Nine following latest decision by the Supreme Court
On 31 October, the Supreme Court handed down its decisions regarding two applications for leave to appeal by air carriers Thomson and Jet 2. ...

Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2014
No5 Barristers successful in persuading Neighbourhood Plan Examiner to refuse Local Green Space designation
Christopher Young and James Corbet Burcher have successfully advised and represented Persimmon Homes Severn Valley at the Backwell Neighbourhood Plan Examination, conducted by Examiner Nigel McGurk BSc (Hons) MCD MBA MRTPI....

Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014
Overtime To Count Towards Holiday Pay Entitlement
The EAT has ruled that overtime (voluntary or not) should be taken into account when holiday pay is calculated....

Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014
Phil Bradley and Graham Henson defend in neighbour dispute
Edward Clougher has pleaded guilty to wounding with intent after attacking his neighbor, Michael Rowland, with a machete....

Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014
John Butterfield QC Defends Free Press in Whistleblowing Trial
John Butterfield QC defended the right of journalists to pay whistleblowers for stories in the public interest on 31st October 2014. ...

Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014
High Court Judge Grants Short-Term Injunctions Against Five Men Banning Them From Approaching Females Under 18 In Public Places
A High Court Judge who heard evidence at family court hearings in Birmingham has granted short-term injunctions against five men, which ban them from approaching any female under 18 in public places....

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014
The Divisional Court hands down important sentence calculation decision
This week the Divisional Court handed down their decision in Galiazia v Governor of HMP Hewell and another [2014] EWHC 3427 (Admin); [2014] All ER (D) 264 (Oct)....

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014
Redhill Aerodrome: Special Circumstances in Green Belt Cases - Court of Appeal holds that there is no change in the Framework
The issue in Redhill was, whether: (i) the words "any other harm” in ‘very special circumstances’ test in the second sentence of paragraph 88 of the Framework mean "any other harm to the Green Belt”...

Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration Report Endorses Chelvan's DSSH Model
The Home Secretary this morning laid before Parliament the report of John Vine CBE QPM, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration...

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014
Sharon Bahia Prosecution Junior In Kenyan Child Abuse Case
A former charity boss and British teacher, Simon Harris, 55, from Puddlestone, in Hertfordshire has been accused of 22 offences of sexual abuse against boys as young as six from the East African country, Kenya....

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014
Tim Jones speaks at the House of Commons
On 22nd October Tim Jones spoke at a meeting in the House of Commons on the EU Framework for National Roma Integration strategies. ...

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014
Student’s appeal to be heard by the Supreme Court
Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 2014/0059...

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014
Emma Edhem CC attended State Banquet at Guildhall in Honour of the President of Singapore
Yesterday evening No5 Barrister and Deputy Head of International Law, Emma Edhem CC, attended the State Banquet at Guildhall in Honour of the President of Singapore,...

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014
Commercial & Chancery Law Specialist Shakil Najib joins No5
No5 are pleased to announce that Shakil Najib has joined No5 Chambers and will be a member of the Commercial and Chancery , International and Public Law Groups....

Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014
No5 Chambers is pleased to Sponsor LLS & MALA Christmas Drinks Reception
Leicestershire Law Society and MALA are holding a Christmas Networking Drinks Reception on Thursday, 4th December at The Parcel Yard, which No5 Chambers are pleased to sponsor....

Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014
Harpreet Sandhu Defends In Aircraft Laser Case
Steve Johnson, 34 Smethwick, has admitted two charges of doing an act likely to endanger an aircraft, and been jailed for a year....

Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014
Victory for Peter Goatley and Jack Smyth at Gypsy Appeal
This was a hard-fought inquiry involving two local planning authorities given that the single pitch gypsy site straddled the administrative boundary of both Stratford on Avon and West Oxfordshire....

Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014
Judicial Appointments Commission. Applying for Judicial Appointments
Judicial Appointments Commission. Applying for Judicial Appointments. ...

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014
Court of Appeal overturns the High Court in Green Belt case: Redhill Aerodrome
The approach to assessing harm in Green Belt cases was the subject of the decision in Redhill Aerodrome Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] EWHC 2476 (Admin). ...

Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2014
No5 Exhibiting at Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Conference
Moore Blatch, together with The Child Brain Injury Trust and Action Cerebral Palsy, are organising a one day, informative conference...

Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2014
No5 Chambers Are Proud To Sponsor The Bristol Law Society Awards
After a record number of nominations, the Bristol Law Society panel has announced the short list of nominees for each award....

Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014
Earl Pinnock Defends in Greenford Gang Murder Case
Mr Mayley, 24 with the mental age of nine, was killed in a street mugging by Jamal Jones, 17....

Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2014
Michael Duck QC Prosecuting Multiple Murder's Bomb Plea
Former Broadmoor patient, Harry Street, has pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Cour...

Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2014
Manjit Gill QC Chairs Discussion of International Human Rights
Manjit S. Gill QC chairs discussion of international human rights experts on the death penalty, apostasy, sexual immorality and religious freedoms....

Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2014
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes Explosives Case
A pensioner from Hall Green, Birmingham, is due to go on trial on Thursday 2nd October charged with making an improvised explosive device and possessing firearms with intent to endanger life....

Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2014
Christopher Hotten QC Prosecutes Barracks Murder Trial
A solider, Corporal McNeil, was found brutally murdered with his neck broken in 3 different places in a suspected revenge attack from fellow comrade, Corporal Richard Farrell, 23....

Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014
Tim Jones counsel for Herefordshire Council in a wholly successful compulsory purchase order and side roads order inquiry
Tim Jones was counsel for Herefordshire Council in a wholly successful compulsory purchase order and side roads order inquiry...

Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014
Mugni Islam-Choudhury and Naomi Owen Play Trial Advocates in Mock Tribunal Hosted By Mills & Reeve and Future Faces
Mugni Islam-Choudhury and Naomi Owen played the parts of trial advocates in a mock tribunal hosted by Mills and Reeve LLP...

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014
S. Chelvan – Newsweek cites DSSH model
Newsweek magazine, cites No 5 Chamber’s barrister model, for proving an asylum claim based on sexual or gender identity....

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014
No5 Chambers Team Completes Bristol Legal Walk 2014.
No5 Chambers entered a team into the Bristol Legal Walk, which took place on Monday, 22nd September....

Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014
Abid Mahmood speaks at Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau AGM
No5 Chambers were pleased to sponsor Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureaus’ AGM, which was held last Thursday 18th September, at the Birmingham REP Theatre....

Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014
Henry Pitchers represents family of Evelyn Smith who died aged 7 last year from bacterial tracheitis
Evelyn Smith, from Warwick, died aged 7 last year from bacterial tracheitis....

Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014
Manjit Gill QC Chairing BCU City Talk - Meriam Ibrahim: The Case that Gripped the World
Manjit Gill QC, Head of International Rights Group at No5 Chambers, will be chairing a Birmingham City University Talk titled Meriam Ibrahim: The Case that Gripped the World....

Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014
“Meshing the personal and the professional” – Legal Action magazine profiles S. Chelvan
The September edition of Legal Action magazine profiles No5 Chambers award winning barrister, S. Chelvan....

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014
Earl Pinnock defends in dentist blackmail case
Luke Burton, 31, and Amelia Horn, 24, have been jailed after blackmailing two professional men....

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014
Jenny Wigley in the Court of Appeal on an EIA challenge
Jenny Wigley in the Court of Appeal on an EIA challenge...

Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014
Secretaries of State grant development consent for Thames Tideway Tunnel
The Secretaries of State for Communities and Local Government and for Environment and Rural Affairs have today published their decision to make an Order granting development consent for the Thames Tideway Tunnel to be built and operated....

Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014
Effective Employment Tribunal Advocacy - Birmingham Law Society Seminar
No5 Employment Barrister Mugni Islam-Choudhury will be presenting part of a seminar hosted by Birmingham Law Society on Effective Employment Tribunal Advocacy, to be held on Thursday 9th October at Shoosmiths, Birmingham....

Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014
No5 Chambers Pleased to Sponsor Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau AGM
No5 Chambers are pleased to sponsor Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureaus’ AGM, celebrating 75 years of advice to the people of Birmingham....

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014
No5 Chambers Triumphant Win at the Birmingham Law Society Golf Day
No5 Chambers victorious at the Birmingham Law Society Golf Day...

Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2014
Brian Dean defends bomb making ex Soldier
Joanne Morris, 48, Bloxwich, has been jailed for seven years after admitting five charges under the Explosives Act and a further five firearms offences....

Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2014
Deputy Head of Chambers Ian Dove QC Appointed as High Court Judge
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that Deputy Head of Chambers Ian Dove QC is to be appointed a High Court Judge at a ceremony to take place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday 8th October 2014....

Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014
Ian Brownhill advises in multi-million pound public procurement matter
Around 5 billion Euros each year are spent buying products and services through public procurement procedures in the European Union. ...

Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014
No5 Barristers defend in Kidderminster kidnap trial
Six men have been given jail sentences after kidnapping a man and subjecting him to torture in Kidderminster....

Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014
No5 Chambers Six-A-Side Cricket - The Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield 2014 Friday in Birmingham
A fund raising event in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and Birmingham Citizen's Advice Bureau will be held at Moseley Cricket Club this Friday, 5th September. ...

Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes Operation Active Drugs Conspiracy
Michael Duck QC prosecutes in the case where two ringleaders of a large scale drugs operation each gained by about 1 million from the enterprise...

Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014
No5 Clerk Completes Putney & Fulham Riverside Half Marathon for LLST
No5 Clerk Jamie Tucker completed the Putney and Fulham Riverside Half Marathon yesterday, Sunday 31st August, to raise money for the London Legal Support Trust, ...

Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014
Tom Schofield Defends in £1.5m Drugs Conspiracy Case
Tom Schofield defends in the case were four Birmingham drug dealers have been jailed for a total of 46 years for plotting to supply Class A drugs worth 1.5 million. ...

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014
The Public Law Project in association with No5 Chambers and Doughty Street Chambers Present: How to do Judicial Review
A complete, one day course to provide lawyers and advisers, policy people and decision makers with an understanding of public law principles and how they operate in bringing and defending judicial review claims. ...

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014
Russell Bailey succeeds in the EAT in Cetinsoy & others v London United Busways Ltd
Russell Bailey succeeds in the EAT in Cetinsoy and others v London United Busways Ltd...

Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014
Tim Pole Prosecutes in HSE v Akram and Inam Hussain
Two brothers from Stoke-on-Trent have been handed prison sentences after they exposed at least 7 workers to asbestos. ...

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014
Mohammed Zaman QC takes tenancy at No5
Mohammed Zaman QC who is respected for his commercial and international expertise has joined the Commercial and International Groups at No5 Chambers....

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014
No5 Chambers Shortlisted for Regional Set of the Year at 2014 Chambers Bar Awards
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce we have been shortlisted for ‘Regional Set of the Year’ at the 2014 Chambers Bar Awards...

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014
Simon Hunka Prosecuting Counsel in £73K Benefit Fraud Case
Dawn Huckerby, 45, has been jailed for 12 months after falsely claiming she was a single mother living alone and failing to declare her partner, Steven Daniels, was living with her. ...

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Simon Hunka represents HMP Ford absconder sentenced to further 8 months in prison
Prisoner David Blood, 48, has pleaded guilty to escaping lawful custody after walking out of Ford Open Prison in West Sussex on 12 June. He had been jailed for life for robbing a post office in Sutton Coldfield in 2003....

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Case Summary: Palmer v RBS - Age Discrimination and Voluntary Early Retirement
Was a failure to allow an employee to change her choice of voluntary redundancy to redeployment an act of age discrimination?...

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Tom Schofield prosecutes £70K drugs factory
Carl Berry, 51 and Baldev Deshi, 47, both from Langley, have been found guilty of producing cannabis and possession of the drug with intent to supply....

Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014
Michael Burrows QC secures conviction in brutal murder
Patryk Srutkowski, 22, and Pawel Bugajski, 22 have been found guilty and jailed for life for killing Hama Faraj Noori, 56, at his home in Uppingham Gardens, The Meadows....

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014
Nageena Khalique in Court of Appeal representing protected party who lacked capacity to make decision about amputation
Nageena Khalique appeared in the Court of Appeal instructed by the Official Solicitor as litigation in friend representing the protected party who lacked capacity to make a decision about whether to undergo an amputation....

Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014
Adrian Keeling QC defends in Operation Elveden phone hacking case
Anthony France, 41, from Watford, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office....

Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014
No5 Chambers Taking Part in Bristol Legal Walk
No5 Chambers Taking Part in Bristol Legal Walk...

Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014
Hashi Mohamed successful in defending grant of planning permission
Hashi Mohamed was successful in defending Gedling Borough Council’s grant of permission to one of two proposals in the borough....

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Gary Bell QC and Sarah Buckingham Defend in Police Intelligence Leak Case
Gary Bell QC and Sarah Buckingham Defend in Police Intelligence Leak Case...

Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Ian Brownhill Defends in Text Death Case
Ian Brownhill defends in text death case...

Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Mark Heywood QC Prosecutes M6 Death Crash
Mark Heywood QC Prosecutes M6 Death Crash...

Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Rolling back from William Davis? A Note on the Significance. . .
Rolling back from William Davis? A note on the significance of Dartford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] EWHC 2636 (Admin)...

Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2014
Laura Davidson acts for successful local authority in COP case ousting abusive live-in carers from an elderly woman’s home
London Borough of Redbridge v G, C and F [2014] EWCOP 17, COP (Ms. Justice Russell), 21st July 2014...

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014
No5 Barristers Launch Family Justice Board Website
Leicester and Leicestershire Family justice Board website has been launch, with the aim to assist people with cases in the Family Court, especially those who aren’t able to obtain legal representation....

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014
No5 Barristers defend in Kidderminster kidnap conspiracy trial
Five men are on trial at Worcester Crown Court accused of charges including conspiracy to kidnap and wounding...

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Sarah Buckingham Prosecutes Sex Abuse Charge Teacher
Marcus Marcussen, 91 of Rochford, Worcestershire, is charged with 28 counts of indecent assault and 2 charges of indecency with a child against 14 boys between 1957 and 1978....

Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes Nottingham murder trial
Hama Faraj Noori, 56, of Uppingham Gardens, The Meadows, was strangled and set on fire at his home, a jury at Nottingham Crown Court has heard....

Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014
Michael Duck QC defends in Costa Coffee crash case
Alan Marks, 65, Shottery, has been given a two-year conditional discharge, disqualified from driving for two years and been ordered to pay 1,200 in costs after being found guilty of dangerous driving....

Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014
Successful Defence of Challenge to Lichfield Local Plan Strategy Main Modifications Process
R (on the application of IM Properties) v Lichfield District Council [2014] EWHC 2136 (Admin)...

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014
Jeremy Wright MP Appointed Attorney General
No5 Chambers’ is pleased to announce Associate Tenant, Jeremy Wright MP, has been appointed to the post of Attorney General....

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014
No5 Human Rights Lawyers Address Conference
On 17 July 2014, the parliamentary inquiry into the use of immigration detention began to hear live evidence in Westminster. ...

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Nageena Khalique in United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust v N (by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor)
Nageena Khalique, instructed by the Official solicitor, represented the Protected Party ("N”) in United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust v N (by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor [2014] EWCOP 1. ...

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014
S Chelvan Interviewed on BBC World Service Outlook Programme
No5 Barrister S Chelvan was interviewed for the Outlook Programme on BBC World Service today....

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Jas Mann defends in historical abuse case
Kevin Powell, 48, Bilston, has been found guilty of four charges of indecent assault relating back to when he was 12 years old....

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Satinder Hunjan, Patron of Child Brain Injury Trust, Hosting Event at Saatchi Gallery
Satinder Hunjan QC, Head of Clinical Negligence Group at No5 Chambers, has accepted an invitation to become the Patron of the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT)....

Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014
Michael Anning defends teenage gunman spared jail
Jack Phillips, who admitted robbery, possessing a firearm with intent to commit robbery and possessing a prohibited weapon, has been spared jail by Recorder Michael Elsom...

Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014
Peter Goatley Successfully Obtains Planning Permission for Gladman Developments
Peter Goatley has successfully obtained planning permission on behalf of Gladman Developments for 150 new homes at Leonard Stanley in Stroud District....

Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014
Charles Crow Wins Unfair and Wrongful Dismissal Claim For Top Surgeon
Top Surgeon wins unfair and wrongful dismissal claim after he was dismissed for sexual harassment of two trainee female doctors, represented by Charles Crow...

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014
Richard Hignett secures sizeable costs award in favour of a small employer
Birmingham Employment Tribunal last week awarded costs of 5,000 against a Claimant who brought misconceived discrimination claim...

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014
Ian Dove QC and Nina Pindham secure planning permission and partial costs award for site in Northumberland
Ian Dove QC and Nina Pindham secured planning permission and a partial costs award for a site in Northumberland which may hold the record for the most tortuous planning history. ...

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014
Holiday Pay has to Include Commission
In a truly landmark decision in the case of Lock v British Gas [2014] IRLR 648 the European Court of Justice decided that holiday pay under the Working Time Directive has to include commission if salary is made up of commission. ...

Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014
No5 Chambers Sponsored the BLS Summer Carnival
No5 Chambers were pleased to sponsor the Birmingham Law Society Summer Carnival, which took place at Aston Villa last Friday, 11th July....

Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014
Success for Jenny Wigley in High Court rating win for Gloucester City Council: No Rates Exemption for Property in Disrepair
The High Court has ruled that an owner of empty property is not entitled to a "prohibited by law” exemption from unoccupied property rates sought on the basis that occupation would inevitably result in breaches of Health and Safety legislation....

Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014
S. Chelvan – The Guardian Interview
Today’s Guardian profiles No5 Chambers’ award winning barrister S. Chelvan....

Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014
Planning Permission Granted for Major Green Belt Development.
Planning Permission Granted for Major Green Belt Development....

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014
Police officer Vinod Kumar Dahiya cleared of rape
A West Mercia police officer has been cleared of a charge of rape....

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014
No5 Chambers is Proud to Support the Annual UKELA Moot Competition
Tim Sheppard from No5 Chambers compiled the problem for teams to address for the final rounds which was held this year at the Moot Court of King's College London....

Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014
Becket Bedford - Supreme Court Stays Permission to Appeal in EU and SU (Afghanistan)
Following the grant of permission in TN and MA (Afghanistan) v SSHD [2013] EWCA Civ 1609, there is a listing for the appeal in the Supreme Court in April/May next year 2015....

Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014
Court of Appeal rules on family migration and the minimum income threshold
The Court of Appeal has today handed down a decision ([2014] EWCA Civ 985) in which it has allowed the Home Secretary’s appeal against Mr Justice Blake’s judgment in MM and others v Secretary of State [2013] EWHC 1900 Admin. ...

Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014
No5 Barrister Carol Knotts Sells Athena Tennis Girl Dress
Carol Knotts, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barrister at No5 Chambers has sold the white dress featured in the iconic 1970’s Athena Tennis Girl poster at auction for 15,500....

Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014
Paul Marshall speaks at IBC Legal’s Global Compliance Forum Seminar in London
Paul Marshall joined Slaughter and May’s Ben Kingsley and Federico Busatta of Gianni Origoni, Grippo, Capelli and Partners to moderate the forum on Anti Money Laundering and Investigations....

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014
Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield, Bristol 2014 - Report
The Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield, a cricket tournament, was held at Brislington CC, Bristol on Friday 20th June 2014 in aid of Avon and Bristol Law Centre and Marie Curie Cancer Care....

Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014
Five Football Fans Accused of Affray
Ben Richardson, 26, Stourbridge, is on trial with five other football fans accused of affray....

Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014
Police officer spared jail for misconduct in public office
PC Simon Abell, 42, Nottinghamshire, has been handed a six-month sentence, suspended for one year, after he pleaded guilty to a single count of misconduct in public office....

Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014
No5 Clerk Running Putney & Fulham Riverside Half Marathon for LLST
No5 Clerk Jamie Tucker will be running the Putney and Fulham Riverside Half Marathon on Sunday 31st August, to raise money for the London Legal Support Trust....

Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2014
Brothers Jailed for Sex Offences
Clive Milton, 46, Worcester, has been jailed for 18 years for sex offences against a boy and girl both under 16. His brother, Roy Milton, 50, no fixed address, was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences against two young girls....

Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2014
Four No5 Barristers gain planning permission for 765 dwellings and costs in two conjoined appeals.
Four No5 Barristers gain planning permission for 765 dwellings and costs in two conjoined appeals. ...

Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014
No5 Family Group Welcomes Back Juliet Allen
The family team at No5 Chambers are delighted to welcome back Juliet Allen...

Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014
Jonathan Shaw is now an Accredited Mediator
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce that Jonathan Shaw is now an accredited mediator....

Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014
No5 Counsel Preserve Hereford Rugby Club’s Planning Permission in the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Hampton Bishop Parish Council against the decision of the High Court ...

Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014
Doctor admits failure over missed cancer diagnosis
Mark Browne, Lincoln, died in 2012 aged 46 after his GP, Dr Nicholas Smith, failed to detect he had rectal cancer....

Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2014
Jack Feeny interviewed on BBC Radio Three Counties Breakfast show
Jack was asked to discuss the legal issues in the case and the outcome, ...

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014
Coroner finds prisoner received 'sub optimal care'
Ian Brownhill has acted in the inquest into the extraordinary death of Edward Ham, a prisoner at HMP Oakwood. Brownhill was instructed on behalf of two of the family members....

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014
No5 Chambers - The Lawyer Awards Chambers of the Year 2014
No5 Chambers were crowned winners of Chambers of the Year 2014 for the first time at The Lawyer Awards Ceremony...

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014
ME v Sweden  - Strasbourg rules no violation of Article 3 for Sweden to temporarily expel a gay man to Libya
ME v Sweden  - Strasbourg rules no violation of Article 3 for Sweden to temporarily expel a gay man to  Libya  ...

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014
Ekwall Tiwana - Three Jailed For Drugs Worth £500k Hidden in Cereal Bags
Two men and a woman have been jailed for their part in a conspiracy to supply drugs with a street value of more than 500,000 concealed inside breakfast cereal bags....

Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014
Simon Hunka represents officer jailed for misconduct in public office
PC Ian Langford, a police officer who served in Ledbury, Worcestershire, has been jailed for 18 months for misconduct in public office in 2012 and 2013....

Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014
Ekwall Tiwana & Tony Bell - Wolves Fans on Trial
Ekwall Tiwana and Tony Bell appear in case where Wolves supporters are on Trial after opposition fan left with fractured skull ...

Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014
Russell Holland successful in EAT strike out decision
Russell Holland appeared for the Appellant in Nabili v Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust UKEAT/0437/13/DM. ...

Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014
No5 Barristers represent football match fixing defendants
Chann Sankaran and Krishna Ganeshan, businessmen from Singapore, and Michael Boateng, former Whitehawk FC defender, have been convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery after plotting to fix the results of football matches....

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014
David Howker QC defends in Mansfield body in the garden case
Susan and Christopher Edwards have been found guilty of the murder of Patricia and William Wycherley, Susan Edwards parents, after shooting them and burying them in their back garden in Mansfield in 1998....

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014
Jamie Gamble represents family of woman who contracted norovirus and died after stay in hospital for bruised elbow
Christine Walker, 86, Silverton, Devon, was admitted to Cheltenham General Hospital after a fall on 17th March last year. She contracted norovirus, and died on 10th April....

Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014
Pinewood Studios Development Framework: Martin Kingston QC and James Corbet Burcher secure major planning permission
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has granted planning permission for Pinewood Studios Development Framework (APP/N0410/A/13/2199037)....

Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014
No5 Chambers Six-A-Side Cricket - The Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield 2014 Tomorrow in Bristol
A fund raising event in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and Avon and Bristol Law Centre will be held at Brislington Cricket Club in Bristol tomorrow. ...

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes baby murder
Tyler Vallance, 21, Redditch, has pleaded guilty to killing his two-month old daughter, Isabella Vallance, on 12th December 2012....

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014
Teenage Boys Charged in Dean Mayley Stabbing
Two teenage boys, both aged 17, have been charged with the murder of Dean Mayley, a 24 year old with learning difficulties....

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014
Legal Viewpoint: Dacorum Core Strategy Early Partial Review Upheld
Mr Justice Lindblom has dismissed a challenge brought by Grand Union Investments to the Dacorum Core Strategy...

Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Michael Anning defends teenage armed robber
A teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has admitted robbery, possessing a firearm with intent to commit robbery and possessing a prohibited weapon. ...

Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Michael Duck QC and Michelle Heeley prosecute car theft conspiracy
Jennifer Ings, 24, Wellington, has denied conspiring to steal cars between July 2012 and September 2013 and concealing stolen cars between February and September 2013....

Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Rushden Lakes £50m Hybrid Planning Permission Allowed by Secretary of State
Yesterday, Planning permission was granted by the Secretary of State following ‘call-in’ on a hybrid planning application of a 465,000 sq foot retail and leisure scheme in Rushden, Northamptonshire....

Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014
Gary Bell QC Defends in Oxford Death Crash Case
Gary Bell QC, instructed to defend Steffan Leach who has avoided a prison sentence for causing death by careless driving after a crash on the A34....

Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2014
Adam Farrer - Appeal Against Sentence in a Fatal Gas Case.
Adam Farrer acted for the HSE in the Crown Court and then in the Court of Appeal in relation to an appeal against sentence in a fatal gas case....

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014
Becket Bedford - Supreme Court Grants Permission to Appeal in the Case of TN (Afghanistan) & Anor v SSHD [2013] EWCA Civ 1609
Supreme Court grants permission to appeal in the case of TN (Afghanistan) and Anor v SSHD [2013] EWCA Civ 1609...

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014
Congratulations to S Chelvan - Legal Aid Barrister of the Year 2014
S Chelvan was announced as winner of the Legal Aid Barrister of the Year at last night’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards. ...

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014
Sharon Bahia Defends in Global Drugs Plot
Sharon Bahia defended in a case where two members of West Bromwich’s notorious ‘Raiders Crew’ ...

Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2014
No5’s Golf team victorious at the FOIL golf day
No5’s Golf team were victorious at the FOIL golf day at the Warwickshire Golf Club on Friday 23rd May....

Date: Fri, 30 May 2014
Nageena Khalique In 4-Week Inquest Into the Death of a 16 Year Old Girl in Foster Care Culminating In A Narrative Determination
Nageena Khalique appeared on behalf of the family of Dana Baker in a lengthy 4-week inquest culminating in a narrative Determination today by the Worcestershire Coroner Mr. Geraint Williams. ...

Date: Fri, 30 May 2014
Earl Pinnock defends cancer conman
Simon Williams, 29, Wolstanton, Staffs, has been sentenced to six months in prison after admitting fraudulently obtaining cash....

Date: Fri, 30 May 2014
Routes to Financial Redress Against Banks, Investment Advisers, Insurers, Mortgage Advisers and Product Providers
No5’s commercial and chancery group frequently advise and act for clients in their claims for professional negligence and breaches of the regulatory regime against their erstwhile professional financial advisers. ...

Date: Wed, 28 May 2014
R(Jones) v English Heritage – Ian Dove QC and James Corbet Burcher in the Planning Court
Mr Justice Lindblom yesterday heard the substantive hearing of R(Jones) v English Heritage, for which he granted permission at the first hearing before the Planning Court on 7 April 2014...

Date: Fri, 23 May 2014
Malta, London, Budapest - DSSH model gets international recognition
May has been a month of travel for No5 Chambers Barrister S. Chelvan, providing training, across Europe, on his DSSH (Difference, Stigma, Shame and Harm) model for credibility assessment in LGBTI asylum claims. ...

Date: Thu, 22 May 2014
MALA Family Law Event In Association with No5
The Midlands Asian Lawyers Association, in association with No5 Chambers, are holding a CPD seminar on 20th June at the City Rooms in Leicester....

Date: Wed, 21 May 2014
No5 Chambers Teams Complete Both Birmingham and London Legal Walks Raising £965
No5 Chambers entered teams in both the Midland and London Legal walks, which took place on Monday 19th May. So far a total of 360 has been raised for the Midland team and 605 for the London team....

Date: Wed, 21 May 2014
Court of Appeal overturn stay in Operation Cotton VHCC case
The Court of Appeal has overturned the stay of proceedings in the Operation Cotton VHCC case, R -v- Crawley and Others. ...

Date: Wed, 21 May 2014
No5 Barristers reach the heady heights of the profession
No5 Chambers hosted a double celebration on Friday 9th May to mark Rhona Campbell’s appointment as a Tribunal Judge and the elevation of John Butterfield as he joins the exalted ranks of Queen’s Counsel. ...

Date: Wed, 21 May 2014
S Chelvan and Ian Brownhill Speaking at The Public Law Project North Conference 2014
No5 Members S Chelvan and Ian Brownhill will be speaking at The Public Law Project North Conference 2014, which will be held in Manchester on 17th July....

Date: Wed, 21 May 2014
No5 Barristers defend in football match fixing trial
Three football players from Whitehwak Football Club and two businessmen from Singapore have been accused of conspiring to alter the results of football games....

Date: Tue, 20 May 2014
No5’s Planning Group supports TCPA Garden City Principles
The No5 Planning Group has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) with the objective of supporting the Association’s Garden City principles....

Date: Mon, 19 May 2014
Emma Edhem received by the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Emma Edhem, Barrister at No 5 Chambers, was received by the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus...

Date: Thu, 15 May 2014
Men jailed in £1m car theft conspiracy
Shanwaz Khan, 30, Erdington, and four other men have been handed prison sentences for their involvement in a car theft conspiracy....

Date: Wed, 14 May 2014
Earl Pinnock defends HMP Birmingham attack inmate
Ahmed Al-Sharif, 53, a prisoner at HMP Birmingham, has been given an indefinite hospital order after attacking three officers with parts of a broken TV screen....

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014
No5 Chambers raises dough for Birmingham CAB
No5 Chambers organised a charity bake-off as part of its fundraising program in support of Birmingham Citizens’ Advice Bureau. Sixteen members of staff competed in the event, which raised 524. ...

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014
Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships: The New Law
S. Chelvan of No5 Chambers has co-authored a book, contributing specifically to the Chapter on Immigration and Asylum law aspects of Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships in England and Wales....

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014
No5 Team complete Abseil for Birmingham Children’s hospital
A team of No5 Staff completed a 120ft abseil inside of One Snowhill yesterday to raise funds for Birmingham Children’s hospital....

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014
Congratulations to Nassera Butt Winning Barrister of the Year Award
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce that Nassera Butt, member of No5's family law group was announced winner of 'Barrister of the Year' at the Leicester Law Society Legal Awards...

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014
S Chelvan Presents at Madrid Conference on Credibility in Asylum Claims
S. Chelvan presented his DSSH (‘Difference, Stigma, Shame and Harms’) model this morning at a conference held in Madrid, on how to assess credibility in LGBTI asylum claims. ...

Date: Wed, 07 May 2014
Another Prison Prosecution Collapses
Another Prison Prosecution Collapes...

Date: Wed, 07 May 2014
Talbir Singh secures acquittal in violent disorder at Moghul Durbar
Inderpal Singh Sangha, 26, Walsgrave, who was represented by Talbir Singh, Sandip Singh Rana, 32, Leicester, and Paramdeep Lotay, 33, London, have been acquitted of conspiring together and with others to commit violent disorder....

Date: Fri, 02 May 2014
HHJ Leonard QC Rules on Operation Cotton VHCC Case
His Honor Judge Leonard QC has halted a serious fraud trial after the defendants claimed they could not get adequate representation. ...

Date: Thu, 01 May 2014
Adrian Keeling QC to Defend in Operation Elveden Case
Adrian Keeling Q.C to defend in Operation Elveden casE...

Date: Thu, 01 May 2014
Bernard Thorogood - Prosecution of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
Bernard Thorogood completed the prosecution of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust...

Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers engages in mouth-watering fundraising
No5 Chambers has organised a charity bake-off as part of its fundraising program in support of Birmingham Citizens’ Advice Bureau....

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers Shortlisted for The Lawyer "Chambers of the Year” Award
The Lawyer Awards celebrates excellence in the legal profession across private practice, the public sector, commerce and industry and the Bar. ...

Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers sponsors Birmingham Law School’s Postgraduate Mooting Cup
The final of Birmingham Law School’s Postgraduate Mooting Cup took place last month, with LLM Student Richard Murtagh claiming victory....

Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Michael Duck QC And Michelle Heeley Prosecute Operation Sift Drugs Conspiracy
11 men have been handed prison sentences or periods in youth custody for their role in a large-scale conspiracy selling drugs in Telford....

Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers Family Group Welcomes Four New Members
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce the arrival of Heather Popley, Claire Howell, Laura Vickers and Katie Miller to the Family Law Group....

Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Success for Jenny Wigley in Judicial Review: planning permission quashed.
The High Court has quashed (for the second time) a planning permission for a single dwelling on the edge of Hazelwood in Derbyshire. ...

Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Christopher Hotten QC defends in wrong house murder trial
Eight defendants have gone on trial accused of setting fire to a house in Leicester on 13th September, which caused the deaths of Shehnila Taufiq, 47, her daughter Zainab, 19, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15....

Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014
With April Showers comes a single Family Court
The 22nd April 2014 saw the coming into being of the Family Court....

Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014
Tim Pole prosecutes negligent gas fitter
Steve Colson, 46, Bolsover, pleaded guilty to four offences of contravening the Health and Safety Act 1974 after falsely claiming he was a qualified gas fitter....

Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014
No5 Staff taking part in 120ft Charity Abseil for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
A team of staff from No5 Chambers will be abseiling down 120ft inside of One Snowhill on the 11th May to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. ...

Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers presents The Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield 2014 Six-A-Side Cricket
A fund raising event in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and Citizens Advice Bureau...

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers Teams in the London & Midland Legal Walks
This year, both the London and Midland Legal walks will take place on 19th May....

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014
S. Chelvan announced as finalist in the Legal Aid Barrister category for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards
The finalists for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards were announced this morning. ...

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014
Health and Safety Success
Ian Bridge instructed by Shakespeares defended a major supplier of sand and aggregates based in the South East. ...

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes Richard Deakin murder appeal
David Harrison, 64, Bilston, was convicted of the murder of Richard Deakin, a 27 year old from Staffordshire, in December 2012....

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014
Susan Monaghan Admitted to the Bar of Northern Ireland
Susan Monaghan admitted to the Bar of Northern Ireland ...

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers is the headline sponsor of Birmingham Future’s BYPY Awards 2014
No5 Chambers is proud to be the headline sponsor of the 2014 Birmingham Young Professional of the Year (BYPY) Awards. ...

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers Sponsors Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Golf Day
On Friday 4th April Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau held a fundraising Golf Day at North Worcestershire Gold Club, which No5 Chambers was pleased to sponsor....

Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Jeremy Cahill QC and Nina Pindham successful in attaining two outline planning permissions for William Davis Ltd
William Davis Ltd have been successful in attaining two outline planning permissions to build 250 houses and a biodiversity park on an Area of Local Separation...

Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Cotswold Grange Country Park LLP V The Secretary Of State For Communities and Local Government and Tewkesbury Borough Council
Hickenbottom J has quashed a planning inspector’s decision that a planning permission "To erect static caravan for site and office and wardens...

Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Tim Jones acted as arbitrator again in the Belgrade Open Pre-moot Competition
Over the weekend of 5th and 6th April, Tim Jones assisted in an international, inter-University, arbitration moot in Belgrade University, acting as the presiding arbitrator in five moots...

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Ecky Tiwana's Client Cleared on Rape Charge
Eckt Tiwana's client cleared on rape charge...

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Woman who fell over wall at Roman site loses bid to claim damages
Lisa Driver, 47, who fell over a wall at The Roman Painted House in Dover in July 2007 has lost her bid to claim damages....

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014
No5 Chambers’ planning Silks and Juniors rate highly in survey of profession
No5 Chambers’ Planning Group was described by a leading independent directory as home to ‘a number of noted and rising stars in the field’,...

Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Chris Young Speaking at PEBA National Conference 2014
The PEBA National Conference 2014 will be taking place at Hogan Lovells LLP, London on Friday 16th May 2014....

Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Committals for Contempt
Ian Bridge has recently been instructed by Keith Wood of Lewis Nedas in several cases involving applications for the committal of alleged contemnors....

Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Paul Cairnes successful in Devon development scheme
Paul Cairnes represented the only successful appellant in Devon ‘super inquiry’....

Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Becket Bedford wins significant advance in the protection of child rights on asylum
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of a former Afghan child applicant for asylum, Becket Bedford leading, with Zane Malik as junior....

Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2014
Adam Farrer acts for Health & Safety Executive at Inquest arising from death of patient under restraint at secure Hospital
In March 2014 Adam acted for the Health and Safety Executive at the Inquest into the death of a female patient who was being detained in a secure hospital in Lincoln....

Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014
Landmark Judgment for Hindu Funeral Rites
Ramby De Mello, instructed by Stuart Luke of Bhatia Best Solicitors, represented a Hindu Prisoner who was granted interim relief to attend his father’s funeral free of handcuffs...

Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014
Gareth Evans QC's client cleared in £1.2m jewellery raid
Youness Arash, 25, Sheldon and Adam Curran 25, Sparkbrook, were accused of robbery, possessing an imitation firearm and handling stolen goods....

Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014
Sarah Buckingham Defends In Sham Marriage Case
Four men and two women have pleaded guilty to charges relating to a suspected fake wedding operation....

Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014
Ian Dove QC and James Corbet Burcher appear in the first hearing before the Planning Court
Ian Dove QC and James Corbet Burcher will today appear before Mr Justice Lindblom in the first case to be heard in the Planning Court: R(Jones) v English Heritage (CO/1932/2013)....

Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014
Michelle Heeley defends child porn former officer
Paul Hancock-French, 39, a former Coventry policeman has pleaded guilty to four counts of making and distributing indecent images of children after being arrested in July last year....

Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014
Phil Bradley defends spending spree fraudster
Michaela Hutchings, 23, Staffordshire, had 52,000 accidentally transferred into her bank account from Lichfield District Council in April last year, following a clerical error....

Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014
Nassera Butt shortlisted as Barrister of the Year at LLS Legal Awards 2014
No5 are pleased to announce that Nassera Butt has been shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at the Leicestershire Law Society Legal Awards 2014....

Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014
S. Chelvan – Channel 4 News – Home Secretary Announces Review of Gay Asylum Claims
S. Chelvan of No5 Chambers was interviewed for a news item broadcast on Channel 4 News on Friday night. ...

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014
No5 Criminal Group - Note from David Mason QC
The No5 Chambers Criminal Group are pleased to note that the government have suspended the introduction of proposed cuts to fees in the crown court...

Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Barristers battle the British Boxing Board of Control over restraint of trade and anti-competition behaviour
Sports law experts at No5 Chambers have been instructed to represent a respected boxing manager whose licence was recently withdrawn by the British Boxing Board of Control....

Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Ian Bridge successfully defends in substantial long running fraud
A North Wales business man found himself facing 8 separate allegations of fraud on his company which at the time was indebted to the Natwest Bank....

Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Tim Jones to act as arbitrator again in the Belgrade Open Pre-moot Competition
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law will host the sixth Belgrade Open Pre-moot competition on 5 -6th April 2014....

Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014
David Mason QC and Saleema Mahmood defend in terrorism case
Ian Forman, 42, Birkenhead, is charged with engaging in the conduct in the preparation of terrorist acts on or before 6 June....

Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014
Ian Dove QC and Nina Pindham retain planning permission in Exeter
Dart Properties Limited have successfully retained their planning permission for land at Seabrook Orchards as Dukeminster’s appeal against this permission is dismissed....

Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014
No5 Chambers Sponsors Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference
Headway and the Spinal Injuries Association are joining up again to host the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference, following the success of last years event....

Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014
No5 Chambers Sponsors Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau
No5 Chambers continues its proud tradition of supporting worthy causes, by committing to support Birmingham Citizens’ Advice Bureau as it prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary. ...

Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014
No5 Chambers barristers in Wolverhampton electrocution case
Emma Shaw, 22, West Bromwich, died of a 240 volt electric shock after negligence by two construction workers, Christopher Tomkins, 52 and Neil Hoult, 53, both from Rowley Regis, Wolverhamptong Crown Court has heard....

Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes Anslow murder trial
John Anslow, 33, Tipton, is accused of organising the murder of Richard Deakin, who was shot in his home almost four years ago by Anslows Uncle, David Harrison....

Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014
Laura Davidson summarises and comments on the Supreme Court's decision in <i>Cheshire West and P & Q</i>
P (by his litigation friend the Official Solicitor (Appellant) v Cheshire West and Chester Council a and Another (Respondents)...

Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014
Andrew Baker and Jas Mann defend in "leaking lager can" affray case
Six men have been spared from going to jail after being part of a brawl in a convenience store....

Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014
S Chelvan - Intervention lodged for Strasbourg expulsion case against Finland
S. Chelvan has drafted on behalf of four international Non-Governmental Organisations, based in Brussels, Helsinki and Paris respectively, written comments for the forthcoming Strasbourg case of A. E v Finland (App. No 3095/11). ...

Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014
No5 Chambers Sponsors of Birmingham Law Society Debating Competition Final 2014
The Birmingham Law Society Debating Competition Final 2014 will be held on Wednesday 26th March, when students from University of Birmingham will be competing against students from The University of Law....

Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014
No5 Chambers is proud to sponsor the Child Brain Injury Trust Annual Conference & Exhibition
Major changes to how children and young people with brain injury are supported and cared for are due to come into effect, such as the Children and Families bill, welfare reforms and the implementation of the Jackson Report....

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014
Bar Action
On Friday 7th March many members of the criminal bar did not attend court, this was not a decision taken lightly, but one designed to highlight the concern that barristers and solicitors have about the proposed new defence fees....

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014
Paul Marshall Authors Cover Story in March Edition of Counsel Magazine
The cover story in the March 2014 issue of Counsel Magazine was written by Paul Marshall of No5 Chambers on the Court of Appeal's decision in Mitchell v News Group....

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014
Dean Kershaw defends CCRC appeal case
Sajid Ali, 41, Aston, has had his conviction of rape quashed after three Court of Appeal judges heard that jurors were not told the alleged victim had made a previous false claim of indecent assault....

Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014
Legal experts from the Sikh community debate Britain’s involvement in the attack on the Golden Temple of Amritsar
No5 Chambers was the venue on 1st March for a debate considering the role of the British Government in the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India....

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014
Adam Farrer acts for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in two catastrophic brain injury cases
In March 2014 Adam acted for the CICA in relation to two 1990 Pre-Tariff Scheme claims brought by two applicant’s, who were adopted by a family as babies....

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014
Victoria Hutton Writes An Overview of the New Planning Practice Guidance
Member of the No5 Chambers Planning and Environment Group Victoria Hutton has written an overview of the new Planning Practice Guidance. ...

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014
Road Traffic Offences
No5 Chambers has a number of counsel specialising in defending prosecutions arising from fatal and serious injury road traffic accidents....

Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014
Driver in level crossing tragedy impaired by misuse of cannabis
Paul Hodge, 47, Grimsby, was the driver of a car struck by a train on a level crossing in Great Coates in April last year. He and his passenger, David Williams, 40, Cleethorpes, suffered fatal injuries and died....

Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014
No5 Team Wins Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Quiz
Birmingham Citizen's Advice Bureau held a Charity Quiz Night on Friday 7th March, to help them raise funds in celebration of their 75th Year....

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014
Richard Kimblin, Satnam Choongh and James Corbet Burcher act for Barwood in Successful Defences of Section 288 Challenges
Mr Justice Ouseley has today handed down judgment in two section 288 statutory appeals brought by South Northamptonshire Council against the decisions in two successful appeals by Barwood Homes...

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014
Earl Pinnock in dentist confiscation hearing
Joyce Trail, a dentist who submitted over 7,000 invoices for dental work she had not done has been ordered to pay back more than 1.3million to the NHS....

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014
Claire van Overdijk appointed to Attorney General’s London C Panel
Claire van Overdijk has been appointed to the Attorney-General’s London C Panel of junior counsel to the Crown. ...

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014
David Mason QC in multiple rape trial
Dean Finnemore, 31, Leicester, has been found guilty of offences including three rapes and kidnapping, which were committed against three women over a period of seven years....

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014
No5 Barristers in Castle Vale fued case
A group of men who were violent in a Birmingham Bar and refused to help police with their enquiries, but have been jailed following a ‘victimless’ prosecution....

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014
Five men jailed after crashing getaway car from robbery
Five men have been jailed for a total of 22 years after stealing from a jeweler, then crashing their getaway car whilst trying to escape from Police....

Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2014
Mens rea, suspicion and converting criminal property
For many years prosecutors have sought to shoe-horn all sorts of offences into the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) so they can benefit from the lower mens rea of suspicion. ...

Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2014
Nassera Butt represented a local surrogate in partial surrogacy case
Naseera Butt represented a local surrogate in partial surrogacy case in July 2013 before Mrs Justice King....

Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2014
Police officer jailed for cruelty against a child
Christopher Hamilton, Gateshead, has pleaded guilty to cruelty to a person under 16 by willfully ill-treating them in a manner likely to cause suffering or injury...

Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014
Mark Kelly defends in false immigration claim case
Gurdev Nagra has been spared jail after pleading guilty to two charges of assisting unlawful immigration and one charge of providing unlicensed immigration services....

Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014
Paul Joseph Wins In The Court Of Appeal For The Home Secretary
Paul Joseph successfully represented the Home Secretary in an application heard this week by the Court of Appeal in which an Appellant applied for an order under one of the new rules introduced on 1 April 2013...

Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014
Earl Pinnock's client cleared on drugs conspiracy
Scott Conners, 31, Stonehouse, has been convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine following a three-week trial at Plymouth Crown Court....

Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014
LGBTI refugees
As with all LGBTI asylum cases, the biggest issue that asylum seekers face is proving their sexual or gender identity to the authorities....

Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014
Hashi Mohamed awarded prestigious Pegasus Trust Scholarship
Hashi Mohamed awarded prestigious Pegasus Trust Scholarship...

Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014
Russell Bailey’s successful appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of London Central Bus Company Ltd v Manning
Russell Bailey’s successful appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT”) in the case of London Central Bus Company Ltd v Manning UKEAT/0103/13/DM has now been reported on the EAT website. ...

Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014
Bernard Thorogood Prosecutes Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
Bernard Thorogood is instructed by the HSE in the high profile prosecution of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust following the death of Gillian Astbury. ...

Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014
Steven Bailey prosecutes body building sex offender
Thomas Morris, Cannock, has been jailed for 5 years and 8 months after admitting two charges of assault with intent to commit sexual office and inflicting grievous bodily harm, assault causing actual bodily harm and assault by beating....

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014
Court of Appeal quashes indeterminate sentence imposed in July 2007
James Dixon appeared on behalf of the Appellant, Peter Venables, today in the Court of Appeal in respect of an appeal against a sentence of Detention for Public Protection which had been imposed on 25 July 2007 at the Crown Court at Bolton....

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014
David Iles prosecutes Kidderminster Grooming case
Mark McNeil, 43, Kidderminster, has been sentenced to two years 8 months in prison and ordered to sign the sex offender’s register for life....

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014
Earl Pinnock defends in Plymouth drugs conspiracy
Seven men from Plymouth, Liverpool and Cornwall have pleaded guilty to plotting to supply Class A drugs....

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014
Emma Edhem elected to the Court of Common Council in the Ward of Castle Baynard in the City of London
We are delighted to inform you that Emma Edhem has been elected to the Court of Common Council in the Ward of Castle Baynard in the City of London...

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014
No5 Chambers pleased to announce John Butterfield is to be appointed Queen's Counsel
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that John Butterfield is to be appointed Queen’s Counsel, which will bring the total number of QCs at No5 to 26....

Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014
Ian Dove QC and Nina Pindham success: Planning Permission and Partial Costs against unreasonable behaviour of Council
Marston’s PLC have been successful in attaining outline planning permission to build 300 houses on Forest Road in Branston, Burton-upon Trent. ...

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Hashi Mohamed successful in landmark Court of Appeal decision in Community Care
Hashi Mohamed, led by David Lock QC, successfully represented Cornwall Council in a judicial review that’s likely to have far reaching ramifications for local authorities across the country....

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Court of Appeal hands down important decision in relation to mens rea
The Court of Appeal has handed down an important decision in relation to the correct mens rea to be applied in cases of attempt under the Criminal Attempts Act 1981...

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Sarah Buckingham Defends in Torquay Sex Case
Sarah Buckingham Defends in Torquay Sex Case...

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Matthew Brook Prosecutes Operation County for Complex Casework Unit
Matthew Brook prosecutes Operation County for Complex Casework Unit...

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Barratt West Midlands and Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd granted Planning Permission for Redditch
Barratt West Midlands and Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd have been successful in their appeal against the decision of Redditch Borough Council not to grant them outline planning permission for Webheath....

Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014
Adrian Keeling QC prosecutes Operation Springtide fraud trial
Three men have this week been convicted of fraudulent trading at Stafford Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014
No5 Chambers is Proud to Sponsor the UK Jessup Moot Competition 2014
No5 are joint sponsors with international law firm White and Case for the third consecutive year of the UK Jessup Competition. ...

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014
Chris Young Speaking at PEBA National Conference 2014 (1)
No5 Planning and Environment Group member Chris Young will be speaking at this years PEBA National Conference....

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014
Mark Heywood QC and Saleema Mahmood prosecute Operation Ply for Central Fraud Group
Kamran Malik, 35, Alum Rock, a solicitor was sentenced to four years in jail for fraud offences for conning bank leder into loaning money for over inflated property....

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014
Two No5 Members Shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Awards
Two No5 Barristers have been shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2014....

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Local Authorities struggling to meet their Duty to Cooperate
Local development plans are facing problems in complying with the Legal duty to cooperate....

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014
S Chelvan Comments in The Observer on Gay Asylum Seekers who face 'Humiliation'
S Chelvan comments in The Observer on Gay asylum seekers who face 'Humiliation'...

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014
Rowena Meager appears on BBC Radio West Midlands
No5 Barrister Rowena Meager appeared on the Danny Kelly Show on BBC Radio West Midlands last Friday, 7th February....

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014
Alex Stein Prosecutes Ex-Foundry Owner for Exposing Workers to Lead Poisoning
Laurence Brown, 65, Mansfield, a former foundry owner, has been fined 45,000 for exposing workers to lead poisoning....

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014
No5 & JLL Midlands Planning Conference: Charity Raffle Winning Tickets
Yesterday No5 Chambers and JLL held the Midlands Planning Conference: Planning for Growth, which was followed by a charity dinner. To help raise funds, there was a Charity Raffle....

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Christopher Hotten QC defends in Alum Rock murder case
Mohammed Liaqat Ali, 37, has been convicted of killing his wife Lilima Akhtar Munni, 27, in June last year at the home they used to share....

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014
Ian Brownhill comments on three international human rights cases
Ian Brownhill comments on three international human rights cases...

Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014
James Dixon Appears on BBC Radio West Midlands
No5 Barrister James Dixon appeared on BBC Radio West Midlands twice last week, on the Danny Kelly Show....

Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014
Susanne Muth Joins No5 Chambers
Susanne Muth, formerly a member of St John's Buildings Manchester has joined No5 Chambers....

Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014
Cringleford Neighbourhood Development Plan approved by referendum
Tim Jones was the examiner for the Cringleford Neighbourhood development plan, and he recommended that the plan should proceed to referendum....

Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014
Peter Goatley - The Planning Inspectorate Upheld Persimmon's Appeal Against Stratford District Council's decision
The Planning Inspectorate have upheld Persimmon's appeal against Stratford District Council's decision to refuse permission for 81 dwellings in Bishops Itchington....

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014
Hugh Richards and James Corbet Burcher to speak at Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Applications Master Class 2014
No5 Members Hugh Richards and James Corbet Burcher will be speaking at Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Applications Master Class 2014....

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014
Bernard Thorogood Represents HSE in Red Arrows Inquest
Bernard Thorogood is engaged in yet another high profile Inquest, on this occasion for HSE in Lincoln...

Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014
Nabila Mallick - Nominated in the 2014 Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Awards
Nabila Mallick - Nominated in the 2014 Birmingham Law Society Pro Bono Awards...

Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014
At the end of the rainbow: where next for the LGBTI refugee?
No5 Chambers member Chelvan will be giving his first presentation at Oxford University tomorrow, 22nd January....

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014
Sarah Buckingham defends in Smethwick murder trial
Barry Shillam, 52, was beaten by three people, which lead to his death on July 17 2013....

Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014
No5 Chambers is delighted to support Mental Health Research UK's ‘Blooming Monday’ campaign
No5 Chambers is delighted to again support the ‘Blooming Monday’ depression awareness campaign of Mental Health Research UK. ...

Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014
Ian Dove QC Attains Planning Appeal Success for 116 new dwellings in Nuthall, Nottingham
Langham Park Developments have been successful their appeal against Broxtowe Borough Council to construct housing on the land adjacent to Hempshill Hall, Nottingham....

Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014
John Butterfield and Michelle Heeley prosecute drugs conspiracy
Dc Daniel Watts, a former detective at West Midlands Police has been jailed for 28 months after leaking restricted information....

Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014
Inquest into the death of Mr Satnam Singh, 6 to 10 January 2014 at the Coroner’s Court Birmingham
James Dixon has recently represented the family of Mr Satnam Singh in an inquest which found that there has been ‘a failure to implement timely mental health support for him’ following very disturbing signs....

Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014
Michael Duck QC defends in Georgia Williams murder trial
Jamie Reynolds, 23, Wellington, has been sentenced to his whole life in prison after murdering Georgia Williams on May 26 2013....

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014
Barristers take unprecedented public action over legal aid cuts
On Monday, 6th January, nearly 100 Barristers walked out of Birmingham Crown Court in protest at proposed changes to legal aid....

Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2014
Robin Rowland to speak at Jordan’s Family Law Update 2014
No5 barrister Robin Rowland will be speaking at Jordan’s Family Law Update 2014, which will be held in Birmingham on 5th February and in Cardiff on 26th February....

Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2014
Lincolnshire Field Products Fined
A Spalding based firm, Lincolnshire Field Products, has admitted two charges of breaching health and safety laws after a farmer manager was crushed to death by a forklift truck....

Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014
7 men jailed in Operation Opal prison break
Seven men have been jailed for helping a prison inmate break free from a prion van following an 8-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court....

Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013
Harry Lally and Sarah Allen defend in Walsall EDL case
32 men have been handed jail sentences after violence erupted at an EDL demonstration in Walsall....

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes Operation Grey drugs conspiracy
A total of 20 people who formed a drugs gang have been jailed for importing and distributing heroin in Birmingham. Police discovered two firearms and hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cash linked to the group....

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013
Michael Duck QC and Michelle Heeley Prosecute Operation Sift Drugs Conspiracy
Michael Duck QC and Michelle Heeley prosecute Operation Sift drugs conspiracy ...

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013
Emma Edhem, is Re-Elected as The First Woman Chairman of the Turkish British Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Emma Edhem, Barrister at No 5 Chambers, is re-elected as the first woman Chairman of the Turkish British ...

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013
AA (Somalia) - Supreme Court says Home Secretary should amend the Refugee Family Reunion Rule for Children
Supreme Court says Home Secretary should amend the Refugee Family Reunion Rule for Children, 18 December 2013 ...

Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013
Hampton Bishop Parish Council v Herefordshire Council [2013] EWHC 3947 (Admin)
The claim revolved around the grant of planning permission for a new rugby club and the construction of 200 homes. The claimant sought to quash the decision on the grounds that it had been made unlawfully. The claim was dismissed....

Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013
High Court grants first post-Mitchell relief from sanctions
The article can be read on leading legal website Legal Futures, please click here to read....

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013
Anthony Potter prosecutes predatory taxi driver
Shakeel Ahmed, 31, Sparkhill, was jailed for five years last week after being found guilty of sexual assault at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013
Ian Dove QC and Nadia Sharif successful for Solihull MBC in their Local Plan
The Inspector corrected the errors that had arisen and made the amendments to the report where it was appropriate and has now published the report. The Council can now adapt the document at its discretion....

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013
Dean Kershaw defends bartender in businessman murder
Fausto Graciano, 27, Edgbaston, has been jailed for life after admitting the manslaughter of Amarjit Singh Rai, 41, on the grounds of diminished responsibility....

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013
Gareth Evans QC prosecutes Yardley murder trial
Brian Farmer, 64, Yardley, was discovered dead in his flat on 19th May this year. Birmingham Crown Court heard that he had been tortured....

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013
Gareth Evans QC and Anthony Potter defend in Boston double murder trial
Mehmet Ali Ozen, 41, Boston, has denied the murder of Darren Harwood and Charlotte Piccaver and attempted murder of Kayleigh Wright on 21 April this year....

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013
The Meaning of “Persistent under delivery”
Two challenges to decisions of the Secretary of State were heard by Mr Justice Lewis in respect of the ‘Tetbury appeals’ ...

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013
Barrister battles to beat “Burqa Ban” at ECHR
A barrister from No5 Chambers was in the Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights at the end of November....

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013
David Mason QC defends in Yardley murder trial
Paul Davies, 34, Sheldon, has denied murdering Marlon O’Reilly and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life....

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013
Timothy Jones and Victoria Hutton successfully defend a planning permission for a Morrison’s supermarket
On 4 December 2013 Mr Justice Hickinbottom handed down judgement having presided over a rolled-up hearing...

Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013
Man acquitted of dangerous driving in Kidderminster
James Barber, 31, Smethwick, has been cleared of dangerous driving....

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013
Anthony Potter prosecutes Britain's most wanted knifeman
Cedric Brown, 46, of no fixed address, has been jailed for five years after car-jacking a mothers car, with her two children inside it....

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013
Martin Kingston QC advises on ‘new community’ project in Burton
Nurton Developments has been granted outline planning permission for a new community, ‘Branston Locks’, in Burton....

Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Ecky Tiwana defends in Taxi Driver case
Three men and a seventeen-year-old boy all denied charges relating to sexual activity with underage girls at Teeside Crown Court....

Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Brian Dean defends in cannabis farm shooting
Malcolm White, 64, the owner of a farmhouse in Worcester, shot a burglar who he caught trying to break a window of his property on 5 October 2011....

Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Sweden - “Changing the Chapter” in Understanding LGBTI asylum claims
S. Chelvan, Barrister at No5 Chambers, has just returned from Stockholm where he provided training at the invitation of the Migrationsvert (the Swedish Migration Board)...

Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Emma Edhem receives award from Eduplus in Turkey
Emma Edhem has received an award from Eduplus in Turkey for leadership in her field. The summit was held in Istanbul on 28th November....

Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013
No5 Member Emma Edhem Interviewed by Wall Street Journal and The Economist
Emma Edhem, Barrister at No 5 Chambers is interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and the Economist on matters of bilateral trade and Investment between Turkey and the UK. ...

Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013
No5 Barrister and local solicitor voice concerns over HMP Oakwood
Iqbal Singh Kang, a consultant at Gurney Harden Solicitors, and No5 Chambers member James Dixon have voiced concerns over Oakwood Prison in Wolverhampton....

Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes Gedling Murder
Sallome Pinnock, 18, has pleaded guilty to the murder of Joshua Strumskyte, 22, who was found stabbed outside a row of shops in Gedling on June 11....

Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013
Michael Duck QC Defends in Georgia Williams Murder Case
Michael Duck QC defends in Georgia Williams case...

Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2013
No5 Chambers “a set on a national scale” says Chambers UK Bar Guide 2014
The 2014 edition of the highly respected Chambers UK Bar Guide again confirmed the high regard in which No5 Chambers' barristers and practice groups are held, ranking the set in 15 practice areas....

Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2013
Simon Hunka successfully defends Coventry man accused of rape
Simon Hunka successfully defended Thomas Ireland, a 26-year-old man from Coventry who was accused of raping a woman he met on a night out in the city centre in October of last year. ...

Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2013
Timothy Jones Independent Examiner for Cringleford Neighbourhood Development Plan
Tim Jones was the examiner in the Cringleford Neighbourhood Plan, he has now carried out the examination, including a public hearing, and submitted a report....

Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013
No5 Chambers’ silk secures planning appeal & costs’ victory
Jeremy Cahill QC of No5 Chambers has secured victory for his client, Barwood Strategic Land II LLP and Mr and Mrs Skipper, in an appeal against East Staffordshire Borough Council....

Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013
No5 Chambers sponsors Leicestershire Law Society Schools Court Competition
The Leicestershire Law Society are for the second year holding the Schools Court Competition on 16th November 2013....

Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013
Ecky Tiwana in Taxi Driver Case
Taxi driver, 32, 'had sex with 14-year-old passenger in layby and told her mother he thought she was 16'...

Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013
No5 Proves to be the Brains of Birmingham Again
The 2013 Marie Curie Birmingham Brain Game has been won for the third time by No5 Chambers. Quiz Master for this year’s charity showcase brainteaser was Emma Willis, the TV presenter from Sutton Coldfield. ...

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013
Mr Burrows QC and Mr Brook - Satisfying Result in Anslow Escape Trial
Two people, including the girlfriend of murder suspect John Anslow, have been found not guilty of conspiring to assist his escape from a prison van....

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013
No5 barristers defend in Wolverhampton No Deal drugs case
Seven men who were arrested after a police operation named ‘No Deal’, the biggest crackdown on drugs in Wolverhampton’s history, have been the first to plead guilty at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013
James Doyle Defends in Environmental Crime Case
Raymond Shepherd, who ran Albert Hill Skip Hire in Darlington, has been found guilty of operating a regulated facility without a permit....

Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013
New Chair Appointed as Innovation Birmingham Prepares for Development Work
New Chair Appointed as Innovation Birmingham Prepares for Development Work...

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013
Hallam Land Management Celebrate Success in the High Court Thanks To Ian Dove QC
Hallam Land Management celebrate success in the High Court thanks to Ian Dove QC...

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013
Bernard Thorogood and Rex Tedd QC Prosecuted Abele View Limited - Company Safety Errors Led Woman's Death.
On Friday 8 November 2013 at Stoke Crown Court Bernard Thorogood and Rex Tedd QC prosecuted Abele View Limited, which Company's safety errors led to a 91 year old woman freezing to death....

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013
No5 Chambers Barristers in CEOP Extradition Trial
No5 Chambers barristers in CEOP extradition trial...

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013
Gareth Evans QC Prosecutes Worcester Manslaughter Sentence
Gareth Evans QC prosecutes Worcester manslaughter sentence...

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013
Sarah Buckingham Defends in Quarry Bank Manslaughter Case
A father was killed when he ran into the path of a lorry while trying to escape a man armed with a hammer, a court heard....

Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013
S Chelvan - BBC World Service Seeks Analysis on Court of Justice Case on Asylum
The Court of Justice of the European Union handed down the judgment on 7th November 2013 in C-199/12, C-200/12...

Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013
Kirsty Gallacher represents Local Authority in Walsall MBC v KK & Anor [2013]
Kirsty Gallacher represented the Local Authority in an application to transfer proceedings and 3 children, who are citizens of Slovakia, to Slovakia pursuant to the provisions of Article 15 of Brussels II revised....

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013
Lynette McClement prosecutes cash van robbery
Three men have been jailed for a total of 25 years over a plan to rob a G4S security van in Kidderminster....

Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013
Simon Hunka defends woman who pleads guilty to stealing from Mother and escapes jail
Lisa Innamorati, 22, Studley, has pleaded guilty to stealing money from her mothers savings account between May 2011 and April 2013....

Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013
International Committee of the Birmingham Law Society promotes seminar on International Business
Tony McDaid, Practice Director of No5 Chambers and Chair of Birmingham Law Society International Committee, chaired a seminar looking at opportunities for Midlands’ law firms and businesses to engage in overseas opportunities from Birmingham. ...

Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013
Laura Davidson Returns from Rwanda after a legislative Consultancy with the Ministry of Health
Laura Davidson has recently returned from working in Rwanda as a Consultant for the Ministry of Health. ...

Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013
No5 members successfully defend judicial review proceedings in the High Court
Ian Dove QC, Tim Jones and Nina Pindham, on behalf of Birmingham City Council, successfully defended judicial review proceedings in the High Court on Tuesday 22nd October 2013....

Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013
Christopher Hotten QC represents death crash appellant
Jatiner Paul, 26, was jailed in February for causing death by dangerous driving after his friend, Rajesh Chalotra, 38, was killed during a race between the pair...

Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013
Inquest into death of Birmingham student halted
Birmingham’s Deputy Coroner Sarah Ormond-Walshe has halted an inquest into the death of Rachel Turner, after hearing evidence from an independent investigation conducted by Rachel’s family....

Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013
David Lock QC leading counsel for Campaign to Save Lewisham Hospital
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt acted outside his powers to implement cuts at Lewisham Hospital....

Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013
Gravesend man dies after passing out in a leisure centre sauna
Barinder Lal, 49, who suffered from diabetes, was found dead with burns to his face, arms and chest in a sauna at Cascades Leisure Centre in Gravesend on 1st June last year....

Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013
No5 Chambers Sponsors Midlands Asian Lawyers Association Annual Ball
The Midlands Asian Lawyers Association held their 8th Annual Ball on Friday 18th October and No5 Chambers were one of the sponsors as well taking 8 tables on the night....

Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013
Kevin Leigh to speak at Planning and Delivery/Viability Seminar
Kevin Leigh will be delivering a talk at the RTPI’s Planning and Delivery/Viability seminar, which is being held in association with Homes and Communities Atlas on Wednesday 27th November. ...

Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013
Paul Marshall Co-Authors Chancery Bar Association’s Response to Discussion Paper on Transparency and Trust
Paul Marshall was one of two authors of the Chancery Bar Association's official response to the Department for Business Innovation and Skills' Discussion paper...

Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013
Brian Dean defends in prison murder trial
Adnan Rafiq, 25, a prisoner at HMP Hewell, died in January after an attack by two other inmates....

Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013
No5 Chambers sponsors and contributes to the annual Young Planners Conference 2013 in Leeds
No5 Chambers was proud to sponsor this year’s successful Young Planners Conference held in Leeds. ...

Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013
Lorna Meyer QC for Mother in Re W (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ 1227
On 11th October 2013, the Court of Appeal handed down the judgment in Re W (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ 1227....

Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013
Adrian Keeling QC and Brian Dean defend acquitted Police Officers
PC Louise Taylor, 34, Great Bar and PC Andrew Wagg, 29, Kings Norton, were accused of false imprisonment of a man who was arrested for breach of the peace in Lozells Road, Handsworth in November 2011....

Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013
Michael Duck QC defends in big issue murder case
John Ward, a homeless man aged 23, has been detained for life after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility....

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013
Brian Dean defends in £7m drugs case
Sandro Farini, 47, owner of the Skiff In pub in Gateshead, has been jailed for 7 years after being caught smuggling more that 7m worth of high purity narcotics into the UK....

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013
John Attwood
It is with great sadness that Chambers has to announce that John Attwood, barrister with No5 Chambers has died....

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013
Jack Smyth Successful - Secretary Of State Dismissed Appeal For A 6 Turbine Wind Farm
This was a recovered decision by the Secretary of State following a lengthy and hard-fought inquiry. ...

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013
Mid Staffs Prosecution Allocated To Crown Court (Bernard Thorogood Prosecuting)
Bernard Thorogood has been instructed by the Health and Safety Executive to conduct the prosecution of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust for health and safety offences arising from aspects of the extensive problems at the Trust. ...

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013
No5 Chambers’ wins Legal 500 Regional Chambers Award 2013
The Legal 500 has again ranked No5 Chambers as the leading regional set and noted that its success lies in not only "real strength in depth” but also its "professional, helpful, and courteous clerking”. ...

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013
Richard Humphreys QC becomes full Tenant at No5 Chambers
Richard Humphreys QC, formerly of Francis Taylor Buildings, has accepted an invitation to join the Planning and Environment Law Group at No5 Chambers....

Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2013
Daniel Oscroft Defends in Failed Gridlock Crew ASBO Attempt
Daniel Oscroft Defends in Failed Gridlock Crew ASBO Attempt ...

Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013
Adam Farrer Acted For The MOD in The Second Inquest Into The Death of Private Jason Smith;
In September 2013 Adam acted for the Ministry of Defence at the second Inquest into the death of Private Jason Smith, who died in Iraq of heatstroke on 13th August 2003....

Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013
Nabila Mallick Nominated for Bar Pro Bono Award 2013
Nabila Mallick has been nominated by chambers at the suggestion of the bar bono unit, for bar pro Bono Lawyer of the Year. ...

Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013
Secretary of State allows two appeals against Cherwell District Council
QC and barrister from No5 Chambers secure victory for their clients...

Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013
Hashi Mohamed successfully defends Council’s enforcement notice and planning decision – with partial costs awarded
At an inquiry held on 20 August 2013, Inspector S Hand MA, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, heard a joint planning and enforcement appeal against South Kesteven District Council....

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013
Tim Sheppard interview on BBC Radio Gloucestershire
No5 Barrister Tim Sheppard was interviewed yesterday, 26th September 2013, by Mark Cummings on his BBC Radio Gloucestershire Breakfast Show....

Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013
Two No5 Barristers Speaking at Junior Lawyers International Weekend 2013
No5 members Victoria Hutton and Hashi Mohamed will be speaking at the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers International Weekend 2013....

Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013
Adam Farrer Acts for the Prison Service in Case of Computer Executive
On 26th September 2013 Adam acted for the Prison Service at the Inquest into the death of Peter Mason, a 58 year old computer IT director. The Inquest was heard by the Deputy Coroner for Gloucester, Mr Tom Osborne and a Jury. ...

Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013
Dr Simon Fox Shortlisted for Barrister of the Year
Dr Simon Fox has been shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at the Bristol Law Society's 2013 Awards. ...

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013
Mark Anderson QC and Nageena Khalique Nominated for The Chambers 100 UK Bar
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce that Mark Anderson QC and Nageena Khalique have been shortlisted for The Chambers 100 UK Bar....

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013
No5 Staff Complete Charity Abseil for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
No5 Chambers are pleased to report that all 9 members of the No5 team successfully completed an abseil down the Wesleyan Building, Birmingham...

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013
No5 Chambers Team Completes Bristol Legal Walk
No5 Chambers entered a team into the Bristol Legal Walk, which took place yesterday, 23rd September....

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013
No5 Cricket Event Raises £3,253.67 for Marie Curie Cancer Care
The Anthony Barker QC Memorial Shield, a six-a-side floodlit cricket tournament, has raised a total of 3,253.67 for Marie Curie Cancer Care....

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013
Mark Anderson QC authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge, Chancery Division
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that Mark Anderson QC has been authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge, Chancery Division...

Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013
Adrian Keeling QC defends acquitted officer
Detective Sergeant Paul Williams, 53, a senior detective from a village near Newark has had two charges of computer misuse against him dropped after the Crown decided not to proceed with the charges....

Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013
No5 Staff taking part in Charity Abseil for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
A team of staff from No5 Chambers will be abseiling down the Wesleyan Building, Colmore Circus Birmingham, this Saturday, 21st September to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital....

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013
Supreme Court decision on International child abduction
The Supreme Court has recently given judgment in a case involving the wrongful abduction (or retention) of a dual national (British and Pakistani) child in Pakistan....

Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013
No5 Chambers East Midlands 1-Year Anniversary
No5 Chambers opened its doors in early October 2012 at 5 Museum Square Leicester...

Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013
No5 Chambers Taking Part in Bristol Legal Walk (1)
No5 Chambers has entered a team in the Bristol Legal Walk, which is taking place on Monday 23rd September....

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013
No5 Barristers Appointed to Assist in Thames Tunnel Tideway Project
No5 Chambers is extremely pleased to announce that 3 members of chambers, Martin Kingston QC, Ian Dove QC and Celina Colquhoun, have all been appointed by the Planning Inspectorate......

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013
No5 Chambers assist Turkish Airlines with Aston Villa Deal
No 5 Chambers are delighted to have assisted Turkish Airlines in closing the Partnership Deal with Aston Villa Football Club. ...

Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013
No5 Chambers goes into Bat for Charity Fundraiser
No5 Chambers goes into bat for Charity Fundraiser...

Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013
Matthew Brook defends barbecue arsonist
Dariusz Garbacki, 28, has admitted arson after lighting a disposable barbecue in his sister’s living room....

Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013
Brian Dean defends in Police Assault Case
A former police constable, Robin Mullett, 40 and his sister, Nicola Mullett, 46, are accused of attacking Robert Cummings after a row about loud music escalated to violence....

Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2013
No5 Chambers Shortlisted for Chambers & Partners Regional Set of the Year Award 2013
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce we have been shortlisted for 'Regional Set of the Year' at The Chambers Bar Awards 2013....

Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013
Thirteen sentenced in counterfeit tobacco conspiracy
Phillip Hall, 52, has been jailed for five years for planning to make and sell fake tobacco. He led a gang that traded and smuggled counterfeit cigarettes illegally manufactured in the UK. ...

Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013
Brian Dean Prosecutes CPS Fraud Pair
Brian Dean prosecutes CPS fraud pair ...

Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013
Warwickshire Out-of-Town Office Park gets the Green Light Thanks to Ian Dove QC
Warwickshire out-of-town office park gets the green light thanks to Ian Dove QC...

Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013
Harpreet Sandhu Prosecutes Sutton Park Flasher
Sutton Park pervert exposed himself to women and filmed reaction on mobile...

Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013
Andrew Baker defends easily led wife
Stephen Gandy, 44, has been charged with nine counts of making and possessing pornographic images of children while his wife, Annette Storey, 38, has been charged with one count of sexual assault. ...

Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013
Michael Duck QC and Adrian Keeling QC lead tributes to retiring Judge Coates
Michael Duck QC and Adrian Keeling QC have lead tributes to Judge Marten Coates, who is retiring after 40 years of serving justice....

Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013
David Mason QC defends in Marlon O'Reilly murder case
Paul Davies, 34, has been remanded back into custody after his plea hearing was adjourned due to a delay in receiving prosecution papers....

Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013
Widower commits suicide at quarry beauty spot
An inquest has heard that Geoffrey Godrich, 82, killed himself by throwing himself from the Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor on August 15 last year....

Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013
Jas Mann Defends in Tipton Murder Brawl Case
A murderer who stamped on his victim’s head as he lay unconscious during a pub brawl in Tipton has been jailed for at least 14 years....

Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013
Caroline Sumeray - Coroner tells Bradford inquest that 'lack of hospital scans did not contribute to fatality'
Coroner tells Bradford inquest that 'lack of hospital scans did not contribute to fatality'...

Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2013
David Lock QC successful in quashing Secretary of State’s decision in the Lewisham hospital case
David Lock QC successful in quashing Secretary of State’s decision in the Lewisham hospital case...

Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2013
Gary Bell QC Defends in Child Exploitation Case
Gary Bell QC defends in Child Exploitation case...

Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013
Success for Jenny Wigley in an appeal for residential development on greenfield land
Jenny Wigley was successful in representing David Wilson Homes in an appeal against Blaby District Council’s decision to refuse residential planning permission...

Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013
Rex Tedd QC & Bernard Thorogood Prosecute Damage to Conservation Site
A multi-millionaire businessman has been fined 450,000 for allowing an ancient part of protected woodland to be destroyed....

Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013
Hermione obtains an injunction for the return of a horse
Hermione obtains an injunction for the return of a horse....

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013
Michael Duck QC Appointed as Director of the International Law Committee of the CBA
Mr Duck being appointed as a Director of the CBA...

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013
No5 Chambers’ “Thriller at the Villa” raises £31,000 for Marie Curie
No5 Chambers’ "Thriller at the Villa” raises 31,000 for Marie Curie...

Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013
Caroline Sumeray - East Bowling Couple Arrested After Son 'Drowns'
An inquest has been opened into the death of 2 year old Mohammed Hayman Khurram, who died from suspected drowning on 24th November last year....

Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013
Tim Pole - Bankrupt Deal or No Deal winner jailed for not paying off debts
Andy Barker, 43, Tamworth, has been sentenced to 13 weeks in prison for failing to declare his winnings to the Official Receiver....

Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013
No5 Barristers in Adrian Locke murder trial
Micah Golding, 22, Harborne and Rikko Marks, 20, have both been jailed for life for the murder of Adrian Locke, 39, following an 11-day trial at Worcester Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013
Bernard Thorogood Secures Markedly Low Fine For NHS Trust In Fatal Health and Safety Case
Bernard Thorogood represented Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for plea and sentence in June....

Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013
Michael Burrows QC and Phil Bradley prosecute Ben Morutare murder trial
Andy Ly, 18, Birmingham, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and violent disorder at Wolverhampton court over the killing of Ben Morutare, 16, who was stabbed in the leg...

Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013
Bernard Thorogood Prosecutes Atomic Weapons Establishment
The Atomic Weapons Establishment PLC was fined 200,000 for an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974...

Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013
Success for Ian Dove QC in Land east of Drayton Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
In a decision published on 11th July 2013, Ian Dove QC successfully appealed the Vale of White Horse District Council’s decision to refuse planning permission under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990....

Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013
Samantha Forsyth prosecutes ex BBC Editor with indecent images
Graham Day, 58, Droitwich, has been given a community order for downloading and distributing indecent images of children....

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013
Special Metals Wiggin Hereford fined £120,000
Alex Stein Prosecuted Special Metals Wiggin Limited at Worcester Crown Court. ...

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013
Man died after being sent home 3 times by Bradford Royal Infirmary staff
An inquest has been opened into the death of Devon Noade, 40, who died after choking on his own vomit. Mr Noade has been sent home from Bradford Royal Infirmary three times in less than a week....

Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013
Inquest told Bradford Grandmother died from stab wounds
An inquest has been opened at Bradford Coroners Court into the death of Louisa Denby, 84, Bradford, who died from stab wounds to the chest and neck....

Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013
Couple arrested after son dies from suspected drowning
An inquest has been opened into the death of Mohammed Hayman Khurram, who died from suspected drowning aged two on 24th November last year....

Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013
Cab driver in crash denied compensation
Mahmood Hussain, 37, a taxi driver from Worcester, has been denied compensation after a judge found he was implicated in a ‘cash for crash’ fraud....

Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013
Two Birmingham Law Students win UKELA Moot Competition
Two Birmingham Law Students, Ben Leb and Richard Murtagh, have won the prestigious 2013 UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Student Prize Moot....

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013
Barrister from No5 Chambers strikes a blow for freedom of trade against the British Boxing Board of Control
The High Court this week was the venue for a legal contest between the Federation Luxembourgoise de Boxe and the British Boxing Board of Control. ...

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013
Claire van Overdijk appointed to teach International Commercial Litigation at University College London
Claire van Overdijk has been appointed to teach on the University College London LL.M course in International Commercial Litigation commencing September 2013....

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013
Talbir Singh and Walter Bealby defend innocent men
Judge Sylvia de Bertodano has blasted the CPS for not informing two defendants that they were to be cleared of a grievous bodily harm charge until the day of the trial....

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013
Novice Sailor dies of hypothermia after falling off boat
Hany Mustapha, 46, has died from hypothermia after falling overboard from his yacht hours after he purchased it....

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013
Mark Heywood QC prosecutes Laughing Killers
Joseph Snape, 28 and Michael Herrington, 22, have been jailed for life after beating a care home resident, Anthony Brown, 45, to death....

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013
Earl Pinnock defends Shisha boss in Arson trial
Imtiyaz Patel, 28 is on trial accused of starting a fire at Cloud Nine, Leicester, a rival café to his business Unit Café....

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013
No5 Team scores £65,000 criminal costs victory
Despite changes to the law which make it difficult for acquitted defendants to obtain costs in their favour, David Lock QC and Ian Bridge of No5 Chambers...

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013
No5 Chambers Sponsors CAB Charity Luncheon
No5 Chambers sponsored a charity luncheon for the Citizens Advice Bureau on Monday, 8th July....

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013
Jas Mann junior for acquitted murder accused
Anthony Bull, 22, Erdington, has been found guilty of killing Steven Downes, 22. A second man, Kyle Finn, 25, also charged with murder was found not guilty by the jury....

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013
Andrew Wallace prosecutes predatory social worker
Brian O’Leary, 66, a former social worker has been jailed for nine years for sexually abusing a teenage boy from a care home in Worcestershire between October 1979 and June 1980....

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013
Paul Marshall Guidance on Money Laundering
The Bar Council has adopted and recommended to the profession as a whole guidance on money laundering law that Paul Marshall of No5 Chambers wrote for the Chancery Bar Association and updated in May this year....

Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013
No5 Chambers White Collar Boxing – Raffle Prize Winners
The Ralph Lewis QC Memorial Cup 2013, a white collar boxing fundraising event in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care, took place on Friday 5th July at Villa Park. ...

Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013
Jeremy Cahill QC and Paul Cairnes successfully appeal a decision by North Devon Council
Jeremy Cahill QC and Paul Cairnes have successfully appealed a decision by North Devon Council to refuse planning permission for a residential development of 277 dwellings...

Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013
Adrian Keeling QC prosecutes Operation Dorado drugs trial
Four men have been jailed for more than 45 years between them for conspiracy to supply class-A drugs....

Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013
Airedale Hospital neglect led to death of man
An inquest has heard that the hospital care of Matloub Hussain, 50, at Airedale General Hospital in October 2011 was full of errors and contributed to his death. ...

Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013
High Court deals another blow to the Home Secretary’s rules on family migration and the minimum income threshold
The High Court’s decision in MM, Javed and Majid v Secretary of State [2013] EWHC 1900 Admin has today dealt another blow to the Home Secretary’s controversial rules on family migration. ...

Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2013
New village green in Aston
A strip of turf in Aston has become Birmingham’s newest village green. ...

Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2013
Coroner Caroline Sumeray's Festival warning
A man has died after a paranoid reaction to a drug caused him to cut his arms. He died as a result of the huge blood loss....

Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013
Michael Duck QC prosecutes Operation Active drugs conspiracy (1)
Police have smashed a drugs cartel in Shropshire after a major undercover enquiry codenamed Operation Active. ...

Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2013
No5 Chambers Success in Planning Magazine’s Guide to Planning Lawyers 2013-14
Martin Kingston QC has once again topped Planning Magazine’s annual poll of the most respected barristers in the planning and environmental field of work....

Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013
Claire Van Overdijk on Editorial Team of New Court of Protection Book
A new book, Court of Protection Practice 2013, was released in March. No5 Chambers’ member, Claire van Overdijk, is a contributor to the international law section of the text...

Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013
David Howker QC prosecutes dismissed Murder Plot Appeal
Five Birmingham men who are serving jail terms of up to 24 years after conspiring to kill Mohammed Asfar have had their appeal case rejected by top judges....

Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013
Inspector’s decision to uphold refusal of planning permission by South Somerset Council quashed at High Court
QC and barrister from No5 Chambers secure victory for Hopkins Development Ltd – decision handed down 25 June 2013....

Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013
Multi-million pound payout for crash victim
Anthony ‘Punk’ Hutchinson, 34, Ceredigion, has received a multi-million pound compensation payout after suffering serious injuries in a road accident. ...

Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013
No5 Chambers White Collar Boxing 2013 – Bouts Are Announced!
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce our White Collar Boxing Event 2013 has sold out for the third successive year. ...

Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes Keanu Williams murder trial
Rebecca Shuttleworth, 25, Birmingham, has been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old son. ...

Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013
Isle of Wight Mum Unlawfully Killed
Isle of Wight Coroner Caroline Sumeray has ruled that Deborah Morris was killed unlawfully after an inquest heard that she was stabbed 16 times by her husband, Rory Morris, in their home in Ryde....

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013
Jas Mann defends in rubbish chute baby case
Jaymin Abdulrahman, 25, has been jailed for two and a half years after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm....

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013
The High Court has upheld Gedling Borough Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the erection of a wind turbine
Richard Kimblin and Hashi Mohamed of No5 Chambers were instructed to defend judicial review proceedings brought against Gedling Borough Council. ...

Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013
James Dixon Successful in Judicial Review Challenge
James Dixon successful in judicial review challenge to inquest, High Court orders fresh inquest. ...

Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Title of "UK Chambers of the Year" Awarded to No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers has been awarded the accolade of "UK Chambers of the Year” in the ACQ Global Awards...

Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013
S. Chelvan and Victoria Hutton – Asylum appeals allowed of 5 Cameroonian Olympic Boxing Team members.
Victoria Hutton, led by S. Chelvan, and instructed by Louisa Agu of Lawrence and Co, have returned from North Shields following a 2 day asylum hearing. ...

Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013
White Collar Boxing Event - Raffle Tickets Now Available
Prior to No5 Chambers White Collar Boxing event taking place on Friday 5th July 2013, we are giving all of our clients the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets....

Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013
Samantha Forsyth defends tragic drugs mum
Dinah Walker, 27, Handsworth, Birmingham, has been jailed for 3 years having admitted four charges of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and two of possessing drugs. ...

Date: Fri, 31 May 2013
Ian Bridge successfully represented Alexandra Countryside Investments Limited before the First Tier Tax Tribunal
Ian Bridge instructed by Colin Woodward of Barringtons Chartered Accountants successfully represented Alexandra Countryside Investments Limited before the First Tier Tax Tribunal...

Date: Wed, 29 May 2013
Wolves fans facing trial freed due to inadmissible eveidence
Five defendants facing trial have been freed after a trial has been discontinued due to inadmissible evidence....

Date: Tue, 28 May 2013
Harpreet Sandhu defends in paedophile killing case
Daniel Martin, 24, has admitted killing convicted paedophile, Andrew Heath, 52 by starting a fire at his home in December 2011....

Date: Fri, 24 May 2013
Gareth Evans QC prosecutes Operation Helm plea
Daniel Martin, 24, Ronkswood, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Andrew Heath, 52, Warndon, Worcester. ...

Date: Fri, 24 May 2013
Open Verdict has been recorded by Coroner Caroline Sumeray
Angela Claire June Slater, 48, of Poole, died of multiple injuries when her car plunged 250ft down cliffs at Compton. ...

Date: Fri, 24 May 2013
No5 Chambers New Website Launched
No5 Chambers are proud to announce the launch of our new website. ...

Date: Fri, 24 May 2013
Anthony Potter Prosecutes Operation Rupture Confiscation hearing
An illegal clamping firm boss, Andrew Minshull, was jailed in February last year for 32 months after admitting conspiracy to defraud motorists....

Date: Thu, 23 May 2013
Court of Appeal Considers the Best Interests of a British Child of a Foreign National Prisoner
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in SS (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 550....

Date: Wed, 22 May 2013
No5 Chambers Successfully Complete Both Birmingham and London Legal Walks Raising More Than £1880
No5 Chambers entered teams for both the Birmingham and London Legal Walks which took place last Monday, 20th May 2013. The two teams raised more than 1880 including gift aid....

Date: Wed, 22 May 2013
Michael Duck QC and Brian Dean defend in P1 Crew drugs case
Five members of the Coventry based gang P1 have been jailed for a plot to flood the city with nearly 3million of cocaine. ...

Date: Wed, 22 May 2013
Avon Nunn Mills, Northampton
Ian Dove QC and Hugh Richards succeed in resisting the compulsory purchase of land at Avon Nunn Mills, Northampton. ...

Date: Tue, 21 May 2013
Tom Schofield Prosecute Operation Acumen Confiscation hearing
David Vidgen, 39, Birmingham, a former police recruitment marketing manager, was jailed for his part in defrauding the force using bogus invoices and making just under 16,000. He was convicted of conspiracy. ...

Date: Mon, 20 May 2013
David Howker QC defends in Busy Block Gang Murder trial
Andrew Jaipaul, 21, a painter and decorator from London, died after being stabbed 25 times whilst walking home through the Andover Estate in Holloway in June 2011....

Date: Mon, 20 May 2013
Mark Kelly defends acquitted Chef
Nicholas Meadowcroft, 51, has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting three young girls....

Date: Mon, 20 May 2013
Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards
The Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards took place on Thursday 2nd May...

Date: Fri, 17 May 2013
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for housing development overturned at appeal
Barrister and QC from No5 Chambers secures victory for Redrow Homes – decision handed down 14 May 2013 ...

Date: Thu, 16 May 2013
Christopher Hotten QC and Michael Duck QC defend in Sedgley murder case
Shylon Wishart and James Cartwright have been jailed for life for the murder of Shane Watson on 28 July last year. ...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2013
David Howker QC defends in Paula Castle Manslaughter case
Jiervon Bartlett, 15 of Northolt, and Nayed Hoque, 14 of Mile End, have been sentenced to six years detention after mugging an 85 year old woman and causing fatal injuries. ...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2013
Manjit Gill QC and Joanne Rothwell act as Interveners for Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Manjit Gill QC and Joanne Rothwell act as Interveners for Coram Children’s Legal Centre where UKBA’s Discretionary Leave Policy is found to preclude consideration of the welfare of children and is held unlawful....

Date: Thu, 09 May 2013
Talbir Singh Prosecutes School Voyeur
Birmingham Man Facing Jail After Filming Women Using the Toilet ...

Date: Wed, 08 May 2013
Harpreet Sandhu prosecutes benefit fraud mum
Katherine Smith, 38 from Tipton, has been jailed for eight months after claiming income support and jobseekers allowance she was not entitled to. The claims totaled 44,886.67....

Date: Tue, 07 May 2013
Kenneth Kendall’s partner found hanged
Mark Fear, civil partner of former BBC newsreader Kenneth Kendall, has been found hanged in their home four months after Kendall’s death....

Date: Tue, 07 May 2013
No5 Chambers Taking Part in Birmingham & London Legal Walks
No5 Chambers have entered teams in the Birmingham and London Legal Walks, both taking place on Monday 20th May 2013. ...

Date: Fri, 03 May 2013
No5 Barristers Accepted onto Equality & Human Rights Commission Preferred Panel
Manjit Gill QC, Abid Mahmood, S Chelvan and Ramby de Mello, members of No5 Chambers Immigration and Human Rights teams have all been accepted onto the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) preferred panel of Counsel....

Date: Fri, 03 May 2013
Caroline Sumeray receives further appointments as an Assistant Deputy Coroner
Caroline Sumeray has been appointed as an Assistant Deputy Coroner in both the City of Manchester and the West Yorkshire (West) jurisdictions. ...

Date: Wed, 01 May 2013
Alex Stein prosecutes Special Metals Wiggin
Special Metals Wiggin of Hereford entered a guilty plea to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act....

Date: Wed, 01 May 2013
Michael Duck QC appointed to the Serious Fraud Office’s specialist panel
Michael Duck QC has been appointed to the Serious Fraud Office’s specialist panel of independent counsel authorised to prosecute on its behalf...

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013
David Mason QC defends boxer murder trial
A court has heard that Thomas Dunkley, 29, murdered former boxing champion Shaun Cummins, 45, and dismembered his body....

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013
Richborough Estates Judgment
Ian Dove QC, was successful in the Manchester High Court on behalf of Richborough Estates. The judgment, handed down on 29th April 2013, was a claim made pursuant to s.288 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990....

Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013
The legal consequences of awards of the Financial Ombudsman - an article by Paul Marshall
An article by Paul Marshall of No5 Chambers published in the April issue of Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law ...

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013
Michael Duck QC and Harpreet Sandhu defend in Chelmsley Wood murder trial
Lance Gregory, 24, Solihull was fatally stabbed after going to a meeting in a car park to sort out a dispute. ...

Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013
Barristers beating path to boxing boot camp in Birmingham in hope of battling for Ralph Lewis Memorial Cup 2013
Boxing fans from Birmingham and beyond are delighted that No5 Chambers’ Ralph Lewis QC Memorial Cup will be up for grabs again in 2013. ...

Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013
Caroline Sumeray: Dad taunted ex-girlfriend on phone as he drove his van over 350ft cliff
A spurned boyfriend taunted his ex-girlfriend on the phone as he drove his van over a 350ft cliff, an inquest was told yesterday....

Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013
Lorna Meyer QC Co-Authors New Family Law book
Lorna Meyer QC Co-Authors New Family Law book...

Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013
S Chelvan - Intervention lodged for Strasbourg expulsion case against Sweden
Intervention lodged for Strasbourg expulsion case against Sweden...

Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013
Brian Dean represents acquitted Police Officer
Constable Mark Milton, 46, has been cleared of dangerous driving after crashing his patrol car driving at almost 100mph on the A442 at Cold Hatton....

Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013
David Mason QC and Andrew Baker defend in Child Rapist murder
Three men have been jailed for life for the murder of a convicted child rapist....

Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013
No5 Chambers Secure another Quiz Title at the Annual Foot Anstey Quiz
Members of No5 including Bridget Forster, James Stoll, and members of the clerking team James Turner, Daniel Griffiths and Chris Norman were crowned winners at the Foot Anstey Quiz night on Thursday 21st March 2013...

Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013
The Court of Appeal orders remittal of Zimbabwean Appellants’ appeals as it would be in the interests of justice to do so
The Court of Appeal orders remittal of the Zimbabwean Appellants’ appeals as it would be in the interests of justice to do so. ...

Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013
John Taylor guilty of wife murder
Michael Burrows QC and Daniel Oscroft prosecuted John Taylor who was jailed for life over wife Alethea murder...

Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013
Tim Jones - Two successful appeals by Romany Gypsies
Tim Jones has won two appeals for Romany Gypsy appellants seeking planning permission to live on land that they owned in open countryside...

Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013
Graham Henson Defends Foolish Firearm Buyer
Baldev Sangha, 44, has been given a 15-month jail sentence, suspended for two years and 100 hours unpaid work after pleading guilty to possession of a prohibited firearm and having ammunition without a certificate....

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013
Andrew Wallace Prosecutes £ 2.5m Confiscation Hearing
Darren Bradley, 44, made 2.5 million through drugs and fake clothing rackets, but came into financial difficulty after being jailed for drugs offences in 2010....

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013
Peter Arnold Prosecutes Death Race Driver
Jatinder Paul, 26, has been jailed for nine years for causing the death of his friend Rajesh Chalotra by dangerous driving....

Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013
Elizabeth Power Defends Bogus Vicar
George Gordon, 52, posed as a vicar and conned money out of charities claiming it was for support groups, outreach work and social workers. ...

Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013
Michael Duck QC Prosecuted Operative Active Drugs Trial
Kelly Rochford, 36, the wife of a drug dealer, took copies of legal files from the law firm, Cooper Rollason, where she worked. ...

Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013
Ian Dove QC talk at Savills Seminar - NPPF: One year on
On Wednesday 20th March 2013, Ian Dove QC and Planning Minister Nick Boles addressed an event hosted by Savills in London, giving a legal perspective on the implications of the NPPF a year after its final publication....

Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013
Legal Services Commission Challenged Successfully in Judicial Review
A law firm in Birmingham has had legal aid contracts hacked by a third party, and changed so that the Legal Services Commission refused them a contract. You can read the full story here....

Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013
Tim Jones Acted as Arbitrator in Belgrade Pre-Moot Competition
Tim Jones acted as an arbitrator in the VI Belgrade Open Pre-Moot on 16th and 17th March 2013....

Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013
Rex Tedd QC defends Swindon Doctor
GP Doctor Davinderjit Bains, 45, Swindon, has pleaded guilty to 39 sexual offences against females aged 14-51....

Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013
James Dixon Wins Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce James Dixon has won the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award at the Birmingham Law Society Awards 2013....

Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013
Brian Dean Prosecutes £ 1m CPS Fraud Plea
Two Crown Prosecution Service employees, Lisa Burrows, 41, Oldbury, and Tahir Mahmood, 50, Hodge Hill, have pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position after making false claims for taxi fares worth more than 1 million. ...

Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013
Dr Fayyaz Afzal OBE Shortlisted for 'Barrister of the Year' at the Leicester Law Society
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce Dr Fayyaz Afzal OBE has been shortlisted for 'Barrister of the Year' at the Leicester Law Society Awards....

Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013
Coventry City Council fail to Co-operate – Success for Ian Dove QC and Thea Osmund-Smith
Ian Dove QC and Thea Osmund-Smith acting on behalf of Lion Court Homes successfully submitted that Coventry City Council failed to discharge it’s duty to co-operate...

Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013
Ian Dove QC successfully appeals decision of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
In a decision published on 11 March 2013, Ian Dove QC’s appeal on behalf of his client Linden Homes was allowed and the decision of East Riding of Yorkshire Council to refuse planning permission....

Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013
Alex Stein represents reinstated nurse at Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing
Sajan Karunakaran, a nurse who worked at Bramley Court Residential Nursing Home in Yardley Wood, has been acquitted of a sexual assault charge. ...

Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013
No5 Barristers Represent University Of Bristol – Host of North Somerset Council Planning Policies Remitted
Members of No5 Chambers’ planning and environment set had secured victory in a statutory challenge for the University of Bristol against North Somerset Council on 14th February 2013. ...

Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013
Court of Appeal slashes sentence
Mr Dunleavy and Mr Burns each received a four year sentence at the Crown Court at Warwick having pleaded guilty to attempted burglary....

Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013
Appeal Decision - Land off Priory Road and School Street, Wolston
Rugby Borough Council will have to pay legal costs to Bloor Homes, after ‘acting unreasonably’ by refusing an application to build 80 homes in Wolston village....

Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013
Mark Anderson QC and Yasmin Yasseri successful in ground-breaking restrictive covenant appeal
Mark Anderson QC and Yasmin Yasseri of No 5’s Commercial and Chancery team have been successful in the Court of Appeal in an important case on employer/employee restrictive covenants....

Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013
Bail Rescinded in CPS Fraud Case
Two Crown Prosecution Service employees, Lisa Burrows, 41, Oldbury and Tahir Mahmood, 50, Hodge Hill are charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by making false representations....

Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013
Gay Asylum Seekers Going to Extreme Lengths to Prove Sexuality
Gay asylum seekers are going to extreme lengths to prove their sexuality to avoid being returned to countries where they face persecution....

Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes Operation Impact murder trial
John Taylor, 61, a funeral director from Herefordshire has been accused of murdering his wife and disposing the body....

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013
Ian Dove QC achieves success for University of Bristol
Members of No5 Chambers’ planning and environment set have secured victory in a statutory challenge for the University of Bristol....

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013
Four barristers from No5 Chambers defeat council challenge seeking to overturn permission for 1,000 homes
Jeremy Cahill QC and Celina Colquhoun for the second respondent, Comparo, and Ian Dove QC and Satnam Choongh for the third respondent, Welbeck Strategic Land LLP, successfully defended a challenge brought by Tewkesbury Borough Council ...

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013
No5 Chambers & JLL Hold 3rd Midlands Planning Conference NPPF: Which Way Now?
The National Planning Policy Framework was at the heart of No5 Chambers’ and Jones Lang LaSalle’s Annual Midlands Policy and Planning Conference....

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013
Jeremy Cahill QC Speaking at PEBA National Conference 2013
The PEBA National Conference 2013 will be taking place at Hogan Lovells LLP, London on Friday 17th May 2013....

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013
No5 Chambers’ Barrister delivered Stonewall Lecture and shared “Groundbreaking” Sexuality Concept
Mr S Chelvan, a barrister at No5 Chambers who is internationally recognised as a leading expert in the field of asylum claims surrounding sexual and gender identity, delivered the Stonewall Lecture at the Law Society on 5 February 2013. ...

Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013
Equal Marriage supporters delighted at result of MPs' vote
On Tuesday 5th February campaigners gathered outside the House of Commons, celebrating when it was announced that the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill had passed its first parliamentary hurdle....

Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013
Bureau de change boss jailed for laundering £ 170 Million of criminals' cash
Ussama El-Kurd, 64, has been jailed for nine years after setting up ‘Kensington Money Exchange’, a bureau de change, and helping to clean up almost 170millon of criminal cash....

Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013
Gay Asylum Seekers Going to Extreme Lengths to Prove Sexuality (1)
Gay asylum seekers are going to extreme lengths to prove their sexuality to avoid being returned to countries where they face persecution....

Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2013
Boat death: father weeps as he tells of 'freak wave' that killed his son
An inquest into the death of Charlie Hutton, 14, of Croydon, Surrey, has recorded a verdict of accidental death....

Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013
Ian Dove QC secures development of 150 dwellings for client Redrow Homes
In a decision of 15 January 2013, the Inspector allowed Redrow Homes’ appeal against the decision of Daventry District Council to refuse outline planning permission for a residential development...

Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013
Sally Hancox client cleared in death crash trial
Robert Burbury, 47, has been cleared of causing the death of Leighton Hollins, 29, by driving without due care and attention. ...

Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013
No5 Barrister Andrew Keogh has published a crime novel 'The Killing Room'
No5 Barrister Andrew Keogh has published a crime novel 'The Killing Room' on amazon/kindle....

Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013
David Howker QC's client acquitted of Northfield murder
Thomas Powell, 49, Northfield, has been convicted of manslaughter following a fight with gym owner David Hickman, 38, which caused Mr Hickman’s death. Powell has been jailed for 6 and a half years. ...

Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013
Dean Kershaw defends in counterfeit vodka case
Three men have admitted conspiracy to defraud Customs and Revenue and been sentenced following a raid on a warehouse unit in Birmingham which was producing counterfeit Vodka....

Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013
Employment Appeal Tribunal overturns Employment Tribunal on employee status issue
Employment Appeal Tribunal overturns Employment Tribunal on employee status issue...

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013
No5 Chambers Opens New Offices in East Midlands
No5 Chambers, which is home to over 235 barristers including 25 QCs, is opening new offices in the East Midlands to meet demand from clients. ...

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013
No5 Chambers’ Silks awarded Honorary Professorships
Four Silks from No5 Chambers have been awarded Honorary Professorships by the University of Birmingham....

Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
John Butterfield prosecutes Operation Yapton trial
Six men have been convicted of conspiring to rob the Co-op bank in High Street, West Bromwich on 26 November 2011. ...

Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
Earl Pinnock represents Prison Officer attack defendant
Ahmed Al-Sharif, 52, is remanded in custody charged with wounding four Birmingham Prison employees. He is also accused of assaulting a fifth member of staff. ...

Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
Chelvan to give 11th Stonewall Annual Lecture
S. Chelvan will be delivering the 11th Stonewall Annual Lecture at the Law Society on the 5th of February. "From Silence to Safety: Protecting the Gay Refugee?” will examine the UK’s approach to asylum claims from gay applicants....

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013
Strength and Depth of Expertise from No5 recognised by Chambers UK Bar Guide 2013
The 2012 edition of the highly respected Chambers UK Bar Guide again confirmed the high regard in which No5 Chambers ' barristers and practice groups both in the Midlands and nationally are held....

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013
Mental health well-being and awareness campaign
No5 Chambers is pleased to inform you about a mental health awareness campaign being run by a charity co-founded by one of its members, Laura Davidson, which will take place on 21st January 2013....

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013
A successful outcome for Rothwell Land Ltd delivered by Ian Dove QC
Ian Dove QC, instructed by Pegasus Planning Group, delivered a victory for his client, Rothwell Land Ltd, in decision issued on 9th January 2013. ...

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013
Planning Permission granted for residential housing in Shepshed, Leicestershire
Ian Dove QC led a successful appeal for his client, Bloor Homes Limited, against the decision of Charnwood Borough Council to refuse planning permission for the proposed development of up to 75 dwellings and associated works. ...

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013
Christopher Hotten QC Prosecutes Operation Willow Murder Trial
Keanu Williams, a two-year-old boy, died after being found with head and chest injuries in January 2011. ...

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013
David Howker QC defends in Northfield Gym Murder trial
David Hickman, a 38 year-old gym owner from Birmingham, was murdered by ex-semi professional boxer Thomas Powell, 49, a court has heard....

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes Operation Active Drugs trial
An undercover police operation caught drugs runner Benjamin Pengilly "red handed” after he acquired approximately 40,000 worth of cocaine. ...

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013
David Mason QC's client acquitted of Scott Cooke Murder
Peter Clinton, 25, has been found guilty of murder after stabbing his friend 5 times in the chest. He denied killing Scott Cooke in December 2011, claiming that he acted in self-defence. ...

Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013
2 Year Saga Ends With Success For Richborough Estates Delivered By Ian Dove Qc and Christopher Young
Two years ago Richborough Estates appealed the decisions of Cheshire East Council to refuse outline planning permission for the erection of up to 269 dwellings provision of public open space, highway works and associated work...

Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013
Ian Dove Success: Ottery St. Mary, Devon
Appeal Ref: APP/U1105/A/12/2180060 Land east of Butts Road, Higher Ridgeway, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1EP....

Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013
Samantha Forsyth prosecutes Worcester rape trial
A woman, 25, has claimed she was forced to have sex with Simon Walters-Melville, also 25, without consent after a night out....

Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013
Michael Burrows QC and Matthew Brook prosecute Richard Deakin murder
Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of Richard Deakin, a father of two from Staffordshire. ...

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Adrian Keeling QC and Steven Bailey defend in Chasetown murder
Two contract killers have been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of Richard Deakin, 27. ...

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Michael Duck QC prosecutes Operation Distillery sentence
Eight men part of ‘Operation Distillery’, have been jailed for a total of 23 years after causing 500,000 worth of damage and sever train delays by stealing copper cable from the Midlands track network....

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Alex Stein defends in death crash acquittal
Ashleigh Steven Ryan, 26, has been cleared of causing the death of Tara Mackie by dangerous driving. ...

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Inquest Into Death Of Former Birmingham Nurse Gives Verdict Of Failings On The Part Of NHS Trust
The family of a 55 year-old former nurse from Great Barr has welcomed an inquest verdict today, 20th December, which found that failings, one of which was gross, on the part of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust contributed to her death....

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012
No5 Chambers presents £ 28,000 to Marie Curie following successful Ralph Lewis QC Memorial Cup 2012 fundraiser
No5 Chambers recently held the 10 bout Ralph Lewis QC Memorial Cup 2012 to raise funds for Marie Curie....

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012
No5 Chambers barristers defend in Shane Watson murder case
James Cartwright, 18, is facing jail after pleading guilty to the murder of Shane Watson. ...

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012
Rex Tedd QC and Ian Bridge Defend In MTIC Fraud Confiscation
Seven men from Birmingham who tried to steal 45 million in a VAT fraud have been ordered to pay back nearly 2million of their criminal profits...

Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012
Ian Dove QC succeeds in appeal: Mixed-use development is granted at Baggeridge Brickworks
Ian Dove QC, instructed by Wardell Armstrong, successfully appealed against the decision of South Staffordshire Council to refuse mixed-use development at the Baggeridge Brickworks site in Sedgley, DY3 4AA....

Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2012
Ian Dove QC goes “on tour” with public art think-tank Ixia
Over the past two months Ian Dove QC, leading planning silk at No5 Chambers and chair of Ixia, delivered a series of talks on public art and cultural well-being....

Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012
Jackson 'will fuel conflicts'
Experts at the Bar Conference last week have warned that the Jackson reforms will increase potential conflicts of interest where barristers are dealing directly with the public. ...

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012
Wind Farm Appeal Dismissed - Standle Farm, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
Following a eight day planning inquiry the appeal in respect of an application for four wind turbines was dismissed....

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012
Martin Liddiard Defends Drug Boss
Brendan Durnin, 49, has been jailed for 11 years for supplying cocaine intended for onward sale on the streets of Wolverhampton....

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012
Cruise Operator Sued After Passengers Fall Ill
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises are being sued for a total of 500,000, by 25 passengers who fell ill on board a luxury cruise ship between December 2010 and June 2011. ...

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012
Taxi Licensing Westminster Briefing
Kevin Leigh, a member of No5's licensing group and specialist in taxi licensing law, spoke at a recent event organised by Westminster Briefing...

Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012
Rex Tedd QC In Murder Acquittal
Nine men from Coventry have all been cleared of murder of a Coventry Dad, David Gower. All were accused of playing a part in the killing which took place in Bulkington last June. ...

Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012
No5 Chambers & University of Birmingham enter into Agreement to Enhance Teaching and Research at Birmingham Law School
No5 Chambers and University of Birmingham enter into Agreement to Enhance Teaching and Research at Birmingham Law School...

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012
Ian Paterson Breast Surgery Litigation
Simon Michael has been instructed in several of the cases brought against a consultant surgeon Ian Paterson for negligent surgery conducted on women suffering from breast cancer. ...

Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012
Tony Bell and Alex Stein Client Acquitted of Murder
Karen Otmani, 42, from Forest Hill, is facing a life sentence for the murder of her boyfriend. ...

Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012
No5 Has All The Answers
Noddy Holder, formerly of pop group Slade, is used to number ones but he recently got to know No5 as the Steelhouse Lane barristers’ Chambers beat off all the competition to win the 2012 Marie Curie Birmingham Brain Game. ...

Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2012
John Attwood in predatory paedophile case
Michael Jackson, 50, from Oldbury, a "predatory" paedophile, has been jailed indefinitely....

Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2012
Sheibani v Elan
Does a Tribunal have to tell parties that it might find that the contract of employment is illegal prior to dismissing claims and counterclaims on that basis? ...

Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012
Hung Jury on Operation Chalice Trial
A jury has failed to reach a verdict regarding the case of Noshad Hussain, accused of sexual activity with an underage girl. ...

Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012
Yasmin Yasseri - Appointment of Junior Counsel to the Crown (Regional Panel)
Yasmin Yasseri had recently been appointed as Junior Counsel to the Crown (Regional Panel) within her fields of practice. The appointment begins on 1 November 2012 and is for a period of five years...

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012
Inquest Opened After Cliff Death
An inquest has been opened by Caroline Sumeray, Isle of Wight coroner, after a woman died when her vehicle plunged over a cliff at Compton last week....

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012
Harpreet Sandhu Defends Fraud Dentist
Vinisha Sharma, 39, a fraudster dentist who gained over 160,000 during a period of nine years working in jobs which she secured based on a fake Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from India, has been ordered to pay back just 1,819....

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012
Ian Bridge defends death crash pensioner
Anthony Brooker, defended by Ian Bridge, pleaded guilty to causing Paul Collins death by careless driving. ...

Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012
No5 Chambers – Going the Extra Mile for Charity
Barristers and clerks at No5 Chambers are gearing up to run the Birmingham Half Marathon 2012 on Sunday 21st October, helping to raise money for charity. T...

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012
No5 Chambers’ barristers successfully represent Birmingham charity and directors in High Court
Barristers from No5 Chambers in Birmingham have helped a charity from the city successfully mount a claim for compensation and damages from a clergyman who was its former chair....

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012
Inquest Opens Into Culver Death
An inquest opened on Monday 15th October into the death of Robert Hayball, 20, of Newport who was found dead at the foot of the Culver Cliffs. ...

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012
David Holloway Part of Panel at Vienna Court of International Arbitration Conference
David Holloway was part of an eminent panel of speakers at the annual conference of the Vienna Court of International Arbitration (VIAC) on 21 September 2012....

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012
No5 Chambers Hosts Chinese Legal Delegation
No5 Chambers in Birmingham recently played host to twenty delegates from the Chinese Central Government for a three day conference/event organised by The Birmingham Law Society International Committee. ...

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012
No5 Chambers Serves Up Ace Sponsorship
Sponsorship from No5 Chambers helped a West Midlands’ athlete secure a medal in the London 2012 Paralympic Games....

Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012
CICA Discount Rate Challenge Case
In October 2012 Adam Farrer acted for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in relation to a significant brain injury case....

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012
Gary Bell QC Defends Murder Bid Nephew
James Duut, 32 from Birmingham has been jailed for trying to murder his Aunt, Patricia McDonnell, and passing it off as suicide, after stealing 10,000 from her. ...

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012
Ian Dove QC Succeeds: Footpath is Denied at Mistley Quay
Ian Dove QC of No5 Chambers, instructed on a public access basis, delivered a victory for his client, TW Logistics, in a decision that was promulgated on 17th September 2012....

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012
How Not To... Develop a Site
Kevin Leigh, barrister at No 5 chambers, is appearing as special guest speaker at a free half day seminar hosted by Landscape Planning on Tuesday 23rd October. ...

Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012
Richard Adkinson: Advocates of Welsh Govenment - Appointment of Junior Counsel Panel B
Richard Adkinson had been recently appointed as a Junior Counsel member Panel B form the Welsh Advocates Government for employment law from 1 October 2012. The appointment last for 4 years....

Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012
58 year sentences in Operation Havier
Mohammed Tauseef Mumtaz, 25, and his parents, Zia Ul-Haq and Salma Aslam, both 51, and his brother in law Hammad Hassan, 24, were jailed for at least 58 years yesterday after being convicted of murdering his pregnant wife...

Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012
David Howker QC and Alex Stein defend in conspiracy to rob acquittal
Three men who were accused of plotting a robbery with a father-of-two who was shot dead by police in Cheshire have been cleared....

Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012
22 Judges and the Head of Directorate General of International Law and Foreign Relations from the Republic of Turkey visit
22 Judges and the Head of Directorate General of International Law and Foreign Relations from the Republic of Turkey visit No5 Chambers...

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012
No5 Chambers - Regional, National and International Reputations
Legal 500's 25th anniversary edition again marks No5 Chambers' successful development of a national practice from a Birmingham headquarters. ...

Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012
Rupert Beloff : Sports Employment Contracts and Restraint of Trade
Rupert Beloff considers whether contractual terms restricting players from participating in their chosen sport are enforceable at law....

Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012
Dealing With the Problems of Late Night Drinking
The Government’s response to the public consultation it carried out in April on Dealing with the Problems of Late Night Drinking’ has now been published...

Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012
Dr Laura Davidson a Featured Barrister in Chambers Women In Law & Diversity
No,5’s Barrister Laura Davidson has been featured in Chambers Women In Law and Diversity. Her interview can be seen below. ...

Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012
Earl Pinnock Defends in Barton Arms Riot Trial
Two men have been jailed for a total of 64 years after shooting at police during the Birmingham riots. The pair denied any involvement, but were convicted following a four week trial....

Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012
Peter Arnold prosecutes blind paedophile
A blind paedophile from Coventry, Roger Bullivant, has been jailed for 16 years for sex offences against two young girls. ...

Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2012
No5 Barristers defend in dental fraud sentence
A dentist has been jailed for 7 years for conspiracy to defraud after 1.4 million worth of false claims for treating patients were submitted between 2006 and 2009. ...

Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012
Adrian Keeling QC Defends Prison Officer On Misconduct In Office
Adrian Keeling QC defends a prison officer who stood guard whilst the prison nurse had sex with a convicted rapist at a top security jail, a court has been told....

Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012
Brian Dean Prosecutes Druids Heath Murder Case
A 24-year-old man has been detained indefinitely after fatally stabbing a man in Birmingham...

Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012
Gordon Wignall: Environment Agency Suspension Notice Quashed in High Court
A suspension notice under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 issued by the Environment Agency suspending the operation of a permit has been quashed by the High Court. ...

Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012
Ian Bridge and Daniel Oscroft defend Zoe Waite, acquitted of Money Laundering
A couple and an accountant who teamed up to use money from a fraudulent 10m investment scheme to fund a lavish lifestyle have been jailed....

Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012
Caroline Sumeray - Inquest Opens into Crash Death
AN INQUEST has been opened into the deaths of two men who were killed in a crash in Wootton last week....

Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012
Caroline Sumeray: Car Crash Youngster Died of Brain Injury
A young girl killed in a crash near her home on Friday, died from a traumatic brain injury, an inquest opening at Isle of Wight Coroner’s Court heard today (Thursday)....

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012
Ian Dove QC and Celina Colquhoun Secure CPO in Favour of Manchester City Football Club
Ian Dove QC and Celina Colquhoun secure a victory for Manchester City Council....

Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012
Kevin Leigh involved in Tewkesbury Council's Legal Challenge Against Major Housing Developments
Tewkesbury Borough Council has lodged a legal challenge against the Secretary of State's decision to give permission for two major housing developments in Bishop's Cleeve....

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012
Elizabeth Power defends bogus Reverend
A Liverpool man who is suspected of posing as a vicar and receiving thousands of pounds meant for the most vulnerable members of society appeared in court....

Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012
Phil Bradley Prosecutes M6 Wrong Way Lorry Driver
A lorry driver has been jailed for eight months and disqualified for three years after driving the wrong way down the M6 for three miles....

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012
Andrew Wallace prosecutes tragic attempted murder case
DESPERATE husband Frank Wade attempted to murder his partner of 40 years by suffocating her with a pillow....

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012
Leading Commercial Barrister takes Tenancy at No5 Chambers
Paul Marshall has joined the Commercial and Chancery and International Groups at No5 Chambers....

Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012
A Brief Note on the Hiring of Posted Workers
The Definition of a posted worker is someone who for a limited period, carries out his work in the territory of a member state other than the State in which he normally works. Posted workers are common in the Construction industry....

Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2012
Talbir Singh defends Coventry Gambler
A COVENTRY man has been sentenced to a year in prison after stealing 10,000 from his father-in-law and spending it on gambling and drinking....

Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2012
Appeal allowed and outline planning permission granted for up to 65 dwellings in Earls Barton
Ian Dove QC, instructed by Pegasus Planning Group, was delivered a victory on behalf of Redrow Homes, by an Inspectors Decision of 1st August 2012, in his appeal against a decision of the Borough Council of Wellingborough....

Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012
Phil Bradley and Harpreet Sandhu represent defendant cleared in £ 1.4m Dentist Fraud
A Birmingham dentist accused of conning the NHS out of 1.4m by making false claims for treating patients has been convicted of fraud....

Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012
Sarah Buckingham Defends in Schoolgirl Stabbing Appeal
A teenager who attacked a Stourbridge schoolgirl with a kitchen knife in front of her classmates has lost an appeal against his sentence....

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012
Ian Dove QC Leads Abid Mahmood and Nazmun Ismail to Supreme Court Success
The Supreme Court heard the appeal of a refugee claimant and handed down judgement on 25 July 2012 in the case of KM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 38. ...

Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012
Barrister from No5 Chambers in Court of Appeal Victory for Children Claiming Asylum in the UK
The Court of Appeal has heavily criticised the UK Border Agency (UKBA) today, in its long-awaited judgment KA (Afghanistan) and Ors v SSHD [2012] EWCA Civ 1014...

Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012
White Collar Boxing DVDs now available
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce that DVDs of The Ralph Lewis QC Memorial Cup white collar boxing night 2012 are now available to purchase....

Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012
Becket Bedford in KA & Ors
On 25 July 2012 the Vice President of the Court of Appeal Civil Division is expected to hand down judgment in the important test case of KA and Ors that comprised 8 linked asylum appeals. ...

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012
Three Barristers from No5 Chambers Secure Permission for 1,000 Homes in Gloucestershire
Members of No5 Chambers’ Planning and Environment Group have secured planning permission for their clients following a 13 day public inquiry....

Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012
Michael Duck QC successfully defends in Birmingham Riots Murder Acquittal
Eight men have been found not guilty of the murder of three men during last summer's riots in Birmingham....

Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012
No5 Chambers' New Head of Licensing
No5 Chambers is delighted to announce that Celina Colquhoun has been appointed Head of Licensing at No5 Chambers....

Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012
Laura Davidson Represents Family at Inquest of Inventor Who Committed Suicide
No5 Chambers' mental health barrister Laura Davidson is representing the family of a talented engineer with severe depression who took his own life on the day of his eviction for non-payment of legal costs....

Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012
Caroline Sumeray sworn in as Her Majesty’s Coroner for the Isle of Wight
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that Caroline Sumeray has been sworn in as Her Majesty's Coroner for the Isle of Wight....

Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012
Christopher Hotten QC and Brian Dean secure conviction on Operation Havier murder trial
FOUR relatives face life sentences for killing a pregnant woman they believed was possessed by an "evil spirit”....

Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012
Mamta Gupta Represents Family in Inquest of Man Who Committed Suicide by Hanging
A doting dad was found hanging from a tree after learning his job as a Birmingham City Council dustbin wagon driver was at risk, an inquest heard....

Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012
'Planning for the Energy Challenge': Thea Osmund-Smith delivering paper to national conference
Thea Osmund-Smith will present a paper on hot cases in environmental law at the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association's annual conference on 7/8 July....

Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012
Christopher Hotten QC and Harbinder Lally defend Birmingham Murder
A killer concealed the body of his girlfriend under the floorboards of his lounge before constructing a "charade" to cover his tracks, a court has heard....

Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012
Dean Kershaw's defendant acquitted after 3 month trial
Paul Ball was charged with 6 others for conspiracy to burgle and steal over 1m worth of high powered cars....

Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012
James Doyle Defends Former Methodist Preacher
A FORMER Methodist preacher who spent nine years working with Birmingham families has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing a young girl....

Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2012
No5 Barristers defend in £ 10m Mortgage fraud
TWO mortgage brokers and a book-keeper who duped banks and building societies in to handing out millions of pounds in home loans were given jail sentences totalling 13 years....

Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2012
No5 Planning Silk comes out Top in Survey
Martin Kingston QC has topped Planning Magazine's annual poll of the most respected barristers in the planning and environment field....

Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012
Rex Tedd QC and Bernard Thorogood secure conviction against Hertfordshire NHS Trust
An NHS Trust and the ex owner of a care home where a worker was killed by a patient have been convicted of breaching health and safety rules....

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012
Mark Kelly defends acquitted former police officer
A FORMER police officer has been cleared of setting fire to a neighbour's house during a New Year's Eve party in Kidderminster....

Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012
Supreme Court Rules on Children’s Rights in Extradition Cases
Supreme Court Rules on Children’s Rights in Extradition Cases...

Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012
Appeal is allowed and outline planning permission granted for employment development on land at Biss Farm
Ian Dove QC of No5 Chambers, acting for the Appellant – Persimmon Homes (Wessex) Ltd, has succeeded in appealing a decision of Wilshire Council ...

Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012
Elizabeth Power prosecutes £ 220k fraud
A courier company worker who fraudulently pocketed 220,000 from debt factoring firms by forging fake invoices has been jailed for 16 months....

Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012
David Holloway Talks About Falklands Oil Exploration on BBC Radio
David Holloway has appeared on BBC Radio Wiltshire to discuss the legal implications of a local firm's exploration for oil in the Falklands....

Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012
Sarah Buckingham Represents Acquitted Defendant in Stephen Ojerinola Murder Trial
An 18-year-old man was murdered by two men who then buried his body under a garden shed where it lay undiscovered for seven months, a court heard....

Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012
Lynette McClement Prosecutes Coventry's Daftest Criminal
A CRIMINAL smashed his way into a Coventry police station swiping warrant cards, radios and uniform clothing during a drunken raid....

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012
No5 Enters Dragonboat Festival in Aid of Birmingham Children's Hospital
No5 Chambers is entering a crew in a Dragon Boat Race on Saturday 16th June 2012 to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charities and we would really appreciate your support....

Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Ekwall Tiwana's client avoids custody in cyber fraud case
A MIDLAND businessman and a student have been sentenced for helping to run a crooked multi million pound firm specialising in providing fake identities to customers from its base in the Costa del Sol....

Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Phil Williams defends acquitted mercy dash motorist
A BUSINESSMAN has been cleared of speeding at more than 100mph after explaining he had been driving an injured child to hospital....

Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012
No5 Barristers defend in Barton Arms riot
SIX members of a gang who lured police to a burning pub during the Birmingham riots so they could be shot at, have received sentences totalling 124 years....

Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2012
An Evening Focusing on Mental Health Law
On Thursday 7 June at 6:45 pm in the Great Hall at Lincoln's Inn, as part of a special evening focusing on Mental Health Law....

Date: Mon, 28 May 2012
No5 Chambers Support the Midland Legal Support Trust in 10k Run
No5 Chambers took part in the 10k Birmingham Legal Walk recently to raise funds for the Midland Legal Support Trust....

Date: Mon, 28 May 2012
Talbir Singh Defends Call Centre Fraudster
A CROOKED Coventry call centre worker used customers’ credit card details to go on a 33,000 spending spree, a court heard....

Date: Fri, 25 May 2012
Andrew Wallace Prosecutes Cash Point Gang
Three young men who tricked pensioners into entering their pin numbers in cash machines and then stole their bank cards have been jailed....

Date: Fri, 25 May 2012
Adam Farrer represents MOD at Inquest
Adam Farrer acted for the MOD at a "blue on blue” Inquest into the death of Lance Corporal Michael Pritchard. The Inquest was held in May in Eastbourne before HM Coroner Mr Craze. ...

Date: Fri, 25 May 2012
Anthony Potter prosecutes Car Key burglar
A gang of car-key burglars raided homes across Staffordshire and the West Midlands to steal high value vehicles, a court heard....

Date: Mon, 21 May 2012
Barratt Homes mixed-use development remains unaffected by Appeal.
An appeal against the refusal of an application for judicial review, of a decision of the Local Borough of Southwark, has been refused. ...

Date: Mon, 21 May 2012
Talbir Singh defends Death Crash Migrant
An illegal immigrant who escaped before he could be deported went on to cause the death of a father after falling asleep at the wheel....

Date: Fri, 18 May 2012
James Dixon in Court of Appeal as Restraining Order Quashed
On 15th May 2012, The Court of Appeal quashed a restraining order in R v Brown. ...

Date: Tue, 15 May 2012
Sarah Buckingham Prosecutes Christmas Day Rapist
A schoolgirl raped on Christmas Day by a Walsall soldier who had recently returned from Afghanistan has told how her life has become a living nightmare....

Date: Wed, 09 May 2012
Roger Smith in Christopher Lines v Mark Porter & Ors
HHJ Simon Barker QC Chancery Division 22 July 2011...

Date: Thu, 03 May 2012
Allan Dooley secures judgement of liability against MoD
Respiratory disease litigation against Ministry of Defence, Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering, RAF Cosford....

Date: Wed, 02 May 2012
“Judicial Review puts profits before NHS,” says former Health Minister.
Mike O’Brien QC, the former Minister of Health who now practises public law at No5 Chambers, has criticised the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis for trying to force the NHS to use an expensive medicine "Lucentis” ...

Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012
Michael Duck QC defends in Birmingham riots murder trial
Three men who were run over and killed during last summer's riots were murdered by eight men in a "concerted plan" involving a trio of cars, each with a role to perform, a court heard on Friday....

Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012
Paul Joseph wins in the Court of Appeal for SIG PLC
Paul Joseph, a member of the Commercial and Chancery Group at No5 Chambers, has secured an important victory for SIG PLC in the Court of Appeal. ...

Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012
Phil Bradley defends in Barton Arms riot trial
Eight people have gone on trial accused of rioting and of firing guns at police officers in Birmingham....

Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012
Paul Joseph wins in the High Court for the Secretary of State for Innovation Business and Skills
Paul Joseph, a member of the Commercial and Chancery Group at No5 Chambers, has secured an important victory for Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills in an appeal from the decision of a Costs Master. ...

Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012
Michael Burrows QC and Mark Heywood QC Prosecute Operation Usk trial
THREE Coventry men who killed a scrap metal dealer over a huge drug debt have been jailed for a total of 50 years....

Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012
Strategic Legal Fund for Refugee Children and Young People
This year long pilot project, launched in October 2011, tests a new model for funding strategic litigation that promotes the rights of refugee and asylum seeking children and young people in England and Wales....

Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012
No5 Chambers – Going the Extra Mile for Charity (1)
Senior Clerks at No5 Chambers are gearing up to run the 2012 Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 22nd April helping to raise money for two worthy charities. ...

Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012
Ian Dove QC Appears on Radio 4’s “Unreliable Evidence”
Ian Dove QC Appears on Radio 4’s "Unreliable Evidence” to Share his Views in Light of the Recently Released National Planning Policy Framework...

Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012
UKELA Moot Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) student moot competitions, sponsored by No5 Chambers which took place on 29th March 2012....

Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012
Cherwell District Council’s Decision to Refuse Planning Permission for Housing Development Overturned at Appeal
Ian Dove QC of No5 Chambers secured victory on Monday 26th March 2012 for his client, developer Baner Homes Ltd in an appeal against Cherwell District Council....

Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012
Swindon Borough Council’s Decision to Refuse Planning Permission for Development Overturned at Appeal
Ian Dove QC of No 5 Chambers secured a victory, on 19th March 2012, for his client, Swindon Gateway Partnership, in an appeal against the decision of Swindon Borough Council ...

Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012
Brian Dean Defends Acquitted Police Officer
Paul Thompson and wife not guilty of drugs plot...

Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012
David Mason QC Defends Rolls Royce Chief Design Engineer
Motorist spared prison after he admits error in crash that killed cyclist...

Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Involuntary Returns to Zimbabwe are Lawful
Seven Justices of the Supreme Court heard the appeal of "KM” on 18 and 19 June 2012 at a landmark hearing....

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012
Barrister and QC from No5 Chambers in planning appeal success for Persimmon Homes
Appeal Ref: APP/Q4625/A/11/2157515 was successfully made under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990....

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012
Tim Jones acts as a presiding arbitrator in the Belgrade Open Pre-moot Competition
Tim Jones spent the weekend of 24th and 25th March 2012 acting as one of the presiding arbitrators in the international arbitration moot, ‘V Belgrade Open Pre Moot’....

Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012
Manjit S. Gill QC & Talbir Singh Successfully Take on Ministry of Justice & Secure Compensation in Custody Time Limits Case
Divisional Court gives guidance on custody time limits and criticises current practice on extending time limits....

Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012
John Attwood prosecutes evil rapist
Sex beast Michael Gallagher – who kidnapped a teenager and left her tied up in a derelict building – has been described as "pure evil” by a former Birmingham neighbour....

Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012
Anthony Barker QC
It is with great sadness that Chambers has to announce that Anthony Barker QC, our former Head of Chambers and for many years Head of the Criminal Group has died following a bravely fought battle with cancer....

Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012
No5 Barristers in teenage murder trial
A 16-YEAR-OLD who murdered another teenager by stabbing him in a "revenge” attack in a car in Birmingham has been given a life sentence....

Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012
Supreme Court on children’s best interests in extradition cases
A bench of seven Supreme Court judges has this week been hearing 3 extradition appeals under the Extradition Act 2003....

Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012
Ian Bridge defends in £ 115m Ponzi Fraud
Two businessmen have been cleared of deceiving hundreds of victims out of 115m in Britain's biggest "Ponzi" investment scam....

Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012
Elizabeth Power Prosecutes Bus Theft Case
A 23-YEAR-old Great Barr man who ran a garage business has been put behind bars for a year after he and a teenager stole two yellow single decker buses from a depot....

Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012
John Butterfield Prosecutes £ 2M Confiscation Order
A CROOK jailed for running a Midland brothel is set to see three properties sold from under his feet....

Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012
New Silks at No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that two members of this leading barristers’ chambers are to be appointed Queen’s Counsel, which will bring the total number of QCs at No5 to 28....

Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012
Nicola Preston Appears on BBC Radio 4's World at One program
On Tuesday 28th February 2012, Nicola Preston was interviewed by Martha Carney on BBC Radio 4’s World at One program....

Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012
Christopher Hotten QC and Sally Hancox Prosecute Killer Son
A TEENAGE fan of vampire books has been jailed for life for stabbing his mother to death....

Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012
No5 Chambers’ Client, Cerys Edwards, Awarded ‘exceptionally high’ Payout at High Court
No5 Chambers’ Client, Cerys Edwards, Awarded ‘exceptionally high’ Payout at High Court...

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012
Anthony Potter prosecutes Operation Rapture car clamping sentence
FIVE men and a woman are to be sentenced for conspiring to defraud motorists out of hundreds of thousands of pounds in a car clamping scam that wreaked misery across the West Midlands....

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012
Barristers sign up for Boxing Boot Camp after Counting out £ 25,000 in 2011 for Marie Curie
Boxing fans from Birmingham and beyond will no doubt be delighted to learn that No5 Chambers’ Ralph Lewis QC Memorial Cup will be up for grabs again in 2012....

Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012
Landmark Scottish Arbitration Appeal
Derek Pye sees appeal of part of his Arbitration Award dismissed and his original award upheld by Lord Glennie in the Scottish Outer House of the Court of Session....

Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012
Cameras in Court: Fair of Farce
Earlier this week the country’s 3 largest media organisations wrote to the prime minister urging parliament to lift the ban on cameras in court. ...

Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012
Bromsgrove District Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for housing development overturned at appeal
Jeremy Cahill QC of No5 Chambers secured victory on Friday 3rd February for his client, developer Maplebrom LLP....

Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Victory for Injured Police Pensioner Leaves Chief Constables and Police Authorities with Multi-Million Pound Bill
The court case concerns former Inspector Edward Crudace, who served with the Northumbria police. Mr Crudace, now aged 67, was seriously injured whilst arresting a prisoner and was forced to retire as a police officer....

Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Adrian Keeling QC Prosecutes Coventry Murder
Family's relief as couple convicted of murder of Coventry dad...

Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Tim Jones in Victory over Dale Farm Council
In the first Basildon Gypsy planning appeal since the Dale Farm evictions, Tim Jones has gained planning permission for two Irish Travellers in an appeal against a refusal of permission by Basildon Council...

Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Nicola Preston Appears on BBC's Newsnight
Nicola Preston Appears on BBC's Newsnight...

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012
David Mason QC defends in drugs murder
A Stafford man has been found guilty of murdering his friend following a suspected row over drugs....

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Victory of Dale Farm Council
In the first Gypsy planning appeal since the Dale Farm evictions, Tim Jones has gained planning permission for two Irish Travellers in an appeal against a refusal of permission by Basildon Council....

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Michael Duck QC prosecutes Operation Zaggy
A gang of men were today behind bars following the robbery of a Polish lorry driver who died of a heart attack after being ambushed. His body was then dumped by the roadside in Dudley....

Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012
Richard Adkinson Prosecutes Notts Businessmen who 'preyed on elderly'
Two businessmen from Nottingham, who ran a business called UK Mobility Plus were warned that if they come before the Court again, they would be jailed....

Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012
Gentleman’s Agreement between UK and France withdrawn to ensure compliance with international obligations to protect children
On 17 January 2012, the Children’s Commissioner, Dr Maggie Atkinson, issued a report on the treatment of unaccompanied children arriving in Dover from France....

Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012
Claire van Overdijk becomes contributor to "Court of Protection Practice 2012" published by Jordan Publishing
Claire will be contributing to the International Law section of this leading practitioners' text with focus on cross-border adult incapacity and the international protection of adults along with other leading specialists in this field. ...

Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012
Ian Bridge defends in minibus death crash
THE family of a grandmother who died following a minibus crash have described ‘the weight off their shoulders’ after the taxi firm boss who was driving admitted causing her death....

Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011
Mark Heywood succesfully prosecutes part of Operation Chalice
A rapist who used his victim as a ‘sexual plaything’ during a series of brutal attacks was this afternoon jailed for 10 years....

Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011
Talbir Singh defends tragic death case
A driver who hit and killed a Willenhall teenager will spend Christmas behind bars....

Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011
New Member of Chambers - Celina Colquhoun
No5 Chambers is delighted to announce that Celina Colquhoun, formerly of 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square has joined No5 Chambers with immediate effect....

Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011
Gareth Evans QC prosecutes Halesowen murder trial
A retired firefighter strangled his wife after being told she was leaving him for his best friend of 30 years, a court heard....

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011
John Butterfield and Harpreet Sandhu prosecute Operation Dweomer
Three men have been sentenced to a total of 47 years in jail for their part in an organised drugs racket which planned to import, supply and produce Class A Drugs....

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011
Tim Jones ends long battle for legal Gypsy site
Tim Jones has obtained planning permission for a Gypsy caravan site in the West Sussex countryside where a series of applications and appeals for planning permission since 1999 had all previously failed....

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011
Gareth Evans QC prosecutes body in lake murder
A Coventry woman and her partner have been given life sentences for murdering the father of her daughter over fears of losing custody rights....

Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011
Professor Nelson Enonchong to talk at ICC UK Winter Trade Finance Conference 2011
Professor Nelson Enonchong of No5 Chambers is due to talk at the ICC UK Winter Trade Finance Conference 2011, taking place in London on 12th December....

Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011
Police Authorities and Home Office face multi-million pound potential pensions liabilities
The controversial Home Office Guidance has been used by Police Authorities up and down the country, to reduce payments to thousands of former officers who reach the age of 65....

Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011
No5 Is “A Giant” According to Chambers UK
No5 Chambers has had its success and standing as a legal powerhouse affirmed by Chambers UK 2012, rising from 30th place last year to thirteenth....

Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011
David Howker QC prosecutes hitman case
FIVE men will be sentenced next month after being convicted of conspiring to murder a restaurant owner shot outside his home in broad daylight....

Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011
Adrian Keeling QC prosecutes Operation Caliper fraud
Two Barclays Bank workers have been jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for defrauding three elderly customers of 1.3m....

Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011
Peter Arnold Prosecutes taxi driver accused of 5 rapes
A COVENTRY taxi driver has gone on trial accused of raping five women....

Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011
Chelvan gives evidence to European Parliament on EU Asylum Policy
Chelvan gave evidence to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on 20th October 2011....

Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011
David mason QC Defends in Love Cheat Murder Trial
A love cheat husband told a jury how his brother-in-law went "ballistic” after finding him in bed with another woman in a Black Country restaurant....

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011
No5 Barristers Appear in Second City Football Violence Trial
An Aston Villa fan whose picture was beamed around the world and held up as the ugly face of football when he threw a flare on to the St Andrew’s pitch has spoken of his relief after being cleared....

Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011
No5 Barristers represent defendants in £ 300m fraud case
A former police officer has admitted a 300 million VAT fraud believed to be the biggest in UK history....

Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011
No5 Barristers in £ 400k Van theft Fraud case
They preyed on tradesmen and companies the length and breadth of the country, stealing vital work vans before stripping them bare and shipping the parts to Eastern Europe....

Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011
Jas Mann represents Wolves defender
A teenage Wolves footballer has admitted assaulting another man in a street brawl....

Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2011
Brian Dean secures acquittal in paratrooper death
A paratrooper started the fight in Northampton which resulted in him being fatally injured, a court has been told....

Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011
Third Coronial Appointment for No5 Barrister
Caroline Sumeray has been appointed Assistant Deputy Coroner in Cheshire. ...

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011
Sarah Buckingham defends stab attack teenager
A man who repeatedly stabbed his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend on her way to school has been ordered to serve 13 years in a young offenders institution. ...

Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011
Fourth Coronial Appointment for Caroline Sumeray
Caroline Sumeray has been appointed Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner London North. ...

Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Good Summer? Holiday relaxing? Incensed by the riots? Encouraged by events in Libya? ...

Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011
Lessons from the Libyan War for international law; and for Syria, too?
The following article appeared in The Times Online on 8 September 2011...

Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011
Victory in Hard Fought High Profile Gypsy Inquiry at Kites Nest Lane and Brownley Green Lane
VICTORY FOR HUGH RICHARDS AND JACK SMYTH AT HARD-FOUGHT HIGH PROFILE GYPSY INQUIRY IN CONNECTION WITH LAND AT KITES NEST LANE AND BROWNLEY GREEN LANE, BEAUSALE, WARWICKSHIRE ...

Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011
Brian Dean and Dean Kershaw defend in collapsed Operation Chalice trial
THE TRIAL OF seven Shropshire men facing a series of allegations involving sexual exploitation and child prostitution collapsed this afternoon after running for more than three months....

Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011
Sarah Allen Prosecutes pregnant burglar
A PREGNANT woman took part in a burglary after drinking super-strength lager....

Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes Operation Printy for Complex Casework Unit
SIX people – including a man who was once one of West Midlands Police’s ‘most wanted’ criminals – have been jailed for a total of 28 years for their roles in a multi-million pound drug dealing network....

Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011
John Attwood represents "guilty conscience" Birmingham Looter
A man who looted an Adidas store in Birmingham handed himself in due to his guilty conscience, a court heard....

Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011
John Butterfield and Tim Pole defend acquitted fraud defendant
Prosecutors have decided to drop their case against a former communications officer who was alleged to have defrauded West Midlands Police out of thousands of pounds....

Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011
David Iles defends pub cannabis factory case
A SKITTLES alley at a Burton pub was converted into ‘a cannabis factory’ producing crops worth 10,000, jurors have heard....

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011
Anthony Korn co-writes fourth version of "must read" Employment Tribunal Remedies book
Employment Tribunal Remedies is a new edition of the established work, which was previously published as Employment Tribunal Compensation....

Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011
Christopher Hotten QC defends tragic death case
A Birmingham woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a woman in Edgbaston last year....

Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011
Landmark Brickwork Ltd v Sutcliffe and ors, High Court QBD
Landmark Brickwork Ltd v (1)William Sutcliffe, (2)Paul Parkhouse, (3)Landmark Groundworks Ltd High Court, Queen's Bench Division...

Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011
Mr & Mrs Renwick v (1) Brooke Architects (2) Attwell & Associates (3) Aquarend Ltd
Considers s14A of the Limitation Act 1980 which acts to extend the general principle that claims in negligence must be commenced within six years from the date when the damage first occurred....

Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011
Operation Segmen used in Government Policy on Organised Crime
The recent Operation Segmen trial, prosecuted by No5 Chambers' Adrian Keeling QC and Michelle Heeley for SOCA, has appeared as a Case Study in the Government's latest strategy paper on Organised Crime....

Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011
Court Of Appeal Explains What Is Meant By Duty To Give Summary Reasons For Grant Of Planning Permission
R (oao Telford Trustee No.1/No.2 Ltd) v Telford and Wrekin Council and Asda Stores Ltd...

Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011
Housing Success in Hinkley
Two housing schemes in Hinckley have been granted planning permission following appeals to the Planning Inspectorate....

Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011
No5 Announce New & Improved Technology & Construction Group
Our newly formed Technology and Construction Group starts life with immediate effect....

Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011
Mark Heywood Prosecutes Operation Foamy for Complex Casework Unit
A FINANCIAL guru who lived a lavish lifestyle after using share fraud cash to start up a popular Birmingham restaurant has been jailed for five years and three months....

Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011
Michael Duck QC And Michelle Heeley Prosecute Operation Snowbelt For Complex Casework Unit
A DRUG-dealing mother of three bagged up cocaine in front of her young children after using their breakfast bowls and spoons to mix the drugs....

Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011
Appeal By Catesby Property Group: Land at Binhamy Farm, Stratton Road, Bude, EX23 9TG
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 – SECTION 78 APPEAL BY CATESBY PROPERTY GROUP: LAND AT BINHAMY FARM, STRATTON ROAD, BUDE, EX23 9TG APPLICATION: 2008/02281...

Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011
Court of Appeal upholds allocation of NHS treatment based on a patient’s presenting clinical factors alone
The Court of Appeal has supported the lawfulness of the NHS making decisions about which patients are entitled to NHS funded treatment on the basis of their clinical factors alone....

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011
Michael Anning prosecutes in Chelmsley Wood vendetta
A MAN has been jailed for carrying out a campaign of violence against a Birmingham boxing trainer after his dad fell out with the sportsman....

Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011
Mark Heywood Prosecutes Crash Fraud for Complex Casework Unit
SCAMSTERS plotted to cheat insurance companies out of 100,000 with a string of staged and ‘ghost’ traffic accidents....

Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011
Michelle Heeley Prosecution Junior in drinking companion murder
TWO COVENTRY men have been jailed for the assault and murder of their 44-year-old drinking companion....

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes baby killing
An uncle who killed his four-month-old niece when he shook her and then hurled her into her cot at her home in Birmingham has been jailed for five years and three months....

Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011
Knock Out Boxing Fundraiser - No5 Chambers’ Raises £ 25,000 for Marie Curie
Boxing fans dressed in black tie converged on The Burlington Hotel in Birmingham last Friday, 8th July, for No5 Chambers’ Ralph Lewis QC Memorial Cup. ...

Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011
S. Chelvan returns from giving keynote speech on Gay Asylum at Global Forced Migration Conference in Uganda
S. Chelvan has just returned from Kampala, having been invited by the Refugee Law Project to participate as a keynote speaker at the 13th IASFM (International Association for the Study of Forced Migration) conference...

Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011
Phil Bradley defends benefit fraud officer
A West Midlands Police officer who cheated taxpayers out of more than 3,600 in a benefits con was ordered to do unpaid community work by a judge today....

Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011
Simon Drew QC represents defendant acquitted of attempted murder
A THUG who shot a Birmingham fun fair security guard in revenge for throwing him and his friends out has been jailed for 32 years....

Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011
Sarah Buckingham defends cruelty mother
An inquiry has been carried out after a baby known to Birmingham Social Services died after she was shaken and hurled into her cot by her uncle....

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011
Neil Chawla Prosecutes benefit fraud mum
A MUM-OF-FIVE who cheated the benefit system out of more than 23,000 has avoided prison....

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011
Manjit Gill QC: Supreme Court rules in favour of restricted judicial review of the Upper Tribunal
Manjit Gill QC: Supreme Court rules in favour of restricted judicial review of the Upper Tribunal...

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011
It’s Doggy Paddle but Not As We Know It as No5 Takes to the Water to Fundraise
It’s Doggy Paddle but Not As We Know It as No5 Takes to the Water to Fundraise...

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011
David Mason QC in CSI Warwickshire Murder
A fan of the American crime series CSI who used criminal techniques learned from the programme to murder his estranged wife has been jailed for 25 years....

Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011
John Butterfield and Anthony Potter prosecute bogus workmen
A GANG of bogus workmen who duped a Coventry pensioner out of 3,000 last year have been jailed....

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011
Christopher Hotten QC prosecutes baby murder (1)
A BABY girl was killed by her "stressed” uncle after she was left in his care by her mother, a court heard....

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011
Graham Henson's client acquitted of attempted murder in wages row
A WOMAN is facing a long prison sentence after causing another woman "life threatening injuries” following a row about wages paid to the victim at a Caribbean restaurant in Birmingham....

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011
Mark Kelly successfully defends theft officer
A police officer "helped himself” to 50 after being told to search a burglary suspect’s car, a court has been told....

Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011
Sarah Buckingham Junior in new Legal History Case
A manager at Wolverhampton College was this afternoon found guilty of murdering his lecturer lover in a drunken rage by stabbing her 60 times....

Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes Operation Medusa for the Complex Casework Unit
TWO Erdington men who terrorised delivery drivers in a series of raids across the West Midlands have been jailed for helping to steal 53,000 worth of cigarettes....

Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011
Rex Tedd QC prosecuting methane gas death case
Safety played "second fiddle" to production in a pit where a coal miner was overcome by methane gas, a court has heard....

Date: Thu, 19 May 2011
Three Barristers talk at 145th anniversary of the Budapest Lawyers Association
Three Barristers from No 5 Chambers, Tim Jones, Professor Nelson Enonchong and David Holloway, were invited to join an international delegation at a conference to mark the 145th anniversary of the founding of the Budapest Lawyers Association....

Date: Thu, 12 May 2011
Ian Dove QC speaking at the PEBA National Conference 2011 - 10th June 2011, Freshfields, London
No5 Chambers' Ian Dove QC will be speaking at the PEBA National conference on the 10th June 2011....

Date: Mon, 02 May 2011
Court of Appeal quashes forfeiture order and invites Lord Chief Justice to amend forfeiture of cash rules
R (Harrison) v Birmingham Magistrates Court and Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2011] EWCA Civ 332...

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011
John Butterfield defends Library bomb hoaxer
A FATHER who was subjected to violence from his own brother after coming out as gay has been jailed for 14 months for making hoax bomb calls to Birmingham Central Library....

Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011
Mother calls for review of Out of Hours Service after inquest into death of her twelve year old son Sam
Mamta Gupta was instructed by Laura Vaughan of Southampton-based Trethowans Solicitors to represent Sam’s parents, Andrew and Linda Cutler, at the Inquest....

Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011
Collapsed Wall Costs More To Litigate Than Rebuild
AN EXTREMELY bitter neighbour dispute about an old Victorian boundary wall that fell down in high winds finally ended with the Court of Appeal upholding the county court's judgement....

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011
Rex Tedd QC in Court of Appeal success
A MOTHER jailed for her alleged role in the death of a teenager stabbed to death by her son as what started as a "fair fight” ended in carnage today when she won the right to challenge her conviction....

Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes taxi driver murder
Man convicted of taxi driver Mohammed Arshad's murder...

Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011
Phil Bradley Prosecutes Operation Oregon for Complex Casework Unit
Gun fanatic from Wordsley gets 16 years...

Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011
John Butterfield prosecutes armed robbery for Complex Casework Unit
Masked gang raided Nechells cash and carry, court is told...

Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011
David Howker QC defends in £ 60m fraud
Boss jailed for part in 60m fraud...

Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011
Inquest Jury Returns Verdict of Death By Industrial Disease
No5 Chambers barrister, Mamta Gupta, represented the family of a lady from Dudley in the West Midlands at an inquest into the circumstances surrounding her death on 7th August 2007 after she contracted Legionnaires’ disease. ...

Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011
Martin Liddiard defends model caught in Operation Nemesis
A GANG of drug dealers who targeted a Midland town have been jailed for more than 20 years in total following a major operation by police....

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011
No5 Chambers Barristers secure acquittals in Operation Ruby trial
Seven people who employed European migrant workers to pick leeks have been cleared of exploitation charges....

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011
Manjit Gill QC: Supreme Court considers judicial review of the unified Tribunal system
Manjit Gill QC: Supreme Court considers judicial review of the unified Tribunal system...

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011
David Lock scoops ‘Barrister of the Year’ title
David Lock, who heads up the Public and Administrative Law team at No5 Chambers, has been named Barrister of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2011....

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011
Jack Smyth & Hugh Richards - Meriden Planning Inquiry Hears Highways Report
Meriden Planning Inquiry Hears Highways Report...

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011
David Holloway receives academic appointment at the University of Geneva
David Holloway has been appointed a Visting Fellow at the postgraduate school of International Dispute Settlement at the University of Geneva...

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011
No5 Chambers represents MoD at inquest
Adam Farrer, a practising barrister at No5 Chambers who specialises in personal injury work / inquests and is on the Attorney General’s Civil Panel, represented the RAF/MoD at an inquest....

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011
Hospital’s ‘Gross Failures’ Contribute to Death of Retired Birmingham Dinner Lady
The family of a 70-year-old Birmingham lady, who died having suffered two falls while in hospital with pneumonia, has welcomed an inquest verdict which found that ‘neglect’ and ‘gross failures’ on the part of the hospital contributed to her death....

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011
Former Government Minister and Law Officer Michael O’Brien joins No5 Chambers
Michael O’Brien, the former Law Officer and Government Minister, has joined No5 Chambers as a barrister. His new role will see him specialise in public law, where the rights of citizens and the public sector interact....

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011
Mike Duck defends child porn teacher
A Solihull primary school teacher who downloaded images of child pornography has escaped a prison sentence....

Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011
High Court Appeal Victory for Nick Xydias
Nick Xydias has successfully represented a Claimant on behalf of Thompsons Solicitors Derby office in the High Court in London in a case concerning the scope and purpose of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992....

Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011
David Mason QC and Eckwall Tiwana defend nightclub murder
AN eyewitness to the stabbing of Connor Upton told jurors he thought his cousin had been punched in the chest....

Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011
FOUR new Silks at No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers is pleased to announce that 4 members of this leading barrister’s chambers have been appointed Queen’s Counsel, bringing the total number of QCs at No5 to 27....

Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011
Barristers from No5 Chambers represent two claimants in landmark immigration ruling
The Government’s new policy of insisting that spouses and civil partners of foreign nationals must be able to speak English suffered a major setback after a ruling by the High Court on 1st March 2011. ...

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011
Mike Duck and Michelle Heeley Prosecute Operation Variation for Complex Casework Unit
HIDDEN inside a loaf of bread, police made a startling discovery – a bag of drugs beneath the crust....

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011
Tom Schofield prosecutes golf playing benefit cheat
David Ray claimed nearly 34,000 for a disability which he said prevented him from working since June 1995....

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Tom Schofield defends death crash driver
A DRIVER caused the death of a friend when he crashed as he was giving him a lift home from work....

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Gareth Evans QC and Phil Bradley prosecute arson death teenager
A 16-YEAR-OLD Warwickshire boy has pleaded guilty to a charge of arson – mid-way through his trial....

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Simon Hunka defends Tile Hill burglar
A TILE HILL burglar who breached a suspended sentence has been put on a curfew....

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Michael Burrows QC defends manslaughter acquittal
A 16-year-old boy has admitted starting a fire which spread and caused the death of two pensioners in Rugby....

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Adrian Keeling represents Officer on Inquest
The family of a Black Country police worker killed by a tram after arguing with her ex-fiance today hit out at "shambolic” police failures as an inquest returned an open verdict on her death....

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011
Inaugural Midlands Planning Conference Review
Planning conference reveals Localism Bill is not necessarily a NIMBY Charter - Experts say, however, space for confusion remains....

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011
Chris Bright QC appears on BBC Politics Show for Legal Aid
Chris Bright QC, who specialises in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury work, was interviewed for the BBC Politics Show aired on Sunday 13th 2011...

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011
Simon Drew defends juvenile in Mr Egg attack
THE former manager of Birmingham’s Mr Egg cafe who injured 16 customers by spraying concentrated vinegar at them has been jailed for two-and-a-half years....

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011
David Lock sets record straight on BBC Radio 5 on Prisoners Voting Rights
Proposed restrictions in prisoner voting rights undermine the government’s commitment to human rights and the rule of law, warns barrister and former government minister....

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011
Sally Hancox defends Catholic Chaplain
A CHAPLAIN at a Catholic college in Birmingham made a false allegation of rape against a parish priest as their relationship came to an end....

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011
Omar Ensaff successfully defends man despite evidence from former Mayor
A BUSINESS deal gone wrong resulted a former mayor of Cheltenham giving evidence in court against his own brother....

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011
Manjit Gill QC and Edward Nicholson: Supreme Court rules on children’s best interests
Manjit Gill QC and Edward Nicholson: Supreme Court rules on children’s best interests...

Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011
Phil Bradley Prosecutes Pastor over bogus Immigration applications
A PASTOR who provided false bank statements and letters to immigration tribunals to help foreigners enter the UK has been jailed for 15 months....

Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011
IPP sentence on 18 year old quashed by Court of Appeal over 4 years after it was imposed
On 28 January 2011 the Court of Appeal quashed an IPP sentence over 4 years after it had been imposed....

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Andrew Wallace prosecutes rogue builder
A "ROGUE” builder tried to fleece a Birmingham home owner out of 7,000 by falsely claiming that he needed his whole roof replacing....

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Steven Bailey prosecutes sex charge officer
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 living an "adult fantasy”, a court heard....

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Harbinder Lally defends in JCB armed robbery trial
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 nearby cemetery, a court has heard....

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011
No5 Barristers Successful In Planning Appeal On Behalf Of Bar Operators As Inspector’s Actions Ruled Unlawful
Kevin Leigh and Philip Williams, barristers at No5 Chambers, were successful recently in the Court of Appeal. ...

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011
UKELA Moot
The deadline for the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) student competitions is fast approaching (30th January)....

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Simon Drew and Daniel Oscroft in Gang-masters case
Three convicted criminals have been ordered to pay back 1.4million after a police investigation into people trafficking in the West Midlands....

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Graham Henson succesful on Jamelia appeal
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 jet-set lifestyle....

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011
No5 Barrister Authors Chapters in Leading Medical Law Practitioner’s Book
The head of No5’s Administrative and Public Law and specialist healthcare law barrister, David Lock, is now a published author....

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Mark Heywood Prosecutes Bent Copper
A CROOKED cop who tried to con an Indian restaurant in a protection racket has been jailed for 15 months....

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011
AA (Afghanistan) – Home Office policy declared unlawful
AA (Afghanistan) CO/2761/2011 [neutral citation awaited], Admin Court - HHJ Seys Llewellyn QC (judgment 22nd December 2011, Sealed Order 10th January 2012)....

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011
Alasdair Brough
Chambers deeply regrets to have to announce the death of Alasdair Brough who died at home on 8th January 2012....

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011
2nd Coronial Appointment for No5 Barrister
Caroline Sumeray has been appointed Assistant Deputy Coroner for the District of East London....

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Simon Drew and Tim Pole in Operation Range Confiscation
A couple from Norton Canes involved in a tobacco smuggling racket must pay more than 900,000 between them by July to avoid an extension to jail sentences....

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011
Michael Duck QC and Tom Schofield defend 1987 Murder
A man has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in for killing a teenager in Birmingham nearly 25 years ago....

Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2011
Simon Drew and Neil Chawla in DJ benefit fraud case
A DJ from Birmingham who fraudulently claimed more than 18,000 in benefits while working for the BBC's Asian Network has walked free from court....

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010
European Court rules 'sham marriage' laws breach human rights
Under the scheme certain categories of foreign nationals who wished to marry in the UK were required to obtain from the Secretary of State from the Home Dept a certificate of approval for which they had to pay a fee...

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010
Michelle Heeley Prosecutes Staffordshire Vicar
A Staffordshire vicar convicted of downloading indecent images of children has been sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for two years....

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010
Paul Bleasdale QC & John Coughlan instrumental in £ 1million Powertrain Compensation Award
Paul Bleasdale QC and John Coughlan were successful in winning 1million in compensation for seventy nine ex-Longbridge workers after a seven-year battle following the world’s largest outbreak of occupational lung disease....

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010
Michael Burrows QC Prosecutes Butcher Murder
An electrician has today been found guilty of murdering a Black Country butcher after punching him to ground and kicking him in the head outside an Indian restaurant....

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010
Mark Heywood prosecutes martial arts instructor
A 50-YEAR-OLD Stourbridge martial arts instructor described as "violent and domineering" brutally raped a woman in the town, a jury has been told....

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010
Extradition in South Africa honeymoon murder case
Manjit S Gill QC appeared at the invitation of the BBC on prime time national news as a legal expert to provide comment on the South African government’s attempt to extradite Shrien Dewani...

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010
No5 barrister appointed District Judge
No5 Chambers are pleased to announce that family law barrister Sally Hickman has with immediate effect, been appointed a full time District Judge....

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010
Action Against Sri Lankan War Crimes
An attempt was made on the morning of Friday 3 December 2010 to obtain an arrest warrant from the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in respect of a senior Sri Lankan army commander for alleged war crimes and human rights abuses. ...

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010
£ 24,600 Record Costs Against Council in Licensing Appeal
Birch House Business Centre Ltd v Denbighshire County Council...

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010
Manjit Gill QC and Edward Nicholson in Supreme Court case on children’s best interests
Manjit Gill QC and Edward Nicholson in Supreme Court case on children’s best interests...

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010
Adrian Keeling prosecutes Election Fraud for Special Crime Division
MAN SENTENCED FOR ELECTORAL FRAUD...

Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010
Tom Schofield Prosecutes benefit cheat
BENEFIT cheat Paul Robins, who claimed thousands of pounds in benefits while working for The Co-operative group, has avoided an immediate prison sentence....

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010
No5 barrister at the head of the debate on pricing of rare drugs
No5 barrister David Lock is quoted in this week’s edition of the British Medical Journal in connection with the controversy over the pricing of rare drugs....

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010
No5 celebrates its strength in depth as 12 barristers are appointed to top government panel.
No5 celebrates its strength in depth as 12 barristers are appointed to top government panel....

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010
Adrian Keeling defends acquitted Worcestershire Officer
A police sergeant and his wife have been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman after the prosecution offered no evidence against them....

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010
Mark Heywood prosecutes Stoke murder
A 46-YEAR-OLD man murdered his girlfriend of 30 years by stabbing her in the heart after claims he had got another woman pregnant, a court heard....

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010
Adrian Keeling represents officers in Police chase inquest
The way police chase motorcyclists has been branded ‘not fit for purpose’ following the inquest into the death of a grandad biker....

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010
David Lock in Prisoner Voting case at ECtHR
No5 barrister, David Lock, has been instructed by Leigh Day and Co who together are currently acting for over 550 serving prisoners in applications to the European Court of Human Rights...

Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010
UK Government concedes at ECtHR against removal to Greece for Applicant with psychiatric condition
Success at the European Court of Human Rights...

Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010
Sarah Clover Appointed Chair of the West Midlands Region of the Institute of Licensing
Sarah Clover was today voted in as the Chair of the West Midlands Region of the Institute of Licensing....

Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010
Tim Pole prosecutes Million Pound arson
Three arsonists who destroyed a Midland mansion that had been seized from a fraudster have been jailed for a combined 15 years....

Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010
Closure Under S.19
"It is apparent that there is great confusion, nation-wide, as to the proper interpretation and application of the power of closure of licensed premises under Section 19 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001." - Sarah Clover...

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010
Mark Heywood Prosecutes Computer Expert
An IT consultant from the Black Country, who has appeared on TV and radio to give computer advice, was facing jail today after being convicted of sexually abusing two young brothers....

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010
Dean Kershaw represents acquitted Security Boss
Birmingham security boss and former business partner cleared of blackmail...

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010
David Williams QC
It is with great sadness that we report, David WIlliams QC passed away peacefully on Saturday 2nd October 2010 after a courageously fought battle with cancer. He will be dreadfully missed by all his family, friends and colleagues. ...

Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010
Phil Bradley Prosecutes Gang Rape Trial
Three men jailed for Sandwell gang rape on 17-year-old...

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010
David Mason QC & Michael Anning Prosecute 'Big Issue Killer'
Big Issue seller given life sentence for Alum Rock flat murder...

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010
Martin Liddiard Defends Staffordshire Police Officer
No prison time for thieving detective...

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010
Ian Bridge Successful in Landmark Tax Case
Ian Bridge a member of chambers regulatory and crime teams conducted appeal proceedings before the UK First Tier Tribunal - Tax Chamber in the case of Masstech Limited...

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010
Steven Reed Listed in Legal Week as a 'Star at the Bar'
For the second year running a member of the No5 Commercial and Chancery Group has been recognised by Legal Week Magazine as a 'Star at the Bar'. ...

Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010
Andrew Baker Defends Staffordshire Policeman
Off-duty detective fined after fleeing car crash and lying to police...

Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010
No5 Nominated for Chambers Bar Awards 2012
The Chambers Bar awards honour outstanding contributions to the legal sector and firms are judged on key areas including achievements over the past 12 months, strategic growth and client service excellence....

Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010
Bernard Thorogood Prosecutes Walkers Snackfoods
Two Leicestershire firms are fined after toxic gas kills delivery driver...

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010
Mark Heywood Prosecutes Coventry Robbery
Gang of Coventry robbers jailed for 23 years...

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010
Ian Bridge Prosecutes Crooked Tycoon
Crooked tycoon gets four years...

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010
David Iles Defends Quad Bike Death
Quad biker who caused death of girlfriend in crash avoids jail term...

Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Charles Price Represents Jaguar in Employment Tribunal
Jaguar worker allegedly told VIP visitors that Jaguar XF was "a load of s***" ...

Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Harry Lally Prosecutes Big Fat Gypsy Wedding Fraudster
A mother of nine claimed almost 63,000 in benefits by pretending she was single despite living with her husband in their caravan. ...

Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Dean Kershaw Defends Election Fraud Case
Councillor cleared of fraud will quit role...

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Stafford Hospital Blamed for Death
'Failings' over diabetic who died at Stafford Hospital ...

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Michael Duck Prosecutes Cannabis Factory Burglars
A GANG who burgled cannabis factories across Britain so they could sell the drug themselves have been jailed for a total of 40 years....

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010
James Dixon Wins Damages for Coventry Man Wongfully Registered as Sex Offender
500 damages paid to Coventry man for being wrongfully registered as sex offender...

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010
No5 Chambers Shortlisted at Chambers & Partners' Chambers Bar Awards 2010
No5 Chambers have been shortlisted as 'Regional Set of the Year' at The Chambers Bar Awards 2010....

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010
Michael Burrows QC Prosecutes Operation Sorcerer for CPS Complex Casework Unit
Pair who hid heroin in coffee jars jailed...

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
David Iles Wins Crimewatch Appeal
Woman who harrassed Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding wins sentence appeal...

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010
Deputy District Judge Appointment for No5 Barrister (1)
Richard Case, a leading barrister at No5 Chambers, has been appointed as a deputy district judge by the Lord Chancellor following a rigorous application process through the Judicial Appointments Commission....

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Deputy District Judge Appointment for No5 Barrister
Richard Case, a leading barrister at No5 Chambers, has been appointed as a deputy district judge by the Lord Chancellor following a rigorous application process through the Judicial Appointments Commission....

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Mark Heywood Prosecutes "boiler room fraud"
Partners in award-winning Birmingham restaurant accused of money laundering...

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Christopher Hotten QC and Sally Hancox Prosecute Recluse Stabbing Murder
'I have killed my mum': Recluse teenager stabbed his mother 80 times and then called police...

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010
Christopher Hotten QC and Phil Bradley Prosecute Bilston Landlord Murder
Two guilty of murdering Bilston pub landlord...

Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010
Mark Heywood Prosecutes Rapist Jailed for Life
Birmingham man jailed for raping and robbing woman at knifepoint...

Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010
David Howker QC leads Martin Liddiard in TV Executive case
TV boss from Warwickshire jailed for killing wife...

Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010
Christopher Hotten QC Prosecutes Babysitting Murder Pair
Black Country couple jailed for life for murder of three-year-old...

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010
No5 Chambers elect Paul Bleasdale QC as new Head
Paul Bleasdale QC has been elected as the new Head of Chambers at No5 Chambers, following the tragic loss of Ralph Lewis QC, who sadly died following a battle with cancer earlier this month....

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Adrian Keeling & Michelle Heeley Prosecute Drug Lord Jailed Over Cocaine Plot
Drug lord jailed over cocaine plot...

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010
Manjit Gill QC and Edward Nicholson Intervention for the Children’s Commissioner in RMJ Closure Case
Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ) - formerly the Refugee Legal Centre, provided legal advice and representation to more than 10,000 asylum seekers, including many children....

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010
Elizabeth Power Defends Two Acquitted in Trial Over Alleged £ 150m pounds Ponzi Scheme
Two acquitted in trial over alleged 150m Ponzi scheme...

Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010
Ralph Lewis QC
It is with great sadness that I report Ralph Lewis QC, our Head of Chambers, passed away on Sunday 4th July 2010 after a brief but courageously fought battle with cancer....

Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2010
Harpreet Sandhu Defends Staffordshire Police Officer Cleared of Perverting the Course of Justice
Staffordshire Police officer cleared of perverting the course of justice...

Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010
Laura Davidson in Ground-breaking Case in Mental Health Law
TTM (By his Litigation Friend TM) v Hackney London Borough Council and East London NHS Foundation Trust and Secretary of State for Health [2010] EWHC 1349 (Admin) QBD (Admin) (Collins J) 11/6/2010 ...

Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010
Andrew Wallace Prosecutes £ 0.25m Benefit Fraud
Jail for benefit cheat who stole 230,000 over 30 years of lies...

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010
Simon Michael Helps Family of Cyclist Killed by Lorry Win Awards of 340,000 pounds
Family of cyclist killed by lorry is awarded 340,000...

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010
Mark Heywood Prosecutes Rape Children
Birmingham boys guilty of sexually assaulting sister...

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010
Dean Kershaw in student shooting case
MIDLAND student who shot three schoolchildren with a ball bearing gun has been spared time behind bars....

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010
Michael Burrows QC prosecutes 16 year old murder
Two men charged with murder of Midland man Glenn Ford shot dead in Birmingham almost 17 years ago...

Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010
Michelle Heeley in Newcastle Airport Inquest
Safety call after death of worker on runway...

Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010
Anthony Potter Prosecutes Notorious Car Clamper
Birmingham car clamper jailed for two years...

Date: Thu, 27 May 2010
Adrian Keeling Prosecution Junior in Trial Following the First Ever Extradition from the UAE
Assassin 'aide' jailed for two years...

Date: Thu, 27 May 2010
Pupil Attack Teacher Gets Non Custodial Sentence
Dumbbell attack teacher given community order...

Date: Mon, 24 May 2010
No5 Barristers in Supreme Court Success for Family Members of Refugees
The UK Supreme Court has held that immigration rules which allow the family members of recognised refugees to enter the United Kingdom for family reunification apply whether or not the refugee has become a British citizen since being granted asylum. ...

Date: Thu, 13 May 2010
No5 Enters Dragonboat Festival in Aid of Birmingham Children's Hospital (1)
A team from No5 Chambers will take part in this year's Dragonboat Festival to help raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital....

Date: Wed, 05 May 2010
No5 Chambers Shortlisted as 'Chambers of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2010
No5 Chambers have been shortlisted as 'Chambers of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2010....

Date: Tue, 04 May 2010
Rex Tedd QC Represents Acquitted Head
Teacher Peter Harvey cleared of attempting to kill boy ...

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Windfarm Close to National Park Rejected
(APP/R1038/A/09/2107667 and APP/P1045/A/09/2108037)...

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010
No5 Barristers Win in 'Toxic Sofa' Case
Shops ordered to pay 20m over 'toxic sofas'...

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010
Planning - Where the Political Parties Stand
The three main parties all support high-speed rail, reducing greenhouse gases and environmental protection. But what about the controversial issues?...

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010
No5 Barrister in Application to the European Court of Human Rights Over the Government’s Refusal to Permit Prisoners to Vote
No5 barrister David Lock has been instructed by leading Human Rights law firm, Leigh Day and Co, to petition the European Court of Human Rights....

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010
Anthony Potter Prosecutes Car Clamping Case
Birmingham car clamping company boss admits defrauding motorists...

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010
Queen's Counsel Appointments at No5 Chambers
Two Birmingham barristers based at No5 Chambers, the UK’s largest set of Chambers have been appointed Queens Counsel (Silks) totalling the number of silks at the set to 24....

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010
Nageena Khalique scoops ‘Barrister of the Year’ title
Nageena Khalique, a clinical negligence and public law specialist at No5 Chambers, has won the coveted title of ‘Barrister of the Year’ at the annual Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards....

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010
Immigration Seminars Sealed by Success
The seminars held on 16th, 17th and 18th March helped introduce No5 Chambers' growing Immigration Practice to clients following the recent intake of new Counsel to the group....

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010
Barnsley MBC v Secretary of State [2010] EWHC 206 (Admin)
BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL v (1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMUNITIES and LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2) RICHARD SMITH (2010)...

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Gareth Evans QC Prosecutes Gyrocopter Killing Case
Jury sworn in for trial of man accused of killing hunt supporter...

Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010
Planning Appeal Success for ‘new’ Cotswold Village
Proposals to transform a former military World War II airbase into a ‘new’ enlarged village and business park at Upper Rissington near Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds have been granted planning permission following a unique appeal decision....

Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010
Michael Burrows QC and John Butterfield Prosecute Riot Birthday Boy
Alleged gunman Tobias Rowe was caught after attending a birthday party, a court heard...

Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010
Mark Anderson and David Mason Awarded Queen’s Counsel
No5 Chambers is delighted to announce that both Mark Anderson and David Mason have been appointed Queen's Counsel in the 2009-10 competition. ...

Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010
Starvation Mother Acquitted of Murder in Khyra Ishaq Trial
Starved Birmingham girl's mother guilty of manslaughter ...

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010
No5 Chambers Prosecute Gun Crime Cases
West Midlands Police winning war on gun crime...

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010
RICS Avoiding and Resolving Disputes in Engineering and Construction Contracts conference
Derek Pye will be speaking at the RICS 'Avoiding and Resolving Disputes in Engineering and Construction Contracts' conference....

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010
Michael Duck Junior in Riots Acquittal
Handsworth trio cleared of killing Isaiah Young-Sam...

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010
Ramby de Mello - 'Lawyer of the Week'
Ramby de Mello has been named 'Lawyer of the Week'. ...

Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010
Three Members Up for Top Award
Three barristers from No5 Chambers have been nominated for the prestigious title of 'Barrister of the Year' at the annual Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards....

Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010
Adrian Keeling and David Mason in Police Shooting Inquest
A firearms officer who fatally shot a colleague in the chest had been told to keep his gun pointed down during the training exercise, an inquest heard....

Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010
Set-Back for New Digital Bill Following Landmark Case Acquittal
A leading criminal barrister is questioning the viability and validity of proposed new legislation aimed at tackling illegal file-sharing....

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010
John Attwood Prosecutes Hospice Download Case
A volunteer at a Birmingham children's hospice who built up an "enormous archive" of child pornography over more than a decade has been spared a jail sentence....

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Christopher Hotten QC and Phil Bradley Prosecute Body Parts Murder
Christopher Hotten QC and Phil Bradley Prosecute Body Parts Murder...

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Manjit Gill QC & Edward Nicholson in Supreme Court Victory for Family Reunion Rights
The Supreme Court today heard and allowed the appeal in ZN (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State (2008) EWCA Civ 1420 with full reasons to follow. ...

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Major Immigration Expansion at No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers has significantly expanded its immigration practice with the arrival of Manjit S Gill QC together with five highly experienced barristers specialising in immigration, asylum and human rights law from 6 King’s Bench Walk, in London....

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010
David Howker QC for No5 Chambers
No5 Chambers has boosted its tally of silks to 22 with the arrival of David Howker QC, a leading fraud and crime specialist from 2 Hare Court, London...

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010
East African Asians - Righting the Historical Wrong
Patel, Modha and Odedra v ECO [2010] EWCA Civ 17 (25 January 2010)...

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Michael Duck Prosecutes Drug Smuggling Golfer
Top Birmingham golfer jailed for drug smuggling...

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010
David Lock in Dr Ubani Inquest
David Lock of No5 chambers represented Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust in the high profile Inquest into the death of David Grey and Iris Edwards, who both died following treatment by a German locum doctor, Dr Ubani....

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010
No5 Chambers in 5million Pounds University Fraud Case
'Pathological' Gambler Jailed Over 5m Fraud...

Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010
John Butterfield Prosecutes Coventry Armed Robbery Trial
Vigilant Vicar Helps Collar Armed Robbers in Fillongley...

Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Diabetes and Dangerous Driving
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has risen dramatically and is growing at a faster rate than in the US, impacting both on public safety and the motor insurance industry....

Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Sarah Buckingham Represents Sex Assault Councillor
Sarah Buckingham Represents Sex Assault Councillor...

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010
No5 Barrister in Landmark Case About the Secrecy of the Family Courts
David Lock, head of the public law team at No5 Chambers, was instructed by specialist healthcare solicitors Mills and Reeve to act for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire PCT....

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010
Manjit Gill QC & Danny Bazini Win in Supreme Court
Manjit Gill QC and Danny Bazini win in Supreme Court which agreed that third party support is permitted in family immigration cases....

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010
New Case Law on Risk Assessments for Pregnant Employees
The workload and legal pressures on HR professionals has been substantially reduced, following a new ruling which makes it clear that employers are no longer obliged to carry out risk assessments on all pregnant employees....

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010
Oink.cd Owner Acquitted in First UK Prosecution of a Bittorent File-Sharing Site
Alex Stein has successfully defended a man who ran a music-sharing website with almost 200,000 members. Alan Ellis has been found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud at Teesside Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010
Ralph Lewis QC Case Listed in The Lawyer's Top 10 Cases for 2010
Ralph Lewis QC leads Gordon Wignall, Henry Pitchers and Matthew Brunning in a Group Litigation case....

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010
No5 Barrister in Dr Ubani Inquest
David Lock of No5 chambers is representing Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust in the Inquest into the death of David Grey and Iris Edwards, who both died following treatment by a German locum doctor, Dr Ubani....

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010
‘Congested Area’ Prosecution Threat to Pilots
Pilots may be the subject of a prosecution when flying single engine aircraft in the vicinity of major conurbations, as distinct from flying over a city centre....

Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010