Matthew Brook KC has successfully prosecuted Mohammed Samak, for the brutal murder of his wife Jo. The Defendant, who had played international hockey for both…
Matthew Brook KC and Siobhan Collins, instructed by Paul Farrow of the Complex Casework Unit, prosecuted a man who murdered his vulnerable father in Tamworth…
The defendants, Demalji Hadza, Abubaker Alezawy, Ali Hassan, Wasim Omar and Mohammed Sharif undertook the campaign of robberies across Derby and Birmingham between April 2023…
The defendants, Demalji Hadza, Abubaker Alezawy, Ali Hassan, Wasim Omar and Mohammed Sharif undertook the campaign of robberies across Derby and Birmingham between April 2023…
We are delighted to announce that following the successful completion of their pupillage, Anna Stein, Samuel Leach, Matthew Wyatt, Mirren Gidda and Tutku Bektas have…
Michael Duck KC and Matthew Brook KC [in his last junior brief] have successfully prosecuted 2 men for the murder of footballer Cody Fisher. Defendant…
No5 is delighted to announce that Richard Hadley and Matthew Brook will be appointed as King’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor, taking the number of…
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers is prosecuting a case in which volunteers are accused of running a ‘terror website’ and spreading the messages of a…
Matthew Brook of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has prosecuted a rapist who claimed his victim consented to sex within minutes of him approaching her on the…
Michael Duck QC is leading Matthew Brook in the prosecution against a man accused of murdering his friend – a 39-year-old mother of three. Terri…
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…
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…
Melissa Swift, 23, West Bromwich, has admitted 3 charges of attempted murder and 2 counts of making threats to kill. Birmingham Crown Court heard that…
Matthew Brook, member of No5 Chambers Crime Group, has prosecuted a father and his son for cruelty to a child. The two teachers, Mohammed Siddiqu, 60…
John Anslow, 34, Tipton, has dropped an appeal against his seven-year sentence for escaping custody in 2012. While on the run for 13 months, Anslow…