This year’s theme for International Women’s Day resonates deeply with me because, if someone had not volunteered their time to me when I was a…
Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice (Bloomsbury Professional), co-authored by Michelle Heeley KC…
Deng Chol Majek has been sentenced to Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years in a case prosecuted by No 5 barristers, Michelle…
Michelle Heeley KC, leading Holly Kilbey, were instructed to prosecute Deng Chol Majek, who was found guilty by a unanimous jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court…
Harpreet Sandhu KC and Michelle Heeley KC were delighted to be invited to 10 Downing Street as guests of the Lord Chancellor. The event was…
Michelle Heeley attended the Royal Garden Party on the 7th May on behalf of the Bar Council. Royal Garden Parties are an important way for…
A defendant was convicted of committing two violent assaults within weeks of each other. Andrew Thorpe firstly stabbed a man multiple times, resulting in a…
International Women’s Day is global day celebrated on Saturday 8th March 2025. It’s an important day for No5 Barristers Chambers to recognize and celebrate the…
We are delighted to announce that Michelle Heeley KC and Sioned Davies picked up Barrister of the Year and Junior Barrister of the Year respectively…
We are delighted to announce that Peter Goatley KC and Michelle Heeley KC have been elected as joint Heads of Chambers, with effect from Wednesday…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to announce that four members and Chambers itself have been shortlisted across 3 Categories at the Birmingham Law Society Awards….
No5’s Michelle Heeley KC was invited to Philadelphia to train young American lawyers as part of their National Advocacy Training Programme. Michelle has been an…
The last two weeks saw widespread disorder as far right protesters sought to capitalise on false media reports as to the identity of an alleged…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are proud to support the 10,000 Black Interns initiative, which offers university students and graduates of Black heritage an opportunity to gain…
Michelle Heeley KC and Dean Easthope represented a 16 year old boy acquitted of murder and manslaughter. The Prosecution case was that the youth and…