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…
Siobhan Collins leading Olivia Whitworth were instructed by the Complex Case Unit to act for the prosecution in the prosecution of a major county lines…
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 two defendants were 15 years old and Ali was only 17 years old at the time of his death. The murder took place on…
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…
The defendant had attended a property in Castle Vale where his daughter had been living with her husband and his family. The families had known…
In cases involving child abuse or neglect or more serious injuries to children, criminal proceedings are frequently foreshadowed by family proceedings. It is also an…
Sentencing Code At the start of December, we observed a consolidation of the sentencing procedure law into the Sentencing Act 2020. The Sentencing Code now…
Criminal practitioners will be aware of the recent introduction of the Sentencing Council’s guidelines regarding Firearms Offences which took effect from 1st January 2021. Whilst…
The difficulties with court listings and the inability to hold hearings in a normal fashion has now been underway for 6 months. The recent guidance…
On 16th April 2020, Sir Andrew McFarlane handed down a case management judgment on a public law case which may have significant implications for case…
There has been a ‘lockdown’ in place in the United Kingdom since 23rd March 2020. It is becoming a progressively prevalent issue that there are…