Michelle Heeley QC

A new authority from the Court of Appeal has offered guidance to Counsel on what their professional obligations are when a defendant’s case changes part way through....

Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2021

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

Michelle Heeley QC represented the defendant Paul Fitzgerald in a case that made headlines across the United Kingdom....

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020