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RAPE TRIAL – CROWN COURT
9th March 2020 at 11:24:29
RAPE TRIAL – CROWN COURT
D came to our firm when in custody. We immediately made a comprehensive bail application and after some argument he was given bail back to his home town with co... [more]
EXCESS ALCOHOL - Prosecution back calculation
9th March 2020 at 11:23:47
EXCESS ALCOHOL - Prosecution back calculation
D had an accident and failed to stop, leaving the scene. He was eventually arrested and breathalysed at the Police Station some 4 hours later whe... [more]
Truro Crown Court
5th September 2017 at 10:32:28
Another success at Truro Crown Court with regard to an offence of actual bodily harm upon Client's step-daughter. After requesting that the Crown Prosecution Service review this case yet aga... [more]
Taxi Licence Renewal
26th February 2016 at 15:33:55
Taxi Licence Renewal
Because taxi driver had been convicted of two Road Traffic Act offences which had attracted 8 penalty points the Council were not satisfied that the applicant was a fit and pro... [more]
CRIME – indecent images/videos of children
19th October 2015 at 15:41:42
Our Higher Court Advocate recently represented a mature individual with no previous convictions who faced 6 counts of downloading indecent images of children – some of the most serious kind in c... [more]
Drunk in Charge
25th September 2012 at 09:10:18
Drunk In Charge Discretionary Disqualification Exceptional Hardship
D. Was consuming alcohol in his car in a supermarket car park after a long journey of some 250 miles. He was su... [more]
Affray or not Affray
24th September 2012 at 15:41:42
Affray or not Affray?
In the Crown Court our Higher Court Advocate filed a written Legal Argument against a charge alleging Affray raised by CPS after D. had pleaded Guilty to causi... [more]
Contested careless driving summons
13th March 2012 at 09:30:51
In the local Magistrates' Court we recently represented a client on a contested careless driving summons. He got Legal Aid and was found not guilty. He had driven from a side road into the... [more]
Benefit Fraud
25th January 2012 at 09:26:12
How to deal witha benefit fraud interviewIf the office which pays your benefits or tax creditssuspects that you may have committed a criminaloffence with your benefits, they may write and askyou to ... [more]
Contested Careless Driving
25th January 2012 at 09:20:49
In the local Magistrates' Court we recently represented a client on a contested careless driving summons. He got Legal Aid and was found not guilty. He had driven from a side road into... [more]
Crown Court Result
10th January 2012 at 16:47:16
We have been acting for a man facing charges of rape and other sexual offences.
He always denied it.
After a 5 day trial he was found not guilty on all charges.
Another great result... [more]
News
3rd January 2012 at 11:41:53
In Charge : the Defence
If you are only charged with being 'In Charge' of your motor vehicle you may be able to argue a defence provided by law that there is no likelihood... [more]
Crown Court
3rd January 2012 at 11:40:04
R v Defendant. D pleaded guilty to assault ABH on 2 people with a metal baseball bat. He also pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon (the baseball bat). Bad bruising to legs and backs was ... [more]
Truro Crown Court
5th September 2011 at 10:24:07
September 2011 : Truro Crown Court
The Defendant was charged with Section 20 of the Offences against the Persons Act 1861; Grievous Bodily Harm, which included an eye wound requiring 8 stitche... [more]
Crown Court Sentencing Case
25th August 2011 at 14:06:19
Crown Court Sentencing Case - The possession of 5.5 kilos of cannabis with some dealing. It was the first offence aged 60 years. Custody a serious possibility.
Sentence - 12 months impris... [more]
How to deal with a benefit fraud interview
23rd March 2011 at 08:57:21
How to deal witha benefit fraud interviewIf the office which pays your benefits or tax creditssuspects that you may have committed a criminaloffence with your benefits, they may write and askyou to ... [more]
NEWS
11th March 2011 at 13:39:37
In Charge The Defence
If you are only charged with being 'In Charge' of your motor vehicle you may be able to argue a defence provided by law that there is no likelihood of you d... [more]
NEWS
11th March 2011 at 13:37:35
R v Defendant. D pleaded guilty to assault ABH on 2 people with a metal baseball bat. He also pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon (the baseball bat). Bad bruising to legs and backs was ... [more]
NEWS
11th March 2011 at 13:35:52
There are serious changes to the structure of legal aid in the pipe line. As the object is to save money by the Government it is inevitable that legal aid will be cut back. This will be achieved 2 w... [more]
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