Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the defence of a lorry driver who was cleared of causing the death of a cyclist in a traffic accident. Mark Kelly defended Richard Merris who was accused of causing death by dangerous driving after his HGV struck two cyclists, killing one and injuring the other. Mr Merris, who […]
Seven barristers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been involved in a Fact Finding Hearing in the Family Court regarding brothers who alleged physical and sexual abuse by family members. Richard Hadley, who acted for the local authority, Kristina Brown, instructed by Talbots Law, Victoria Clifford, instructed by Harrison Clarke Rickerby Solicitors, Kathryn Taylor, instructed by […]
A ‘feared’ pastor has been found guilty following a rape trial in which a Queen’s Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the prosecution. Michael Oluronbi, of Orchid Drive, Longbridge, Birmingham, was convicted of raping multiple members of his congregation. The offences took place in Birmingham and London. Phil Bradley QC told jurors that what the […]
A murderer has been jailed for life over the stabbing of a stranger in the street following a trial prosecuted by a Queen’s Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers. Jonas Hankin QC was prosecuting at Birmingham Crown Court in the trial of Martyn Turley, 58, of Whitehouse Street, Tipton. Turley initially denied charges of murder and […]
Michelle Heeley QC led Sarah Allen, both of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, in the prosecution of a historic child sex abuse case in which four men have been found guilty and sentenced. The jury at Birmingham Crown Court had heard that the vulnerable 12-year-old girl, now an adult, was ‘traded like a piece of meat’, sold […]
Investigating organised crime remains a major challenge in the Balkans, yet better collaboration and cooperation between cross-border authorities are strengthening legal frameworks. The Lawyer spoke to those working on these changes
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers prosecuted in a trial which saw a lorry driver found guilty of careless driving following the death of a cyclist. John O’Higgins led the prosecution in the trial of Joseph Large, 30, of Mount Road, Wolverhampton, at Stafford Crown Court. Large was found guilty of causing the death of Paul […]
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers prosecuted and defended (Mike Duck QC prosecuting and Ian Bridge defending) in the recent high profile and tragic case involving the death of Dr Suzanna Bull. Dr Bull died when her bicycle was in collision with an LGV driven by experienced lorry driver Robert Bradbury. Mr Bradbury was found not […]
By Michelle Heeley QC, Sarah Allen Michelle Heeley QC is leading Sarah Allen, both of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, in the prosecution of a historic child sex abuse case. They told jurors at Birmingham Crown Court that a 12-year-old girl was ‘traded like a piece of meat’ by a group of men who were abusing her […]
By Stephen Goodfellow Personal Injury analysis: This analysis considers Master Cook’s judgment in RXK in which he sets out the circumstances in which the court will order an interim payment despite final quantification still being some years hence. It explains why this will be welcome news for claimant solicitors, even though no substantive decision was […]
By James Dixon James Dixon, instructed by Oliver Carter of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, represented the family of Mr Shaun Dewey at an Inquest before Senior Coroner for Avon, Maria Voisin, sitting with a jury, between 28 October and 18 November 2019 Shaun was on remand in respect of a charge of murder which he denied. […]
Michael Burrows QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has seen Keanu Bedward jailed for life for the fatal shooting of Remal Hunt. The shooting, in broad daylight on Church Road in Erdington, came about after a “chance” meeting between factions of two rival gangs. Bedward, who fled to Dubai immediately after the killing, was sentenced to […]
