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James Walker's defendant acquitted in Operation Uvrou

Published: 25th August 2023

James Walker’s defendant acquitted in Operation Uvrou, the “Gray’s Inn bomb” counter terrorism command prosecution at the Central Criminal court that ran for 14 weeks. Instructed by Sarah Housley of Cunninghams Lythgoe Caplin Ltd.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/18/businessman-found-guilty-of-plotting-to-plant-bombs-in-london

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66544098

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-08-18/businessman-guilty-of-london-bomb-plot-over-14m-legal-row

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12421115/Businessman-plotted-plant-two-bombs-Londons-legal-district-1-4million-wrangle-NCA-guilty.html

https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/businessman-planned-bomb-london-offices-27548763

https://news.sky.com/story/businessman-jonathan-nuttall-guilty-of-plotting-to-plant-bombs-in-london-12942273

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23732820.romsey-businessman-jonathan-nuttall-found-guilty-bomb-plot/

 

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