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(2/3) The defendant relied upon a modern slavery defence insisting he had been groomed despite a negative NRM. The Crown were able to establish links to Payton Gendron, the perpetrator of Buffalo shootings.

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(1/3) James Walker, instructed in Operation Tantic by Laura Cook of Elliot Mather Solicitors, represented Daniel Harris who was charged with 6 counts of encouraging terrorism and a count of possessing an article with intent at Manchester Crown Square. pic.twitter.com/4nzZzikK28

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The case, in which Adam led Exdol Mitchell instructed by Bhandal Law, emphasises the need for specificity from the Crown in proving what 'enterprise' a secondary party is alleged to join.

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The boy and 2 others were convicted of violent disorder after telling the jury they played no part in encouraging the specific assault.

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Case Update: After a 10-week trial, Adam Kane KC's schoolboy client was acquitted at Birmingham of murder and manslaughter. The boy was aged 13 years and 3 months when the killing occurred; the principal was convicted of murder. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan… #barrister #law #trial pic.twitter.com/JSsGbweO3C

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@felicitygerry secures an acquittal in a “joint enterprise” murder by shooting in Dudley. Read more about the case, the mixed verdicts, and press articles here libertaschambers.com/media-hu… #barrister #murder #legal #law #jointenterprise pic.twitter.com/JvzQK4jB0T

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Case Update: Syam Soni secures acquittal for client accused of aggravated burglary at Kingston Crown Court. Head to our website for more - libertaschambers.com/media-hu… #barrister #legal #law #burglary #solicitors Syam was instructed by Kaddy Bojang of @TaylorRoseMW pic.twitter.com/YzeBxMPiAX

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Darren Snow successfully represented a nurse before the Nursing & Midwifery Council in fitness to practice proceedings. libertaschambers.com/media-hu… #Barristers #NMC #Nursing #ProBono #Chambers libertaschambers.com/media-hu…

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DR FELICITY GERRY KC PUBLISHES ARTICLE ON CLOSING PRISONS IN PROSPECT MAGAZINE Find out more including a link to the article at our blog today - libertaschambers.com/media-hu… @prospect_uk #barrister #legal #law pic.twitter.com/u6iuTf4mFy

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Acquittal in a “joint enterprise” murder by shooting in Dudley A jury sitting before Bennathan J at the Loughborough Super Court returned not guilty verdicts for Felicity’s client on both murder and a firearms offence on 18 January 2023 after a 3 month trial. The case was alleged to be pre planned by 8 defendants but, during the course of the trial, the case against Felicity’s client changed to the point that the judicial directions properly asked the jury to consider whether the prosecution had proved he had carried out any relevant conduct at all. Felicity led Afzal Anwar of 33 Bedford Row and was instructed by Sardar Asghar of DNL Law Ltd. You can read more about the case and the mixed verdicts here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-64338673 (note the charge of conspiracy referred to in the article was amended to murder)

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Aggravated burglary acquittal for Libertas Client at Kingston Crown Court Syam Soni secures acquittal for client accused of aggravated burglary at Kingston Crown Court Syam’s client, along with 2 others, was said to have attacked the home of a severely disabled man with knives. The Defendant’s DNA was recovered from a window through which entry was attempted. The timely instruction of an expert allowed for the forensic evidence to be robustly challenged. Syam successfully resisted the Prosecution‘s application to adduce several previous convictions relating to weapons, drugs and violence. Syam was instructed by Kaddy Bojang of Taylor Rose MW Solicitors.

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Darren Snow in Pro Bono success at the NMC Darren Snow recently represented a nurse before the Nursing & Midwifery Council in fitness to practice proceedings concerning potentially career ending allegations of patient abuse, dishonesty and multiple clinical failures at a care home involving several patients, one of whom had died and been the subject of neglect allegations by the family. Darren acted pro bono, instructed by Advocate. The allegations went back several years and until Darren’s involvement the nurse had been a litigant in person with no legal advice or support at all. The nurse had continued to work with new employers in the interim without any interim order in place. Darren was able to get a substantial amount of highly prejudicial material excluded from the hearing including evidence from an inquest and police investigation – all accepted by the NMC to be inadmissible despite their initial attempts to rely upon it in the proceedings. At the hearing Darren’s submissions led to all charges of patient abuse and dishonesty being dismissed. Limited findings on separate charges were made by the Panel in respect of clinical failures leading to a 1-year caution order being imposed. In feedback to Advocate the nurse said of Darren “I would particularly like to thank Darren Snow, without his legal knowledge I would not have got through it” Darren Snow is ranked in the Legal 500 as a leading junior in professional discipline work. He has a wealth of experience successfully defending nurses and midwives at the NMC and regularly acts for the RCN and other defence organisations. For further information on Libertas’s Professional Disciplinary and Pro Bono work please contact our clerks.

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Chambers Article: Closing Prisons? The Howard League for Penal Reform meets Coaching Inside and Out and The Longford Trust. This Article by Dr Felicity Gerry KC accompanies our Libertas Chambers webinar on closing prisons which you can watch here – Libertas YouTube The webinar explored penal policy and prisoner potential with Andrea Coomber KC(Hon), CEO of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Clare McGregor, Founder of Coaching Inside and Out, Abi Andrews, Employability Manager at The Longford Trust. Presented by our Dr Felicity Gerry KC, these pioneering women discussed legal services as a lifeline and the impact alternatives such as coaching and employability projects, can have for those who find themselves ‘behind bars’. Click below to read in full. Download Article now To stay up to date with insight articles, webinars and chamber news why not subscribe to Libertas Lens (our periodic newsletter) – Click here to register

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FIRST OF A KIND LEGAL ARTICLE Chaynee Hodgetts has published an article in the Solicitors Journal on the risks of false positives in forensic alcohol testing The article is understood to be the first of its kind for the legal literature, in scrutinising the risk that false positive alcohol metabolite testing results could potentially be caused by hair bleaching and hand sanitiser. Chaynee, one of our newest tenants, has over 10 years’ experience as an academic and Law Lecturer, and is now an Honorary Lecturer in Criminal Law and Medical Law, assisting at both Bangor University and on MSc programmes at QMUL’s Centre for Trauma Sciences (C4TS) at the Blizard Institute. The article explains alcohol metabolite testing (tests for EtG, EtPa and FAEE), and highlights the little-known, but highly relevant, effect of hair bleaching and the risk of false positive results. It also explores a novel and original issue, only just developing in the scientific literature – and, to date, not explored in case precedent – whether alcohol-based hand sanitiser (ABHS) could be leading to false positive errors in forensic alcohol testing in criminal and family cases. The full article is free to access and share here: www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/hands-face-alcohol-trace-hair-dye-hand-sanitiser-and-forensic-tests/602831