Connor Stuart represented a defendant who was charged with serious violent offending towards a police officer while being held in police detention. At the time of the incident, the defendant was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and consistently maintained that he had not acted violently towards anyone. The allegation arose from an incident said to […]
Connor Stuart represented an appellant was who sentenced for the offence of Dangerous Driving and disqualified from driving for a period of 10 years. Leave for appeal was duly granted. The original incident began when the police attempted to stop the appellant’s car following a report of suspected drinking. The appellant initially refused to comply, […]
Connor was instructed to defend a woman charged with 10 counts of possession with intent to supply Class B and Class C drugs. The case included protracted argument over forensic expert evidence of the drugs recovered, including the potency of THC in cannabis allegedly cultivated by the defendant. Following a number of police raids, a […]
Following our recent success in the latest CPS re-grading cycle, we are pleased to further announce that Holly Thompson been appointed to the Regulatory Board’s list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates. Members of the list are approved to prosecute on behalf of a number of organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive, Office of Rail and […]
Members of Chambers have recently been involved and have successfully defended in a prosecution brought against managerial staff and employees of a care home company. The prosecution’s case was that during 2016 and 2017 the deaths of five residents across two care homes was attributable to neglect on behalf of the care staff and the […]
Connor Stuart successfully defended soldier X following a charge of Absence without leave contrary to section 9(1) of the Armed Forces Act 2006. After arguing that previous proceedings in the Magistrates court had been held illegally under section 181 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, and following additional legal submissions, all matters were dropped against […]
Head of Chambers Gavin Button, together with tenants Connor Stuart and Holly Thompson attended the University of Hull Law Careers Convention. The event took place on campus on the 16th November. The event afforded the chance to speak to barristers directly on their route to the bar. The event was then followed by a Virtual […]
In a piece entitled “Do not feed the trolls: policing online communication in 2022”, Connor outlines some of the Online Safety Bill’s proposed communications offences and how they might work in practice. The article has been published in the ‘Justice Matters’ column and be can be found here: https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/do-not-feed-the-trolls-policing-online-communication-in-2022
We are pleased to announce that Connor Stuart has successfully completed his pupillage and has accepted tenancy with us. Well done Connor! Connor is pictured with his two Pupil Supervisors, Michele Stuart-Lofthouse and Joanne Jenkins. Connor has a mixed practice in Family, Crime and Civil. If you are interested in instructing Connor then please contact […]
Connor recently acted in a case that was heard in Birmingham High Court. The case covered a large number of serious and complex issues, including the issue of radicalisation as a result of close associations with those convicted of high-profile terrorism offences. Connor was acting Pro Bono via the charity Advocate. Both his opponent, and the High Court Judge, gave […]
We are absolutely delighted to welcome Connor Stuart who joins us today to commence his pupillage with Michele Stuart-Lofthouse. See you in court, Connor!
