Michele Stuart-Lofthouse recently prosecuted an attempted murder at Hull Crown Court. The defendant, an obsessed factory worker, repeatedly stabbed a terrified woman in a “horrifying and determined” bid to kill her after he suddenly lost his temper and grabbed a knife when she rejected his amorous advances. The defendant was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. […]
We are delighted that we have retained our successes from last year and have two new additions in this years Legal 500 rankings: Rachel Scott has achieved Tier 1 in the Crime (General and Fraud) Rising Star category – ‘A formidable advocate who leaves no stone unturned in her quest for achieving the best possible […]
Michele successfully prosecuted Sheree Spencer following a trial in Hull Crown Court. The defendant was sentenced to a 4 year period of imprisonment on Friday. Judge Kate Rayfield said that Spencer had a “short temper” and was controlling and coercive to her “vulnerable” husband, who was the victim of her violent outbursts for many years. […]
Abigail Rowley commenced her pupillage on 17th October. Abigail will be supervised by Michele Stuart-Lofthouse and joins Samantha Laws (supervised by Dale Brook) and Katy Welford (supervised by Stephen Robinson) to complete our pupil intake for this year. Welcome Abigail!
Wilberforce Barristers have achieved further success in this year’s Legal 500. Charlotte Baines is ranked at Tier 2 and is described as ‘a robust, fearsome and talented barrister. She is intellectually astute, confident and engaging, and will stand her ground in court. Her sense of judgement with a jury is excellent.’ Julia Baggs is also […]
Two of our current pupils, Connor Stuart and Holly Thompson, recently met up with our new pupils Samantha Laws, Katy Welford and Abigail Rowley. Waiting to start pupillage can feel like an eternity and so its great that Connor and Holly took the time to introduce Samantha, Katy and Abigail to the area and give […]
In these unprecedented times Michele Stuart-Lofthouse successfully dealt with a matter in the Court of Appeal today as to conviction and sentence. The Appeal judges were all working remotely from home as well as Counsel
We are thrilled to announce that Michele Stuart-Lofthouse has joined Chambers. Michele is a very experienced criminal barrister who brings added strength to our specialist criminal team, undertaking both prosecution and defence work. Michele joins the more senior members of our team, handling a variety of cases including serious sexual offences, serious violence, firearms and […]
