Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Thompson as a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based at Preston Magistrates’ Court with effect from the 16th January 2023. Richard has been a key member of Chambers since joining in 2007 and we wish him […]
Following a five-day trial before HHJ Mansell KC sitting at Bradford Crown Court. Richard, led by Bryan Cox KC (St Paul’s Chambers), represented a 23-year-old with no previous convictions charged with manslaughter. The defendant, aged 21 at the time of the incident, had attended a public house with his partner and friends. The deceased attended […]
Last week, Charlotte Baines successfully defended in the second jury trial to take place in Hull since the Covid-19 lockdown period began on 23rd March 2020. This followed her appearance in the first such trial the week before. The trial was presided over by HHJ David Tremberg, former member of Chambers. The Defendant was acquitted […]
