Sara Lawson QC secured guilty verdicts on behalf of The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who brought charges against landlords Synergy Housing Ltd and Orona Ltd, who were contracted by Synergy Housing to service the lift every six months and carry out maintenance.
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At Red Lion Chambers we know what it takes to become a Silk, and we are very proud to congratulate Chris Paxton, Michelle Nelson & Michael Goodwin, who have gone through an extremely uncompromising selection process. The QC suffix it brings is acknowledged as clear recognition of the exceptionally high …
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Joanna Hardy, Criminal Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, highlights the urgent need for new legislation to tackle ‘cyber flashing’ sexual offending, including the sending of unsolicited sexual images and posting revenge porn. Imagine you are a woman on a packed train. It is standing, jostling-for-elbow-room only. One hand clings to …
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Sailesh Mehta was instructed by the Environment Agency to prosecute Thames Water Utilities Limited for polluting a stream with raw sewage, killing most of the fish in a part of the water.  The company pleaded guilty but contested the extent of its culpability.  The sentencing hearing that spanned a number …
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The Queen has appointed Angela Margaret Mary Rafferty QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Gauke MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed …
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These monthly Fraud Newsletters are a very succinct summary of fraud cases and matters which have occurred in the preceding four weeks. Their aim is let you check that you have missed nothing of importance. If you need more detail it can be obtained by using the hyperlinks. The newsletters …
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Cameron will be one of number of Legally qualified chairs who will chair police misconduct hearings …
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Joanna Hardy was quoted in the The Times “The Brief” today, from her article this month in the Law Gazette, arguing that calls to do away with juries in rape trials are misplaced. [To read the full article in the Law Gazzette click here] …
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