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19/08/2019
The Dere Street Charitable Trust raises £45,000 in its first year.
The Dere Street Charitable Trust is delighted to announce that it has raised nearly £45,000 in its first year of operation. The entirety of the monies raised have been divided equally between the charities chosen by members of staff and barristers. During 2018/2019 the following charities have benefited: Cancer UK Changing Lives (NE) Parkinsons […]
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The Dere Street Charitable Trust raises £45,000 in its first year.
The Dere Street Charitable Trust is delighted to announce that it has raised nearly £45,000 in its first year of operation. The entirety of the monies raised have been divided equally between the charities chosen by members of staff and barristers. During 2018/2019 the following charities have benefited: Cancer UK Changing Lives (NE) Parkinsons UK […]
Read More06/08/2019
Carly Henley appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge.
Congratulations to Recorder Carly Henley on her appointment as a Deputy High Court Judge pursuant to s.9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 sitting in the Family Division, deployed to the North Eastern Circuit with immediate effect. This is a part-time position that Miss Henley will continue to perform when she resumes her practice at […]
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Carly Henley appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge.
Congratulations to Recorder Carly Henley on her appointment as a Deputy High Court Judge pursuant to s.9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 sitting in the Family Division, deployed to the North Eastern Circuit with immediate effect. This is a part-time position that Miss Henley will continue to perform when she resumes her practice at […]
Read More02/07/2019
R -v- Grannon
Albert Grannon, prosecuted by John Elvidge QC, who shot dead his six-year-old great-grandson with an unlicensed air rifle has today been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment having pleaded to manslaughter by gross negligence and a firearm offence at an earlier Crown Court hearing. Media coverage can be found here
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R -v- Grannon
Albert Grannon, prosecuted by John Elvidge QC, who shot dead his six-year-old great-grandson with an unlicensed air rifle has today been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment having pleaded to manslaughter by gross negligence and a firearm offence at an earlier Crown Court hearing. Media coverage can be found here
Read More18/06/2019
R -v- Allen
Aisha Wadoodi prosecuted the 51 year old defendant, who was convicted after a 4 week trial of 14 counts of rape and sexual assaults on children. One child was a young girl of 4 when the defendant raped her. The other child, was a male victim of 14. He received a sentence of 32 […]
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R -v- Allen
Aisha Wadoodi prosecuted the 51 year old defendant, who was convicted after a 4 week trial of 14 counts of rape and sexual assaults on children. One child was a young girl of 4 when the defendant raped her. The other child, was a male victim of 14. He received a sentence of 32 […]
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R v Barstow and Fletcher
Peter Makepeace QC leading Aisha Wadoodi prosecuted the defendants who were both indicted for Murder. On the 26th of December 2018, Mr Barnes was murdered by the defendants Barstow and Fletcher. The murder took place in Mr Fletchers flat. There is 11 minutes of mobile phone footage which revealed that by early evening Mr Barnes had […]
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