It is with sadness that I have to inform you of the death of His Honour Michael Lightfoot.

A man has been convicted of the “horrific and violent” murder of a 54 year old grandfather.

A teenager who stabbed a solicitor to death as he was walking home from work has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years.

Following a three week trial at The Old Bailey, Superintendent Novlett Robyn Williams was ordered to carry out 200 hours’ community service.

A Senior Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of possessing an indecent images on her phone. Richard Wright QC prosecuted the case.

Richard Wright QC leading Howard Shaw have again succeeded in the Divisional Court in the case of R v Sheffield Magistrates Court, ex p. Chesterfield Poultry Ltd. They appeared on behalf of the CPS in Judicial Review proceedings regarding the time limit certificate provisions of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015.

Richard Wright QC, Kate Batty and Andrea Parnham prosecute in this investigation into the systematic sexual abuse of vulnerable young females in the Huddersfield area between 2004 and 2007.

Head of Chambers Richard Wright QC will be the new Leader of the North Eastern Circuit from the 1 January 2020.

The number of PSQB individual rankings Barristers has risen to 38 across 6 practice areas The Legal 500 highlights the UK’s most impressive barristers and chambers. The directory is broken down by location and practice area – “We produce the rankings based on in-depth market research; assessing recent case highlights provided in submissions by chambers, […]

There are few upon whom the accolade of being a giant of the Criminal Bar can properly be bestowed. Steve Williamson QC, who sadly passed away this morning, was worthy of that description in every sense

Thank you to everyone who attended the Criminal team seminar in York last night.

Thank you to all those who attended the Regulatory & Public Law Team’s Annual Review last evening.