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Nick Lumley KC appears in Court of Appeal against Solicitor General

16/05/2025

Nick Lumley KC appeared in the Court of Appeal to represent the father of Scarlett Vickers (who was convicted of her murder after a play fight).

The Solicitor General had asked the Court to increase the length of the minimum term, but the Court accepted Mr Lumley’s submissions on behalf of the offender and “the merciful sentence was unchanged.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/15/man-who-murdered-daughter-in-play-fight-avoids-longer-jail-term?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Authors

Nicholas Lumley KC

Joint Head of Chambers

Call 1992 | Silk 2012

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Nick Lumley KC appears in Court of Appeal against Solicitor General

Authors

Nicholas Lumley KC

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