Ryan Donoghue successful in first appeal at the Royal Courts of Justice
12th Mar 2019
Despite being in practice for less that 6 months, Ryan Donoghue, instructed by Carr & Co. Solicitors, has successfully appealed against a sentence in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division. ...
Jason Pitter QC appears for officer cleared of misconduct in helicopter “peeping tom” case.
8th Mar 2019
Jason Pitter QC represented a former police constable at misconduct proceedings brought by South Yorkshire Police along with a fellow officer in respect of allegation that they used the force...
New Park Court Chambers members in successful prosecutions of organised crime groups in firearms feud
8th Mar 2019
On 5 March 2019, the jury returned verdicts convicting 6 defendants – Michael Conroy, Darren Appleby, Jamie Moran, Kenneth Moran, Bailey Wilson and Sean Ree - of conspiracy to possess a firearm with...
Chambers welcomes talented trio
5th Mar 2019
New Park Court is delighted to announce that Simon Kealey QC, Jessica Strange and Ashleigh Metcalfe have joined Chambers as tenants. All will be based primarily at Chambers’ Leeds office but will be...
Adam Birkby successfully appeals sentence in health and safety case.
4th Mar 2019
Adam Birkby, instructed by Emma Windle of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, represented Symmetry Medical Sheffield Ltd, a Sheffield based company which produces medical and aerospace parts. The defendant...
Nicholas Lumley QC prosecutes murder case at Teesside Crown Court
28th Feb 2019
Nicholas Lumley QC, instructed by CPS, prosecuted the case of a man who killed for a second time. On 21st February, Paul Plunkett pleaded guilty to the murder of his partner and was sentenced to life...
Sharon Beattie in successful prosecution of grooming gang at Bradford Crown Court
28th Feb 2019
Nine men who raped and abused two teenage girls who had been in local authority care have been convicted of 22 offences including rape and inciting child prostitution have jailed for over 130 years...
Chloe Hudson prosecutes youth for manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court
28th Feb 2019
The Defendant, aged 16 at the time of the killing, punched the deceased causing fatal injuries. The evidence focused particularly on the issue of causation, the deceased having a number of pre...
Jason Pitter QC and Ben Campbell appear with Nicholas Lumley QC and Bertie Woodcock QC in South Yorkshire “out of control” HGV case.
21st Feb 2019
Jason Pitter QC and Ben Campbell prosecuted the driver and passengers of a stolen HGV that had been driven around South Yorkshire over the course of 2 days. It ultimately crashed leaving a scene of...
Alistair MacDonald QC and Jeremy Barton at Leeds Crown Court
21st Feb 2019
Alistair MacDonald QC leading Jeremy Barton secured a conviction for murder at Leeds Crown Court. There were no eye witnesses to the fatal assault which caused subdural and subarachnoid...