Stephen Uttley successful in defence of robbery and firearms case
17th Mar 2015
Stephen Uttley instructed by Shaikh Ayub Solicitors, Bradford, successfully defended a man charged with robbery and possession of a firearm. The case involved a robbery with the use of a firearm in...
Jason Pitter QC at the Court of Appeal
16th Mar 2015
Jason Pitter QC appeared for the Crown in the appeal of Kashim Ahmed against his minimum term for the murder of the Dominos Pizza Delivery Driver in Sheffield whilst carrying out his final shift....
Julian Smith appointed Circuit Judge
5th Mar 2015
New Park Court Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment to the Circuit Bench of Julian Smith. H H Judge Julian Smith has spent his whole career in chambers at Newcastle and is widely...
Adam Birkby secures acquittal at Leeds Crown Court
3rd Mar 2015
Adam Birkby instructed by Carr & Co Solicitors, Huddersfield, successfully defended a man of good character charged with assault by penetration. The issue at trial was consent. Following a...
Robert Smith QC at Leeds Crown Court
3rd Mar 2015
Robert Smith QC yesterday achieved another success in the long line of cases that he has conducted on behalf of New Park Court Chambers. Mr Smith led for the defence of two company directors charged...
Ben Campbell and Nicholas de la Poer at Leeds Crown Court
18th Feb 2015
On 16 and 17 February 2015 acquittals were secured by Ben Campbell and Nicholas de la Poer in a trial involving a number of Romanian nationals accused of a conspiracy to steal cable from the rail...
Appeal of William Cornick
30th Jan 2015
Paul Greaney QC represented the Crown on the appeal of William Cornick, the schoolboy who murdered Ann Maguire, his teacher, at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in April 2014. The boy"s appeal...
Stephen Uttley instructed by Health & Safety Executive
27th Jan 2015
Mr Stephen Uttley has been instructed by the Health and Safety Executive in the Prosecution of Total UK Limited. The case arises from an incident at the Total Lindsay Oil Refinery Immingham which...
Alistair MacDonald QC is appointed Chairman of the Bar Council
16th Jan 2015
New Park Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Alistair MacDonald QC, Head of Chambers (Leeds) has taken up the post of Chairman of the Bar Council, the representative body for barristers...
Samuel Green appointed Queen’s Counsel
14th Jan 2015
New Park Court Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel Green as Queen's Counsel. The formal appointment will take place at a ceremony on the 16th February 2015. Called in 1998,...