Junior members of New Park Court Criminal Team secure not guilty verdicts in recent serious criminal casework
20th Dec 2019
Junior members of New Park Court Criminal Team have enjoyed recent successes in serious criminal casework both on Circuit and off Circuit. Following a seven week trial at Birmingham Crown Court,...
Chris Smith ensures his client keeps her home
28th May 2019
Chris Smith has successfully resisted a POCA redetermination sought more than 10 years after his client was first made the subject of a confiscation order. In November 2017 Restraint Orders were...
Legal 500: New Park Court is ranked in the top tier of leading sets on the North Eastern Circuit
31st Oct 2018
New Park Court is delighted to announce that 17 members of Chambers have been listed in the latest edition of the Legal 500. Chambers collectively continues to be recognised as a leading set. ...
Members of New Park Court Chambers remain at the top in the latest legal rankings
3rd Nov 2017
The newly published Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide have cemented our status the leading set on the North Eastern Circuit and the home of many of the most eminent practitioners, and...
Dafydd Enoch QC, Chris Smith and Georgina Goring at Sheffield Crown Court
23rd May 2017
Dafydd Enoch QC, Chris Smith and Georgina Goring successfully prosecute 5 defendants for the killing of Craig Preston in Sheffield Crown Court. After a 12 week trial Shiraz Bashir and Leonie Mason...
Chris Smith and Peter Byrne secure 11 convictions at the Bradford Crown Court
1st Apr 2016
Chris Smith and Peter Byrne were instructed by the Complex Crime Unit in Leeds to prosecute a series of trials known as 'Operation Bellum' between January 2015 and March 2016. Chris led Peter in...
Chris Smith and Stephen Uttley at Leeds Crown Court
8th Jun 2015
"Acquitted Across The Board" Chris Smith and Stephen Uttley secured unanimous acquittals last week for clients facing allegations of involvement in serious organised vigilante violence; one...
Chris Smith and James Gelsthorpe prosecute sham marriage case
15th Dec 2014
Chris Smith and James Gelsthorpe have secured convictions of four individuals involved in a sophisticated conspiracy to breach immigration law. Sham marriages had been arranged for a number of...
Operation Planestoke 1 & 2
10th Oct 2014
Yesterday saw the conclusion of proceedings against those involved in the violent death of a man in South Leeds. In August of last year Sidney COX was brutally killed by a gang of men wielding...