Jeremy Barton successfully defends a man facing allegations contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against The Persons Act
16th Sep 2021
The defendant was alleged to have used a car as a weapon and driven at speed towards another male causing extreme injuries. The defence case rested on the narrow issue of intent and whether or not the...
Jeremy Barton successfully defends a father accused of 5 counts of sexual assault and inciting sexual behaviour with his daughter.
16th Sep 2021
The trial (lasting 8 days) involved cross examination of a young witness using the s.28 procedure of pre - recorded cross examination and the trawling of large amounts of electronic media contained...
Jeremy Barton successfully prosecuted a multi-handed case of armed robbery.
13th Apr 2021
The victim in this case alleged that he was duped into inviting some people he had just met whilst in a pub, back to his house for drinks. After a short time, the men became aggressive and used an...
Jeremy Barton successfully defended a man at Newcastle Crown Court charged with 4 counts of raping his 5 year old daughter.
13th Apr 2021
The trial lasting 6 days involved delicate cross examination of the complainant regarding the account that she had given police concerning the allegations. The narrative of the case involved a...
Jeremy Barton successfully defends in drugs case
8th Feb 2021
Jeremy Barton successfully defended a man charged with possession of 4 kilos of Heroin with intent to supply. The defendant was jointly charged with one other, both of whom were alleged to have been...
Jeremy Barton successfully defends in firearms case, Operation Rimshot.
25th Jan 2021
Jeremy Barton instructed by Carr and Co, successfully defended his client after three weeks of trial at Bradford Crown Court. The defendant was tried with a total of five defendants and appeared...
Jeremy Barton successfully appeals the finding of a local County Council against a property manager
23rd Jan 2020
The decision at the heart of this appeal was by a local council against a property manager whom the Council had decided was not a fit and proper person to hold licences to manage a large number of...
Members appointed to the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law
4th Apr 2019
New Park Court is pleased to announce the appointment of 8 members of chambers to the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law. The appointment to the...
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 haemorrhages,...
Jeremy Barton, Adam Birkby and Peter Byrne secure acquittals in million pound fraud case
14th Jan 2019
Jeremy Barton for the first Defendant and Adam Birkby leading Peter Byrne for the second Defendant, were instructed by Richard Haswell Solicitors LLP of Newcastle. The Defendants were accused of...