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...
Jeremy Barton successfully defends a young woman charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery
23rd Nov 2018
The offence alleged involved use of a firearm and took place at a residential location. The prosecution relied upon telecommunications data and cell site analysis to show that the defendant was...
Jeremy Barton secures acquittal at Bradford Crown Court
20th Sep 2018
Jeremy Barton instructed by Carr and Co Solicitors achieved an acquittal defending a man accused of causing really serious harm contrary to section 18 of the offences against the persons act. The...
Jeremy Barton successfully appeals a decision of the Department of Work & Pensions
28th Aug 2018
The appeal was heard before a tribunal sitting at Hull Magistrates Court and concerned the ability of the Appellant to walk in excess of 20 metres. The decision has meant that the Appellant will now...
Jeremy Barton secures a not guilty verdict after 3 month trial for conspiring to import millions of pounds worth of drugs
14th Feb 2018
Jeremy represented one of seven defendants charged with conspiring to import half a ton of illicit drugs with a street value of nearly four million pounds. He was instructed via Kamrans Solicitors in...
Jeremy Barton successfully overturned the outcome of a police misconduct panel
7th Jul 2016
Jeremy Barton successfully overturned the outcome of a misconduct panel who decided to immediately dismiss a senior ranking police officer after many years, following a misconduct hearing. After a...
Jeremy Barton successfully appeals the conviction of a police officer
1st Apr 2016
Jeremy Barton successfully appealed the conviction of a police officer accused of possessing indecent images of a child. In the lower court sitting at Leeds, the officer was found to posses images...
Jeremy Barton successfully defends a Kurdish national charged with defrauding HMRC of the duty on cigarettes
20th Jan 2016
The defendant was one of only two men acquitted at Birmingham Crown Court after an eight day trial. The evidence included complex telephone and surveillance material which purported to show the...
Jeremy Barton successfully defends a man at Leeds Crown Court charged with kidnap
16th Dec 2015
The defendant in this case was alleged to have attacked a lone female whilst in her car one afternoon in June. The trial issue was one of identification. After three days of evidence, he was acquitted...
Jeremy Barton successfully defends Doctor facing four counts of sexual assault
19th Oct 2015
After an eleven day trial, a jury sitting at Lewes Crown Court unanimously acquitted a General Practitioner facing four counts of sexual assault alleged by a female patient who attended his surgery. ...