Gudrun Young appeared at Southwark Crown Court yesterday to represent former Blue Peter Star John Leslie who is accused of groping a 30-year-old woman at a party in Soho, central London, in December 2008. Leslie was released him on unconditional bail and will return to Southwark crown court for trial on 16 March. He denies […]
Gudrun Young leading Sophia Dower were instructed to represent Mark Acklom at his trial before Bristol Crown Court where he faced 20 counts of fraud and money laundering offences. As a result of these allegations, Mr Acklom was named in the National Crime Agency’s “Top 10 Most Wanted List” which created what can only be […]
An Independent Regulatory Commission has ordered Millwall FC to implement an action plan and fined the club £10,000 for breaching FA Rules E20 and E21. The FA investigated allegations of discriminatory behaviour and chanting during the Millwall FC’s Emirates FA Cup fixture against Everton FC on 26 January 2019, after becoming aware of a video […]
The Department of Health and Social Care has published its response to the consultation on proposals to reform the regulation of healthcare professionals. The changes are aimed at making the fitness to practise process more efficient and user-friendly as well as ensuring greater consistency in the powers of the various statutory regulatory bodies. The reforms […]
Chambers are delighted to announce that from 2nd September 2019 Howard Watkinson is to be appointed to the Attorney-General’s A panel and Nikita McNeill the London C panel.