On 19 July 2017, Darren Cumberbatch died at George Elliot Hospital in the West Midlands. He had been taken there nine days earlier suffering from Acute Behavioural Disorder, brought on by cocaine use and exertion and exacerbated by the restraint techniques deployed by Warwickshire police. The deceased had been acting unusually before being apprehended by […]
Over the last 18 months Gavin has been assisting a client in a criminal investigation and proceedings brought by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (‘OISC’). The OISC has recently deployed significant resources to the prosecution of unregistered persons involved in the provision of immigration advice or services. Registration is dependent on accreditation by a professional body […]
Gavin Irwin and Amy Woolfson explore the realities of instructing experts under the revised procedure rules The revised Criminal Practice Rule 19 and Practice Direction V took effect on 1 April 2019. The new rule places heightened requirements on experts and those instructing them. Following on from the recent collapse of criminal proceedings at Southwark […]
Welcome to the 2 Hare Court Professional Discipline summer newsletter. In coronial proceedings, I look at the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Maughan, which has confirmed the appropriate standard of proof for suicides. Alexandra Tampakopoulos considers the recent decision of Maguire, and the scope of Article 2. As for the MPTS, Ben Rich reflects on […]
Gavin Irwin and Fiona Robertson represented Andrew Chukwu in a six-month trial for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime. Mr Chukwu was alleged to be a leading figure in a series of large scale, sophisticated diversion frauds committed over four years. Using phishing malware, the gang were able to intercept […]