The trial of 4 defendants lasted 8 weeks before a High Court judge in the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. The victim was an 18 year old Somalian who was stabbed 21 times in a lane near to the Cardiff University Students Union. Multiple eye-witnesses from the University saw the attack and gave evidence for […]
Narita Bahra leading Harry Bentley appeared for the first defendant in three multi handed drugs conspiracies. The prosecution alleged the client was involved in a Leading Role in three separate conspiracies; arranging the exportation, production and supply of Class A, B and C drugs through prestigious universities. The Crown alleged that the drugs were supplied […]
Narita Bahra and Harry Bentley secure acquittal for client charged with multi-million pound conspiracy to manufacture, import, export and distribute Anabolic Steroids (Class C drugs). Arrests were made after the large volumes of drugs were seized at a London airport. This prosecution resulted from a growing epidemic of anabolic steroid use among image-obsessed young people. […]
Operation Pottery was an investigation brought by the Lincolnshire Police that sought to investigate one extended family – The Rooney family – who were suspected of the ill treatment of workers. The investigation was wide ranging and by its conclusion and the start of the prosecution it encompassed a wide variety of offences from violence […]
Harry Bentley secured an acquittal last week for RM, the headteacher of a Primary School in East London, who was accused of fraudulently claiming for expenses and taking money from the schools petty cash. The former head was accused of abusing her position by dishonestly claiming the expenses between January 2009 and August 2013. RM, who also worked […]