2 Hare Court will be exhibiting at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this year where you will have the chance to get advice from barristers and discuss your prospects directly with representatives from our set. The Pupillage Fair is designed to arm you with everything you need to know about accessing the profession and starting […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Crime Group Newsletter. Fiona Robertson Editor Foreword It has been a busy year in the criminal world with developments in several areas. Nneka Akudolu KC and Rebecca Malczewski detail the approach to sentencing in cases brought pursuant to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 following Nneka’s representation of […]
Sophia Dower represented a young woman who had been accused by her partner of attacking him by throwing boiling water at him. The complainant did not report the alleged assault at the time but, four years later, made a complaint to the police. He sought to link his skin dyspigmentation with the allegation. The defence […]
2 Hare Court will be exhibiting at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this year where you will have the chance to get advice from barristers and discuss your prospects directly with representatives from our set. The Pupillage Fair is designed to arm you with everything you need to know about accessing the profession and starting […]
On 15th March 2023, Sophia Dower appeared before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) to renew her application for leave to appeal sentence, having been refused permission to appeal by the Single Judge. The appeal focussed on a narrow ground, namely that the 24-month operational period of the Appellant’s suspended sentence order for Dangerous Driving […]
