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 Queen (on the application of Ayodeji Holloway) and Harrow Crown Court and Adamneet Singh Bhui, Jimneet Singh Bhui and Gurpinder Singh Bhui [2019] EWHC 1731 (Admin) This case is likely to be of significant interest to all practitioners who prosecute or defend private criminal prosecutions. Will appeared for the interested parties in both the Divisional […]
The child sustained serious burns to his face and arm after sulphuric acid was sprayed at him as he and his mother looked for a birthday present in a busy shop in Worcester. Following a 7-week trial at Worcester Crown Court, the jury unanimously convicted the three-year-old child’s father, who cannot be named for legal […]
Will Martin has successfully secured a costs order against a private prosecutor for improperly commenced criminal proceedings against his clients, three businessmen. The private prosecutor, a solicitor, instigated proceedings alleging a conspiracy to blackmail. The allegations resulted from the private prosecutor’s acrimonious purchase of a London property owned by two of the businessmen. The prosecution […]
Jonathan Rees QC and Will Martin secured the conviction of Delroy Forrester for the unlawful killing of his 11 year old great-niece, Jasmine Forrester. In February 2018 Jasmine was subjected to a brutal and unprovoked attack in her great-grandmother’s home in Wolverhampton. A post-mortem examination revealed she had suffered more than 100 separate injuries during […]