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Alex Davidson appointed contributor to Blackstone’s Criminal Practice

12th August 2025

Alex Davidson has been appointed to the team of expert contributors to Blackstone’s Criminal Practice. He has taken over responsibility for authoring the section on sentencing alongside HHJ…

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Austin Stoton prosecuted East Midlands Airport Ltd who have been fined £892,500 and ordered to pay the prosecution costs at Derby Crown Court for three offences under the Environmental Permitting…

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Dean George KC and Ramin Pakrooh, instructed by Rodney Wilson of Elite Solicitors, successfully applied to dismiss a murder charge for their client in a case which the prosecution contended he was…

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John Hurlock, instructed by Lizzie Sieprawska of Virdee Solicitors,...

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Following service of a detailed defence case statement and disclosure requests and John’s successful opposition to witness anonymity applications, the Crown offered no evidence and not guilty…

Rhys Rosser successful in judicial review

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Rhys Rosser, instructed by Neil Davies and David McChrystal of Caddick Davies Solicitors, appeared before the High Court in a judicial review of a decision to adjourn a trial in R (on the application…

Alex Stein prosecutes tragic case involving a young mother failing to...

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In July 2022 MK, only 19 years old, along with her young son were driven from the beach in Clacton towards her mother’s address by her friend, SS. MK and SS had been drinking on Clacton beach and MK…

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Lessons from the Supreme Court decision in Hayes & Palombo [2025] UKSC...

I have followed the various appeals of Tom Hayes with particular interest (I successfully represented one of the brokers, happily acquitted at trial back in 2016, who Tom Hayes was accused of…

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Corporate Accountability and Environmental Law: The Water (Special...

The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 represents a structural turning point in environmental law and utilities regulation in England. Introduced amidst growing public pressure over sewage…