Mirren knocked it out of the park for my client on this case. We believe it is the first judgment to consider the Parole Board's use (and in this case misuse!) of the slip rule.
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And SJ successfully represented a hunt monitor charged with aggravated trespass after he contended he was disrupting an illegal fox hunt. The defendant was convicted in the magistrates court. After submissions were made, the prosecution conceded the appeal in the Crown Court.
Sarah-Jane Ewart successfully represented a protestor in an appeal against a conviction for wilfully obstructing a highway, arising out of a slow march protest for Just Stop Oil. SJ made proportionality arguments & submissions on the public interest. In the end the prosecution conceded the appeal.
The District Judge found he could not be sure they were not trespassers. One co-defendant was acquitted. Continue reading here: onepumpcourt.co.uk/cases/sarah-...
10 pro-Palestine protestors were convicted of aggravated trespass in the Magistrates’ Court. The defendants argued that they had rights of access, as protestors and/or as students at their own university, and that they were permitted to occupy a building on 14 November 2024.
Sarah-Jane Ewart, Margo Munro Kerr and Megan Curran successfully overturn convictions of student pro-Palestine protestors who protested at the University of Leicester.
Thanks to Nicholas Nichol of @onepumpcourt.co.uk for this note of an ASB possession claim that ended with a possession order refused, damages to the tenant for breach of Public Sector Equality Duty, and for disrepair.
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She then reached 10-years in the UK and applied for Indefinite Leave to Remain based on 10 years’ lawful and continuous residence. Continue reading: onepumpcourt.co.uk/cases/first-...
The Appellant, who is a Chinese national, was granted ‘CV Assurance LTR’ a number of times totalling nearly 18 months. ‘CV Assurance LTR’ was granted to individuals who could not leave the UK due to Covid restrictions.
First-tier Tribunal finds that time spent on ‘CV Assurance LTR’ does not break continuity of residence.
Allan Briddock was instructed on a direct access basis.
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Maria Liddiard, Sarah-Jane Ewart and Meghan Curran were instructed for trial on behalf of the defendants who were accused of committing criminal damage and locking on as part of a protest with Palestine Action, prior to the group’s proscription in June 2025. Contine reading >
Not Guilty verdicts secured in Palestine Action case:
On what would have been day 1 of trial, the Prosecution offered no evidence at Southwark Crown Court.
Emma Turnbull represented the Claimant up to trial, and Martin Hodgson represented the Claimant at trial, instructed by Radhika Shah at Harrow Law Centre.
Successful County Court Judgment on an unlawful eviction case, with substantial damages awarded following the locks being changed while the tenant and their children were on holiday.
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Allan Briddock represented the Claimant instructed by Alketa Shuli of Milestone Solicitors.
at all stages by the Home Office, Upper Tribunal Judge Pinder quashed the certification decisions and ordered the SSHD to “take all necessary steps to allow the Applicant to return to the UK notwithstanding he is subject to a deportation order”.
following the Home Office rejection of his asylum claim, without a right of appeal as his protection & human rights claims were “certified” as “clearly unfounded” under 94(1) of the Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act 2002. In judicial review proceedings that were aggressively defended
Home Office ordered to “take all necessary steps to allow” a deported Albanian victim of trafficking to return to the UK. The Claimant, who is a recognised victim of trafficking and modern slavery (forced criminality), was deported from the UK in January 2025
Rachel Francis and Catherine Robinson’s practical guide on immigration law for family practitioners will be published in the February issue of Family Law.
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The prosecution’s case, predicated on CCTV and phone evidence, was that the incident was caused by the Defendants seeking to rob a cannabis farm. Continue reading here: onepumpcourt.co.uk/news/grace-a...
The case concerned a shooting that occurred in August 2021 which involved four individuals disembarking from a vehicle and shooting at two men, before being driven away by a fifth individual.
Grace Cowell represented a Defendant at trial found not guilty of two counts of attempted murder and conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Grace was led by David Brooke KC of KBW Chambers and instructed by Janice Young of Youngs Solicitors.
Our pupils Joseph Maggs & Emma Talbot explore a recent Upper Tribunal & Court of Appeal decision concerning a Palestinian citizen of Israel & the law of substantive legitimate expectation. Joseph & Emma are currently completing their first six & will be available to take instructions from April.
the racially aggravated elements of his arrest and breach of the police’s own policies around facial recognition. This offer was accepted by the police in late November 2025: onepumpcourt.co.uk/news/mirren-...
After around 13 hours in detention, the Claimant had an interview with his criminal law solicitor. She asked to see the image of the suspect and instantly identified it was not the Claimant. In addition to damages for false imprisonment, the Claimant's legal team sought aggravated damages to include
Police officers then went to the Claimant’s address, arrested him, handcuffed him, searched his property and his car and downloaded data from his electronic devices.
South Wales Police had conducted a facial recognition search for a suspect that placed the Claimant, a Black man, as 32nd in a list of suggested matches with a probability score of 37.3%. Despite this, the software operator had identified the Claimant as a possible match with the suspect.
Mirren Gidda assisted Christina Juman and Michael Taghipour of Deighton Pierce Glynn solicitors in settling an unlawful arrest claim against the Chief Constable of South Wales Police.
