News and Briefings:

Notable news from Malletts Solicitors

29 September 2009

R v Vainikolo: Lesley Vainikolo, the
Gloucester and England rugby star - today
had the case against him of causing grievous
bodily harm dropped at Bristol Crown Court
after the Crown Prosecution Service offered
no evidence | More >

16 January 2009

HMRC v Livewire Telecoms: Livewire judge
hands traders "impenetrable shield" against
HMRC in landmark High Court ruling. The High
Court delivered a hammer blow to HM Revenue
& Customs (HMRC) today in its long-running
dispute with Livewire Telecoms | More >

08 January 2009

R v Mike Tindall: "Mike Tindall Sentenced".

13 November 2008

R v Ingrid Tarrant: "Ingrid Tarrant acquitted
of speeding". On 12 November, Ingrid Tarrant, former wife of Chris Tarrant, was acquitted of alleged speeding at a hearing before Feltham Magistrates | More >

22 April 2008

R v Olley Barkley: "Barkley relief after case
thrown out". Olly Barkley today had the case
against him of causing actual bodily harm
dismissed due to a lack of evidence | More >

10 October 2007

Dimmock  v Secretary of State for Education: "Government Hands Teachers Loaded Gun". Stewart Dimmock, a lorry
driver from Kent, scored a landmark victory
today against the Government in the High Court | More >

02 May 2007

UMBS Online Limited v Serious Organised Crime Agency: At 10.00am today, the Court
of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case
of a judicial review brought by UMBS Online
Limited (“UMBS”) against the Serious Organised Crime Agency (“SOCA”). This is the latest of a
line of damaging decisions for SOCA, which was
set up in 2005 to replace NCIS | More >

03 April 2007

R v Terry Adams and Others: Mr Adams has today lodged with the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Grounds of Appeal against the sentence
of seven years imprisonment imposed by His
Honour Judge Pontius at the Old Bailey on 9th
March 2007. | More >