Head of Chambers Deni Mathews appeared before the Lord Chief Justice in an interesting appeal concerning the circumstances in which departure from sentencing guidelines becomes necessary. The Appeal succeeded, resulting in immediate release of a man originally charged with a violent robbery of a retail outlet.
The 2017 Lease Conference takes place in London on Wednesday 1st February, Rawdon Crozier, who was the keynote speaker at the 2016 Lease Conference, will be covering the event for Counsel Magazine; this year's keynote speaker will be Lord Neuberger of Abbottsbury PSP.
Francesca Whebell successful at the Court of Appeal
25th January 2017
Francesca successfully appealed the length of activation of a suspended sentence. Her client had been given an 8 month sentence suspended for 2 years with a 3 month curfew and 150 hours unpaid work in January 2016. He was brought before Truro Crown Court in December 2016 for breach of his probation order for failing to attend unpaid work. At the hearing she argued that the reasons for his lack of …
