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James Varley, defending, and Gary Short, prosecuting, were against each other on the trial of Cohen Barley at Leicester Crown Court.
Cohen Barley stabbed two men through a car window, proceeded to flee the scene and actively attempted to evade police.
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Megan Morrison appeared at the Court of Appeal for the defence on an unusual contempt matter.
Mr McManus was heard making threats to the judge at his Crown Court hearing and was sentenced to 56 days immediate imprisonment.
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We are delighted to welcome William Schlich, who started his pupillage with us this week.
His pupil supervisor is Sue Rodham. For further information, please view his profile here: 1highpavement.co.uk/barriste…
Luc Chignell prosecuted the sentence of Rowan Grant at Nottingham Crown Court, who had plead guilty to Death by Dangerous. Mr Grant has been sentenced to 10 years in custody for the fatal crash on the A610 Nuthall Road.
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The Criminal Bar Association are organising their Young Bar Day on Saturday 17th October. This is an opportunity for barristers up to 7 years call to learn how to enhance their practice. Book by the 5th October via the website or via email at [email protected]
James Varley, leading Sinjin Bulbring, successfully prosecuted local Council leader Jason Zadrozny. Mr Zadrozny was charged with offences of fraud and tax evasion and was found guilty following a 5 week trial at Northampton Crown Court.
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Miss Thandi appeared at the Court of Appeal Criminal Division in an appeal against a sentence where the a Derbyshire Police Officer had used AI to manufacture the evidence in order to get the court to increase the sentence. This highlighted the risks and dangers posed by AI.
1 High Pavement Chambers are holding a Pupillage Open Morning on Saturday 31st October 2026, from 10:30 - 13:00! Open to anyone who is looking for a criminal pupillage and wants to know more about Chambers and life at the Criminal Bar!
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On 8th November 2025 Chambers will be participating at the first East Midlands pupillage fair at the Ropewalk, Nottingham. Be sure to book your tickets and our pupillage team look forward to seeing you there.
The 15 year old boy, defended by Balraj Bhatia KC and James Varley. The 13 year old girl, defended by Jeremy Benson KC and Phil Gibbs. Both charged with the murder of grandfather in Braunstone Park, but found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
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Lucky Thandi, Sinjin Bulbring and Megan Morrison were at the 1 High Pavement Chambers stand at The Bar Council of England and Wales Pupillage Fair on Saturday
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No. 1 High Pavement is delighted to welcome Miss Louise Howard as our new pupil at the start of her 1st Six. She will be supervised by Mr James Varley.
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Lucky Thandi will be back on the road again this weekend, @thebarcouncil #PupillageFair2024 in London on Saturday 19th October. She and her team are looking forward to talking to students and aspiring barristers alike about a career at the Criminal Bar
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In today's @thetimes Chair of the Bar Sam Townend KC sets out a plan for fixing the criminal justice system, ahead of the Spending Review:
⚖️ match funding for more pupillages
⚖️ changes to the workload on barristers
⚖️ increases in legal aid fees & a commitment to future inflation-related rises
Read Sam's article (£): thetimes.com/uk/law/article/…
ALT A Times newspaper masthead and screenshot of an article headline that reads: "How to fix the criminal justice system" with a photograph of Sam Townend KC. The intro text reads: "The backlog of serious criminal cases is at a record high. The Bar Council chair proposes a scheme to train more barristers and increase fees."
Tom Welshman prosecuted a nursery worker who smeared leftovers in toddlers face. At Nottingham Crown Court she admitted assault, ill-treatment or neglect of a child and was jailed for five months. 1highpavement.co.uk/news/tom…
CONGRATULATIONS to Phil Gibbs on his well deserved Barrister of the Year award at the 2024 Nottingham Law Society Annual Dinner
HUGE Congratulations to Lucky Thandi for completing @runforall Nottingham 10K this weekend. Lucky ran for @TB_Alert_UK which is a charity very close to her ❤️. If you would like to donate, please use the following link.
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