Recent Cases and News

Naomi Alcendor and Caitriona McLaughlin have secured the unanimous acquittal of a client charged with serious sexual offending before Blackfriars Crown Court in London. The client was accused of a series of historic sexual offending against his ex-partner...

R v D William Paynter has successfully argued that a prosecution case against a client should be thrown out by the judge halfway through a trial before Inner London Crown Court following his submission that there was ‘no case to answer’. The...

A client convicted of a series of driving offences has received a very lenient sentence following his appearance before Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court. The client, who was represented by Ziba Akarcay, was charged with driving without a licence and...

In October, solicitors from Lansbury Worthington were, on two occasions, asked by magistrates’ courts to step in and assist unrepresented defendants with the cross-examination of vulnerable and distressed witnesses. This is a power the...

September saw us achieve several successful results for clients we have been representing regarding the disclosure of criminal antecedents for employment and other purposes. Examples where we have had particular success include representations to the...

  R v K Catherine Mescall and William Paynter have successfully represented a client who acted in self-defence when he was attacked by another male wielding a knife. The client was tried before Isleworth Crown Court for an allegation that he had...

Caitriona McLaughlin has won an appeal against conviction for a client charged with an offence of domestic common assault after he had been found guilty by the magistrates’ court. The trial before the magistrates’ court raised serious concerns...

Nick Leamy, representing this client before Bromley Magistrates’ Court, has secured a not guilty verdict ensuring the client could leave the court without a stain on his record. The client had been arrested and later charged with the offence of...

The Extradition Team at Lansbury Worthington have successfully argued that a client's extradition to Poland to face an accusation warrant of fraud was disproportionate. On 27 August 2014, District Judge Snow ruled that the extradition of GS to Poland to...

Lansbury Worthington secures five not guilty verdicts in five separate cases before five different courts within five hours of each other! We will provide fuller details in due course, but for the time being here is a flavour of a very successful day indeed...