Recent Cases and News

Lansbury Worthington represented this client who was acquitted of murder and attempted murder before the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) in London. The client was represented in court by Bernard Richmond QC (Head of Chambers, Lamb Building) and William...

In two separate cases before the Crown Court Lansbury Worthington have managed to secure the acquittal of two defendants facing serious charges. R v B In this case the client faced a charge of attempted burglary before Isleworth Crown Court. Had he been...

This was a difficult case where our client, a Latvian female, was accused of committing a burglary in which jewellery and personal belongings were taken from the property of a family who employed her as a child minder. The allegation, had it been proven,...

July saw success in many cases before the magistrates’ court. Here is a sample of some of the cases where Lansbury Worthington secured victory. R v G Ben Holden represented this client at trial before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court. It was...

This client was accused of handling stolen goods and a Proceeds of Crime Act Offence under s.328 – being concerned in an arrangement which you know or suspect facilitates (by whatever means) the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal...

Richard Gowthorpe has secured a unanimous not guilty verdict for a client charged with a violent robbery offence before Kingston Crown Court. Richard successfully convinced the jury that the allegation against the client was a case of mistaken identity,...

This case was an appeal against conviction before Isleworth Crown Court for a client who had been convicted in the magistrates’ court of assaulting a police officer. The client’s defence was that he had not committed the offence because the...

In a legal first, Lansbury Worthington’s Extradition Team has successfully challenged the decision of a District Judge to impose costs in an extradition case. Following a lengthy hearing at the High Court on the 15 th May before King J, who dismissed...

Richard Gowthorpe has secured a not guilty verdict for a client charged with a serious allegation of rape before Southampton Crown Court. This was an extremely difficult case that required significant attention to detail and careful case preparation. The...

  R v P – March 2014 Nick Leamy successfully represented a client on trial before Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court charged with joint enterprise theft and criminal damage during the Notting Hill Carnival. The allegation was that our client...