No5 Barristers' Chambers

Christopher Coyle discusses Academic Appeals and provides an insight into the grounds of appeal and how the process works: https://lnkd.in/evR6wEah

I am pleased to announce that I have been awarded the ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management. A special thanks to my tutor Roger Lilley at UMD for his help along the way and to No5 Barristers' Chambers for their continued support over the last 2 years!

G4S admit unlawful use of X-ray body scanners. On 13 March 2025, G4S Care and Justice Services Limited who operate HMP Oakwood, admitted the unlawful use of X-ray body scanners ‘XRBS’ at a judicial review hearing before Mrs Justice Hill at the High Court in Manchester. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eF6CKc_p

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a full-day Private Children Law Conference on Thursday 3rd July 2025 at our Birmingham Chambers, 103 Colmore Row. The conference is aimed at those practising in all aspects of Private Children Law and will bring attendees up to speed with ‘Changes and Challenges’ in this fastly evolving field. The day will commence at 9.30am (with registration and coffee from 9 am) and the programme will conclude at approximately 4.30pm to be followed with a drinks reception. Refreshments and lunch will be provided during the day. Book by Monday 7th April 2025 to secure an early bird rate of £60+VAT. Standard rate: £75+VAT For more details and to register: https://lnkd.in/e8FWsAeF

No5's Philip Rule KC and Daniel Henderson were invited by Lexis Nexis to deliver its annual webinar on practice and procedural updates in judicial review over the last 12 months. The ‘Judicial Review Practice and Procedure Update 2025’ webinar has now been published. Part 1: https://lnkd.in/eNQPG8Sn Part 2 : https://lnkd.in/eq6b_WAZ How to access – Either through your usual LexisNexis login or by contacting LexisNexis to set up a subscription, from which you can get a 20% discount through No5 Barristers' Chambers with the following promo code: PS012520.

Given the policy framework in which we now find ourselves in 2025, it is inevitable that practitioners are going to see a significant uptick in appeal work in the coming months. Many of those appeals are going to be listed by PINS as hearings. For newcomers as well as those who are familiar with the format, hearings can be mysterious and procedurally difficult. To that end, in this episode, Daniel Henderson, James Corbet Burcher, and Sioned Davies present a basic discussion on ‘how to do hearings’, as part of a two-part series. In this episode, they look at the question from the perspective of the Appellants. https://lnkd.in/eFPFa27Z

Jury takes under 90 minutes to aquit a man accused of murder. Phil Bradley KC (leading Anna Soubry of KCH Garden Square Chambers and instructed by Sophie Kitching, McNeil & Co Solicitors, Lincoln) represented the defendant, 60-year-old David Lupton in the trial at Lincoln Crown Court, which lasted two weeks. Mr Lupton’s case was that he acted in self-defence. After a minor altercation over a missing key, Mr Howell took umbrage and returned to Mr Lupton’s room with a machete.  Mr Lupton grabbed a diver’s knife to protect himself and to fend off Mr Howell’s attack. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/euzQdwqU

No5's Andrew Wallace prosecutes Predatory Actor Andrew Wallace prosecuted the actor Alexander Westwood, who following a lengthy trial, in which he steadfastly denied all the allegations, was convicted of a catalogue of sexual offences against 5 separate victims. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/edU8WDMn

One month to go till No5's Crime group breakfast seminar 'Cell Site - What Could I be Missing?' For more details and to register see below!

💃 🕺 🪩 Back by popular demand…Strictly 9 to 5 will take to the stage on 10th December 2025! 💃 🕺 🪩