criminal
Christopher Pix prosecutes 39 year old woman, convicted by a jury of causing serious injury by dangerous driving
Christopher Pix prosecuted a 39 year old woman who was convicted by a jury of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. This followed a five-day trial at Portsmouth Crown Court. The Crown’s case was that the woman drove her car at her estranged husband, who was standing in front of the car. He suffered multiple injuries, including […]
Sentencing Historic Sex Offences
The Sentencing Children and Young People guideline is now a widely utilised mechanism for approaching youth offenders. However, this guideline is also essential to consider when an adult is being tried for historic sex offences, carried out in his or her childhood. In approaching sentence for these individuals, counsel must consider the overarching Sentencing Children […]
Ed Wylde prosecutes Southampton-based paedophile
Ed Wylde prosecuted a 72-year-old man, who was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a 13-year-old child. The Crown’s case was that the Defendant effectively groomed the Victim, by virtue of his position as the grandfather of her close friend L, with the offending culminating in a sexual episode at L’s house. After […]
Annabel Hazlitt successful in the Court of Appeal
On 14th February 2025, Annabel Hazlitt appeared in the Court of Appeal, successful in appealing a sentence imposed in the Crown Court sitting at Newport (Isle of Wight), as manifestly excessive. The Defendant received a 24-month period of imprisonment for one count of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. Annabel argued that this was manifestly excessive, […]
Are we too reliant on sentencing guidelines?
“What am I looking at then?” asks a client charged with assaulting an emergency worker. A pertinent and reasonable question any anxious individual would ask – often before they have even pleaded. Thankfully, the Sentencing Council are on hand to assist and members of the criminal justice system will be all too familiar with the […]
Siân Beaven secures finding of no impairment for Registrant at NMC
Siân, instructed by Rebecca Austin of the RCN, represented a care home manager accused of several charges relating to failures in care for an end-of-life resident and a number of failings in the home identified within a CQC report. The Registrant accepted the charges relating to the CQC findings but denied those in respect of […]
Lucie Taylor joins Pump Court Chambers
We are delighted to announce that Lucie Taylor has joined Chambers as a tenant effective Monday 1st July. Lucie is a specialist criminal, regulatory, and disciplinary practitioner. Lucie acts for both Prosecution and Defence across the full spectrum of Criminal matters. She regularly appears in matters involving serious violence, drug offences, and matters of dishonesty. […]
Siân Beaven secures acquittal at Court Martial
Siân Beaven, instructed by Bob Scott of Richard Griffiths & Co solicitors, secured an acquittal on two charges of sexual assault. The defendant, a LCpl, was accused of having entered the complainant’s room, and repeatedly touched his upper thigh without consent. The Prosecution case was, that following these episodes of touching, when the complainant had […]
