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19.10.23
Brett Wilson LLP and its lawyers recommended in Chambers and Partners 2024 directory
Brett Wilson LLP’s media and communications law and criminal defence departments have again been recommended by the prestigious Chambers and Partners directory as leading departments in their field. In the firm’s media and communications law department, partners Iain Wilson, Max Campbell and Tom Double continue to be ranked as leading lawyers in Defamation/Reputation Management. Partner…
Read more5.10.23
Brett Wilson LLP’s departments and lawyers recognised in 2024 edition of Legal 500
Brett Wilson LLP has again been recommended in three categories in the prestigious Legal 500 directory of leading law firms:- Reputation Management Professional Discipline Crime The firm is noted for its ‘strong track record’, ‘handling defamation, privacy and data protection matters for a varied client roster, including politicians, celebrities and corporates’ and for being ‘a “go…
Read more20.10.22
Brett Wilson LLP and its lawyers recommended in Chambers and Partners 2023 directory
Brett Wilson LLP’s media and communications law and criminal defence departments have again been recommended by the prestigious Chambers and Partners directory as leading departments in their field. In the firm’s media and communications law department, partners Iain Wilson (noted for ‘his exhaustive knowledge and valuable insight’), Max Campbell (‘first-class acumen and frighteningly accurate ability to…
Read more27.06.22
Strangulation and suffocation offence introduced
Parliament has introduced new offences under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, to address ongoing concerns of domestic violence in the home, particularly towards women and children. One such offence is strangulation or suffocation (section 70). What are the changes? The new provision came into force on 7 June 2022 and amends the existing the Serious…
Read more21.10.21
Brett Wilson LLP and its lawyers recommended in Chambers and Partners 2022 directory
Brett Wilson LLP’s media and communications law and criminal defence departments have again been recommended by the prestigious Chambers and Partners directory. In the firm’s media and communications law department, partners Iain Wilson (noted for ‘having very good knowledge and understanding what a client wants), Max Campbell (‘outstanding knowledge, practical approach and amazing client service‘) and…
Read more26.03.21
Prison populations, sentence inflation and the future of punishment
In this blog Dylan O’Connor considers why the prison population is so high and whether this is likely to change In recent decades, England and Wales has seen a colossal leap in the number of those incarcerated, with the prison population almost doubling in size from 44,246 in 1993 to a peak of 85,134…
Read more23.02.21
When the public interest gets badly lost
Robyn Williams, a highly decorated superintendent with the Metropolitan police, is currently confined to desk duties pending an appeal against her conviction. She was found guilty by a 10-1 majority on 29 November 2019 for one offence of possession of an indecent image of a child. This is an offence under section 160 of the…
Read more17.11.20
How long are the police permitted to investigate an alleged crime? (updated 24.05.23)
This is a burning question for most of those unfortunate enough to be under investigation by the police on suspicion of having committed an offence. In most cases, you are unlikely to learn you are under investigation until you are contacted and requested to attend an interview under caution at a police station (often referred…
Read more22.10.20
Brett Wilson LLP and its lawyers recommended in Chambers and Partners 2021 directory
Brett Wilson LLP’s Defamation/Reputation Management and Criminal Defence teams have again been recommended by the prestigious Chambers and Partners directory. Partners Iain Wilson (noted for being an ‘astute and bold lawyer who is not afraid to take on any sort of challenge in media and civil litigation. He has an impressive creative and courageous edge…
Read more11.08.20
PC Andrew Harper: Why tough cases can make for very bad law
The killing of PC Andrew Harper, a 28 year old serving police officer, after he was dragged over a mile by a gang of thieves in a getaway car last year has profoundly affected the public mood on the justice process. Most notable are the sentencing proposals arising as a result, spearheaded by PC Harper’s…
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