Fountain Chambers is looking to expand its clerking team to deal with an ever-increasing workload for both the Criminal and Family Teams. Experience is desirable, but not...

The victim suffered a cardiac arrest during a break-in, and later died in hospital. A manslaughter conviction was obtained after a trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Chambers'...

Robin Patton prosecuted the case and outlined the facts; in summary: On 21 January 2022 in Bowburn Co. Durham Hugh Holmes drove a stolen car through a red light colliding...

Anyone practising in the family courts will know the vital importance of the assessment process. Where there are communication barriers the correct assessment is all the...

Paul Rooney was successful at the Court of Appeal last month appealing a sentence imposed for PWITS class A drugs. The judgment for the appeal has been published and...

In line with the result of the recent ballot, members of Fountain Chambers will not be accepting returns for any defence case to be heard on or after 11 April 2022. Chambers...

Paul appeared at the CoA Criminal Division today, to argue that a sentence imposed in relation to PWITS class A drugs was manifestly excessive. In October 2021 Mr Black, a...

Paul Rooney leading Stephen Hamill of counsel, were instructed by Nick Musgrove of Meikles Solicitors to represent Mr Vassallo, the third defendant of nine, named on the...

Paul Rooney and Jamie Hill QC represented Durham County Council (DCC), in a private prosecution against Durham County Cricket Club. The case related to a major incident,...

Anthony Pettengell has been appointed a Grade 3 prosecution advocate following the latest round of CPS applications.

Fountain Chambers has now signed up to the FreeBar Charter. FreeBar is an organisation which supports LGBT+ equality and inclusion across the Bar, and its Charter provides...

On 22 November 2021 Chambers' Robin Patton represented a former sub-postmistress, in her successful appeal against conviction for fraud in 2009. This follows the successful...