Chambers’ Ian West yesterday secured a conviction, after an eight day trial at Durham Crown Court, for an offence of holding a person in slavery or servitude. The Defendant...

Paul Rooney successfully prosecuted in a case of causing serious injury by Dangerous Driving last week at Durham Crown Court. The defendant overtook a lorry on the A68...

Fountain Chambers is pleased to announce that James White has joined Chambers as a tenant, after successfully completing his third-six pupillage. James acted as a...

Paul Rooney on behalf of Redcar and Cleveland Council successfully prosecuted two men, Jack Heywood and Jamie Gascoigne, who fleeced two elderly people out of almost...

The Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ has created challenges throughout all our lives, including victims of domestic abuse who may have found themselves stuck in increasingly violent...

Fountain Chambers is pleased to announce that Sarah Benson has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a tenant with effect from 16 June. Sarah transfers to the bar from...

Richard Bennett and Robin Turton were instructed by the CPS complex case unit to prosecute a pimp who had targeted young girls and driven them to drug addiction and...

Due to the impact of Coronavirus, we have had to close our office doors in order to maintain recommended social distancing however we are still offering our full services on...

Aisha is a well-established criminal practitioner and will also undertake some family work following her appointment as a family Recorder. We are delighted to announce that...

She is the first female Head of Chambers and the first family practitioner to lead us in our 50 year history. We would like to thank Jamie Hill QC for his 10 years of...

Paul and Phillip were instructed by Kenneth M Barrow Solicitors of Seaham, to represent Gary Mitchell, who was purported to be the controlling mind and the head of an...

Chambers’ Richard Bennett secured the conviction of a primary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting pupils after a 4-week trial at Teesside Crown Court. Link...