• Thomas Acworth succeeds against QC in Shotgun Licence Appeal

      Thomas Acworth was instructed by the Chief Constable of Surrey Police to resist H鈥檚 appeal against the revocation of his shotgun certificate. H, the former head of HR at one of the world鈥檚 largest financial institutions, instructed a notable QC (a former circuit leader) to represent him.聽 The appeal focused on concerns about H鈥檚 mental health following the demise of a relationship.聽 H relied on a psychiatric reports in support of his position. Following Thomas鈥...

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    • 海角破解版 criminal barrister Thomas Acworth secures the acquittal of a young man accused of sexual assault

      海角破解版 criminal barrister Thomas Acworth secured an acquittal for a young man who was accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl at a house party. 聽The case involved close analysis of physical injuries said to have been caused by the Defendant. 聽Presenting the case 聽required running the defence of fabrication in tandem with putting the crown to proof on the absence of consent. Click here to view Thomas' profile.

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    • Criminal Barrister Thomas Acworth represents Asperger sufferer in Bournemouth Crown Court

      海角破解版 Criminal barrister Thomas Acworth represented a defendant with a long history of mental instability, who threatened his father with a knife at the family home, caused over 拢25,000 worth of damage to his father鈥檚 property and threatened to carry out an acid attack on a friend鈥檚 sister. Read more about Thomas here. For more information about the case, please click here.

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    • Read our December 2017 round up of criminal news in brief by our crime team

      Criminal barristers Thomas Evans, Graham Gilbert and Thomas Acworth bring you the latest edition of Criminal News in Brief. The Supreme Court Assistance by Defendants: When considering whether to refer a sentence made under s.73 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 back to a court: the interests of justice do not automatically require a prosecutor to make the referral if there has been a change of circumstances and there were no countervailing...

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    • Thomas Acworth on Essop & Ors Home Office and Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice

      Thomas Acworth summarises an聽important decision given in Essop & Ors Home Office; Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice regarding indirect discrimination. Click here for the full article

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