Robert Latham is Legal Aid Barrister of the Year

Doughty Street Chambers is delighted to announce that Robert Latham was named Legal Aid Barrister of the Year at the LAPG awards ceremony last night. ►►

Judgment on DNA and fingerprints case expected

The European Court judgment on the long-running legal battle to challenge the right of the police to retain fingerprints and DNA samples taken from innocent people will be announced at a public hearing at the Human Rights Building in Strasbourg this Thursday, 4th December at 11am (10 am UK time). (Stephen Cragg has been instructed for the applicants) ►►

Journalist Entitled to Protect Sources

Journalist Sally Murrer (represented by Gavin Millar QC and Anthony Hudson) accused of obtaining police information illegally has walked free from court after a judge ruled that prosecution evidence against her was inadmissible ►►

How Free is Our Speech?

Doughty Street barrister, Helena Kennedy QC, will be chairing an evening of debate, performance and film at the Purcell Room on Wednesday 10th December to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Cannabis grower escapes summary judgment on postponed possession order

The judgement delivery in the case of London Borough of Wandsworth v Whibley (in which Robert Latham and Jim Shepherd were instructed for the cannabis grower) outlined that Councils cannot ask the courts for summary judgment on postponed possession orders unless they can prove that one of the conditions has been breached. ►►

Times Online Lawyer of the Week: Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws

Helena Kennedy QC has been elected chairman of the governing council of Justice, the human rights and law reform charity. The appointment will be for three years. ►►

Media successfully challenges reporting restrictions in multi-million employment claim

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a variation of a restricted reporting order allowing the reporting of the sexual misconduct allegations in the Fariad sisters' multi-million employment tribunal case against Tradition Securities and Futures. Guy Vassall-Adams represented the six national news organisations who successfully challenged the reporting restrictions. ►►

Jury discharged in fire bomb case

Mel Broughton, a leading animal rights campaigner has been cleared of possession of an explosive substance with intent (instructed barristers David Bentley and Peter Lownds) and awaits a retrial on related counts relating to attacks on Oxford University premises ►►