Posts By: Jim Meyer
Historic Sexual Abuse Allegations
In the criminal justice system in the UK, historic sexual abuse cases can be the most difficult. Richard Egan provides an overview of the law relating to historic sexual abuse and some of the ways the challenges to launching a defence to an unfounded allegation may be overcome. Read Richard’s article in full at Allegations… Read more »
Andre Clovis secures damages for wrongful arrests
Tuckers’ Andre Clovis – Senior Solicitor within the Civil Liberties Department has successfully secured damages for clients who were wrongfully arrested by the police. David v MPS The client (JD) brought a claim for assault, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. He had been the subject of a stop and search (most of which had been… Read more »
Corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter
Jim Meyer has been instructed to act behalf of a company (Mobile Sweepers (Reading) Limited accused of corporate manslaughter, together with various health and safety offences. Such cases are rare, but what makes this unique is that the Director (Mervyn Owens) is facing linked charges of gross negligence manslaughter as well as health and safety… Read more »
Behind the scenes at a criminal law firm
The Times has profiled ITV’s new documentary series which takes a look at Tuckers in action, interviewing our senior partner, Franklin Sinclair. Government cuts to will lead to miscarriages of justice for the most vulnerable people in society and have sparked a brain drain of talent away from criminal law. Law firms that specialise in… Read more »
A day’s work for the defence lawyers at one of Britain’s biggest legal practices
From defending a stalker to a case involving a blackmail attempt on Coleen Rooney over the return of her stolen mobile phone — it’s all in a day’s work for the defence lawyers at one of Britain’s biggest legal practices, Tuckers. With TV cameras given unprecedented access to follow the team from the Manchester office… Read more »
Onyeka Obi | Metropolitan Police Service Officer Dismissed for Gross Misconduct
Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for assault. Tuckers representing victim in subsequent civil proceedings.
Jim Meyer speaks out
The London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association dinner was held last Friday night, and its President – Jim Meyer, gave a speech outlining the fragile state of the Criminal Defence sector and its difficult relationships between the Bar, Judiciary and Solicitors. Read the Gazette coverage and the full text of the speech below: Lords, ladies and gentleman,… Read more »
HM Treasury v Mohammed Al-Ghabra [2010]
HM Treasury v Mohammed Jabar Ahmed & Ors : HM Treasury v Mohammed Al-Ghabra : R (on the application of Hani El Sayed Sabaei Youssef) v HM Treasury [2010] UKSC 2 Tuckers Solicitors represented Mohammed Al-Ghabra in what was the first case to be heard in the new Supreme Court, in October 2009. The case… Read more »
Lotfi Raissi v Secretary of State for Justice (2010) CA (Civ Div) [2010] EWCA Civ 337
Mr Raissi was the first person to be arrested after 9/11 and he was wrongly accused of being involved and further being the Chief Instructor to the hijackers. This case was a judicial review against the Secretary of State’s decision to refuse to consider the client for compensation under the ex gratia compensation scheme which… Read more »
Tuckers acting for family of Shanice-Paris Goff
The Police Actions Department at the Central London office are representing the mother of 18-year old Shanice-Paris Goff, who tragically died recently after falling from a window 17 storeys high when Police officers entered the building to arrest her. Read more about this story at: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/london/shaniceparis-goff-was-turning-her-life-around-7654204.html