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Jules Carey – Operation Herne
Tuckers’ Civil Liberties team, headed by Partner Jules Carey, is representing a number of complainants in the increasingly parallel investigations into the use of dead childrens’ identities for “under cover” police work and the ongoing claims by those who were prey to officers who formed emotional and sexual relationships with protesters for the purposes of infiltrating… Read more »
“Heroic” – Tuckers defends the accused
One TV reviewer described the work of Tuckers’ lawyers as “heroic” in the context of representing their rights against the state bringing criminal allegations against them. In the run up to the second series of The Briefs – starting on Thursday 18 July 2013 on ITV1 at 9pm – the TV reviewers on the Richard… Read more »
Series 2 – The Briefs
Fly on the wall documentary “The Briefs” returns for its second series at 9pm on Thursday 18 July 2013. Following the work of criminal defence lawyers in the firm’s Manchester office, it offers a unique insight into a little understood aspect of the criminal justice sytem – the relationship between legal representative and their client. … Read more »
Tuckers in successful H&S prosecution following platform collapse
Jim Meyer, Partner at Tuckers, successfully pursued the prosecution of a Hertfordshire construction company for safety failings after a worker was seriously injured when a temporary platform collapsed at a landmark development in south London. Noel Doyle, 32, from Hammersmith, suffered a shattered right elbow, broken vertebrae, fractured pelvis and ribs, and damage to internal… Read more »
Phil Smith runner up at The Lawyer Awards
Phil Smith, Partner at Tuckers, was pipped to the Client Partner of the Year award by Jane Mutimear from Bird & Bird. Phil was runner up in his category – ahead of many rivals from prestigious City firms. The full story of the event at the Grovesnor Hotel in London last night can be found at… Read more »
Phil Smith explains Jeremy Forrest case to BBC
Following the sentencing in the case of school teacher Jeremy Forrest, Tuckers’ Partner Phil Smith has been explaining the legal framework of the proceedings relating to his client, including the complication relating to the cross jurisdictional issues as a result of Mr Forrest being arrested in France under a European Arrest Warrant. The full BBC… Read more »
Sunday Express tackles mental health within criminal justice sector
Jenny Bradbury, from Tuckers’ London office, is quoted in a well balanced article, in the Sunday Express, highlighting the difficulties of dealing with people who have mental health issues within the criminal justice sector. Against the back drop of a threat of a further cut of £220 million from the criminal legal aid budget, this… Read more »
Jeremy Forrest trial commences
The trial of Jeremy Forrest, a client of Tuckers’ Partner, Phil Smith has started at Lewes Crown Court. As the process of giving evidence is scheduled to begin, Phil Smith said “as I said 8 months ago, at the outset of this case, my client is looking forward to the full story emerging. This… Read more »
The Lawyer Awards – Client Partner of the Year
Phil Smith at Tuckers has been short-listed for the prestigious Client Partner of the Year Award 2013. The Lawyer Awards is about the celebration of excellence in the profession across private practice, the public sector, commerce and industry, and the Bar. The results will be revealed at a sparkling ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House… Read more »
Yuri “Aggro” Santos acquitted
Performing artist and lyricist Yuri “Aggro” Santos represented by Phil Smith was acquitted of two charges of rape after the jury returned not guilty verdicts in under 2 hours at Chichester Crown Court.