Posts By: pareekc
Tuckers in successful HSE prosecution
David Targett of Tuckers’ Brixton office was instrumental in the successful HSE prosecution of two companies for failing to take appropriate safety measures to prevent a lorry driver from suffering life threatening injuries when he fell down a waste processing chute at a Waste Recycling centre in London. A full version of the press release… Read more »
Legal 500 & Chambers acclaim Tuckers
Both the Legal 500 & Chambers Directories have recently published their new additions, heaping more acclaim on Tuckers’ lawyers. In Criminal Defence, London Partners Richard Egan, Jim Meyer and Phil Smith all feature strongly. Richard is identified as “one of the finest lawyers of his generation”, Jim as “a wonderful, stand-out lawyer”. Phil Smith… Read more »
Tuckers acting in challenge on exporting drone parts
Jules Carey, Head of Civil Liberties at Tuckers’ solicitors, it acting in partnership with the charity Reprieve in a legal challenge relating to the exporting of parts which are part of the assembly of lethal drones, used frequently by the U.S. military in strikes in Pakistan. Read the full press release from Reprieve at http://www.reprieve.org.uk/press/2012_10_09_uk_govt_challenged_drones_exports/
Birmingham Road Traffic Team – defend bus driver
The Road Traffic team in the Tuckers’ Birmingham office is acting in a well publicised case for a Defendant who was the driver of a bus that was involved in a double fatal collision on the M5 in the early hours of 24 March 2012. It was nationally reported:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9164335/O…. The driver, Jaswinder Singh Dhesi, faces… Read more »
Jeremy Forrest – swift return to the UK
Following the return of a 15 year old school girl to the UK, it has been confirmed that the 30 year old teacher arrested in Bordeaux under the terms of a European Arrest Warrant will not be fighting extradition and, instead, will be returning to the UK shortly. As reported on the news wires, Phil Smith,… Read more »
PC Harwood – the Tomlinson death PC under the microscope again
Jules Carey of Tuckers Solicitors who is representing Emilie Diakiese said “Despite Emilie’s age and the very serious nature of her allegations the Metropolitan Police failed to properly investigate her complaints. Instead they appear to have promptly swept the matter under the carpet. The officer has now finally been dismissed from the force for gross… Read more »
Success in Aykol Case
Head of Extradition at Tuckers’, Renata Pinter represented Miss Akyol, a British citizen in respect of extradition request from Turkey. The Government of the Republic of Turkey sought Miss Akyol’s r extradition to serve a sentence of 3 years 6 months and 20 days(having been held in custody for 2 months and 10 days) following… Read more »
Squatting clamp down is upon us
The new section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into effect on 1st September 2012. This section creates a new offence of squatting in a residential building, which will apply throughout England and Wales. There are already, as yet unconfirmed reports, of some police forces moving in on… Read more »
Zareena Mustafa wins victory for female muslim visitors to prison
Last year Belmarsh prison reversed a policy in relation to the searching of Muslim female visitors, the change led to a nationwide review which is to be embodied in the Prison Service Instruction on searches. Some Muslim women adhere to a particular code of dress which comprises three constituent elements: the facial covering (Niqab), the… Read more »