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Child rapist's jail term cut to encourage paedophiles to plead guilty
Alan Parker represented Mr Wilson, from Nechells, Birmingham, who worked at the city’s Little Stars nursery and was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years in July last year after admitting two counts of rape, 16 counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, 25 counts of making indecent images of children and three of distributing such images. Read more
Trevor Meegan wins insanity trial
The man was accused of a serious offence of wounding with intent after attacking his father with a hammer. Read more
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Citadel is recognised in Chambers & Partners 2012 for ".... expertise in regulatory fields such as health and safety, trading standards and licensing ".
We deal with all forms of licensed activities, including :
- Alcohol
- Entertainment
- Gambling
- Security Industry
- Hackney carriage and Private Hire taxis
Chambers has a long history of practice in licensing, instructed by some of the country’s largest corporate clients and also the licensing justices. A former head of Chambers is one of the editors of ‘Paterson's Licensing Law’. Members of this team have extensive and nationwide experience in terms of advice and advocacy, from hearings before councils / magistrates to proceedings in the higher courts, representing applicants (both individual and corporate), objectors, police and other interested parties.
Licensing work of all kinds is undertaken including appeals, reviews, challenging special policies and the legality of local authority policies. Our expertise in the overlapping areas of regulatory and criminal law enables us to provide comprehensive advice regarding compliance obligations, and / or representation in enforcement proceedings relating to alleged breaches of licence conditions or legislation.
Members of the team are registered with the Bar Council to accept instructions directly from members of the public, companies or other organisations under the Public Access scheme – please refer to the Public Access section of this website.
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