Young Street Chambers have sponsored a balloon in the St Swithins Balloon Race in aid of the Association for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus. The race begins on 15 July. For more information on the charity go to www.asbah.org We have close relations with this charity as a result of our ongoing work in the field of Clinical Negligence and were therefore delighted to sponsor this event.
Young Street Chambers News
June 21st, 2010
Ian Huffer’s Personal Injury update for May 2010 has been added to the Newsletters (drop-down from In Touch) section of the website. Or follow the link
June 21st, 2010
Amos Waldman has recently completed prosecuting in a week long trial at Bolton Crown Court. Fielding and Lowe pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault with intent to rob and grievous bodily harm with intent. Both were convicted. A camper had been thrown over a 15ft cliff into a river and Daniel Birchall and his friends were attacked with rocks and one also thrown into the ravine, when camping in Spotland. Read more and more
June 18th, 2010
We are delighted to announce that Paul Manasse has been appointed by the General Medical Council as a legal assessor. 
June 14th, 2010
David James represented Gary Manning who was acquitted of theft of a generator from MBNA / Bank of America following a week-long trial at Chester Crown Court. Mr. Manning, an engineer contracted to service generator systems and Gary McEwan, an employee of MBNA, were alleged to have stolen a mobile generator valued £32,000. It was alleged the two defendants had conspired to deceive their employers at the bank as to the economic value of the generator and then produced false documentation to cover the removal of the machinery.
