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.