GTS Succeed With Application to Dismiss Charge Against Client
GTS today succeeded in persuading the CPS to offer no evidence against our client.
GTS today succeeded in persuading the CPS to offer no evidence against our client.
We took on this case defending possession proceedings whilst our client was in prison on remand for assaulting his neighbours.
GTS today persuaded the Crown Prosecution Service to offer no evidence against our client ST.
Our client was living in a shared house ran by a housing association on an assured shorthold tenancy. Our client was Eritrean, and for the 7 years he had lived there all the other tenants had also been Eritrean.
Our client was the secure tenant of a Local Authority property (“LA”). His property suffered from structural movement, and serious disrepair including severe cracks in the walls and ceilings, damp and mould.
Ronnie Manek, In-House barrister instructed by Jack Stewart (Supervising Solicitor) assisted by Neslihan Kaya were instructed to represent KB, a former Police Community Support Officer for the allegations of Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent and associated offences of Possession of offensive weapons and Affray.
A private landlord had issued possession proceedings against our client on the basis of both a Section 21 (‘no fault’) notice and a Section 8 notice.
Five Legal Observers are suing the Metropolitan Police for their arrests, detention and assault, whilst monitoring police violence at protests in London in March and April 2021, against the then Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
Our client is a secure tenant of a London Borough.
GTS today persuaded the Crown Prosecution Service [CPS] to discontinue a charge of criminal damage against our client JR.