News & Briefings
Daniel Godden Acts for Lord Hanningfield In Parliamentary Expenses Acquittal
Daniel Godden acted as solicitor for Lord Hanningfield in his recent high profile acquittal. Lord Hanningfield was accused of dishonestly claiming parliamentary expenses
Success for Berkeley Square Solicitors in Contested Cash Seizure Proceedings
Berkeley Square solicitors have secured the return of in excess of £130,000 in a multi-party application challenging the seizure of cash in a British Transport Police investigation.
Roger Sahota Instructed in High Profile Trading Standards Prosecution Following BBC Investigation
Following a lengthy investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards Roger Sahota has been instructed in a multi defendant fraud and regulatory prosecution to act for the lead defendants, a small private company.
Berkeley Square Solicitors Instructed in Landmark Emergency CAT Injunction Application
Berkeley Square Solicitors have lodged an emergency injunction application in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of our clients UKRS Ltd.
Berkeley Square Solicitors Instructed In Multi-Million Pound Third-Party Enforcement Receiver Proceedings
Roger Sahota has been instructed in third party enforcement proceedings emanating from one of the largest fraud cases in the country.
Berkeley Square Solicitors Take Over Berkeley Sahota Website
Berkeley Sahota website owner Roger Sahota is pleased to announce the establishment of Berkeley Square Solicitors together with partners Daniel Godden and Goran Stojsavljevic.
Daniel Godden writes for Solicitors Journal on Restraint Orders
Daniel Godden is instructed to act in the matter of the National Crime Agency (‘NCA’) vSimkus for an individual who was subject to a Property Freezing Order (‘PFO’) obtained by the NCA pending the institution of Civil Recovery Proceedings under Part 5 of POCA 2002.
Prosecution for Serious Sexual Offence Discontinued
We can report another notable success in an allegation of serious sexual assault at the police station stage.
A New EU Frontier In The Criminal Law – The European Supervision Order
The recent debate on Britains exit from the EU – see post – has brought to our attention a little-known but important new measure that came into force in December 2014 when the UK "opted in" to 35 criminal justice and policing measures which are part of EU law.
BREXIT - What Could It Mean for the Criminal Justice System
Roger Sahota of this practice was recently asked to comment for a media outlet on the implications for the criminal justice system if the UK were to vote to leave the EU in the summer referendum.
Voluntary Attendance at Police Interviews – Client Briefing
A core part of our practice involves representing individuals, normally professionals of good character, who have been asked by the police to attend voluntary interviews under caution.
Another Acquittal in Prosecution of Teacher for Sexual Misconduct
Roger Sahota was recently instructed to represent a teacher accused of a serious allegation of sexual assault on a pupil.
Serious Sexual Offences Prosecution Discontinued
Our private client crime department can report that the CPS RASSO unit has discontinued a police investigation into allegations of serious sexual assault made against one of our professional clients.
Roger Sahota Comments on Review of CPS Sexual Offences Unit
Last week the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate published it’s report on the performance of the CPS Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) units.
If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It – SGC Consultation on Reduction in Sentences for Guilty Pleas
The Sentencing Guideline Council's Consultation on proposals to reduce credit for guilty pleas is one of the most important developments affecting practising criminal defence lawyers for some time.
Client Briefing: Local Authority Prosecutions of HMO Landlords
Local Authority prosecutions of landlords who run unlicensed HMO’s are on the rise.
Berkeley Square Solicitors instructed in Third Party In Challenge to Multi-Million Pound Confiscation Order
Roger Sahota has been instructed to represent a third party interest in challenging one of the UK’s largest confiscation orders.
Berkeley Square Solicitors Benefit Fraud Prosecution Discontinued
Following written representations from our private client department, the CPS have agreed to discontinue fraud proceedings against our professional client who remains a person of good character.
Berkeley Square Solicitors Instructs QC in Cash Seizure Challenge
Roger Sahota is acting for four clients in challenging an application for the continued detention of cash – in excess of £100,000 – by the police.
Rail Prosecutions Discontinued
Berkeley Square Solicitors has successfully persuaded the rail prosecuting agencies to discontinue two rail prosecutions.