Defendant acquitted of Rape after trial
Monday, May 13, 2019
R v D The prosecution alleged that the defendant, who was then in his teens, had raped a girl who was also a teenager. It was alleged that the defendant carried the complainant up the stairs into a bedroom and had sex with her without her consent whilst... Read More
Defendant acquitted of sexual penetration after trial
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
R v H The defendant was charged with a digital penetration offence involving a family member. The prosecution alleged that whilst the complainant was asleep, our client placed his finger in the complainants vagina several times. The defendant vehemently... Read More
Defendant acquitted of Blackmail after trial
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
R vs MS MS was charged with Blackmail along with 6 other defendants. Our client was alleged to have made an unwarranted demand for money from a restauranteur with menaces. The client denied any knowledge of any criminality and after a 3 week trial he was... Read More
Client acquitted of drugs charges following large scale investigation
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
R v RW We acted for RW who was charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs. This was a large scale investigation undertaken by the South West Regional Crime unit in which over £500,000 of Drugs and cash were seized. The case involved 10... Read More
New Criminal Team member
Thursday, November 1, 2018
We are delighted to announce that Katherine Sproson is joining us as a Solicitor in our Criminal Department. She joins us from a well known firm in Manchester and we hope that this will prove to be a long and mutually beneficial appointment. Read More
Family Law Firm of the Year
Friday, October 26, 2018
Congratulations to the Family Department of Kelcey & Hall who in the 2019 Business Excellence Awards have been awarded Family Law Firm of the Year. Read More
Pensioner jailed for false VAT claims
Thursday, October 25, 2018
R v DH This case involved acting for a client who by his own admission had defrauded HMRC of a sum in excess of £600,000 by way of VAT over-payments, and as a result of which, the client received a sentence of 2 years 10 months. The case was... Read More
No retrial for teacher following hung jury
Thursday, October 25, 2018
R v EW EW was a school teacher charged with sexual offences involving a pupil. The pupil had alleged that during a return from an overseas school trip in 2015, he had consensual sex with the teacher in the toilet during the return flight. The client became... Read More
Breach of International Sanctions
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
R v AG Kelcey & Hall have recently been involved in a six week case at Southwark Crown Court acting for a client who was charged with breach of sanctions imposed on exports to Iran. The case was a complicated case involving exports from the UK to... Read More
Bristol Law Society Award
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Kelcey & Hall are delighted to announce that this year they have won the Bristol Law Society award for the Best Law Firm with under 15 Partners. Read More
