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Everyone at Bhatia Best would like to congratulate Frank Sheeran on being offered a Training Contract with the firm. Frank is currently a Police Station Representative in our Criminal Defence department, based at our Nottingham Office. He will now officially become a trainee solicitor on 1/4/19. This news marks a fantastic last 12 months for Frank’s career progression. During 2018 he successfully passed his Police Station Accreditation Assessments, increased the amount of Crown Court casework that he undertakes and even bagged the ‘Best New Caseworker’ award at the Bhatia Best Christmas Awards 2018. As a trainee solicitor, Frank will be on the road to qualifying as a solicitor and representing clients at the Magistrates Court. During his period of training,...

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A man who grew cannabis plants at his home address has avoided a criminal prosecution following representation by Bhatia Best. Following a tip off, our client’s home address was raided by the police and they discovered he had a grow in an upstairs bedroom. Along with the grow, the client also had a number of books on "how to grow cannabis" . A quantity of cannabis was also hidden at the address. Our client grew the cannabis in order to help with his depression and anxiety and out of interest, to see if he could successfully grow the plants. [caption id="attachment_10035" align="alignright" width="253"] Criminal Lawyer: Colin Wilson[/caption] Cultivation of cannabis is an offence contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971...

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Everyone at Bhatia Best would like to offer their congratulations to Ben Brown, who was today admitted to the roll of Solicitors in England & Wales. Ben works in our Criminal Defence Department and has been undertaking his Training over the past couple of years. All of that hard work has now paid off and Ben can proudly call himself a solicitor. As part of his training, Ben also undertook the Higher Rights qualification, meaning that he can now represent clients in the Crown Court as well as the Magistrates Court. [caption id="attachment_9901" align="alignright" width="192"] Criminal Solicitor: Ben Brown[/caption] Ben has built up a huge amount of experience and skill as a Police Station Representative and Crown Court Caseworker and...

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Everyone at Bhatia Best would like to congratulate Colleen Webb on becoming a Duty Solicitor. [caption id="attachment_9691" align="alignright" width="250"] Duty Solicitor: Colleen Webb[/caption] Colleen, a solicitor in our Criminal Defence Department, has successfully completed the Magistrates Court Qualification accreditation. This intense process has two parts: a 25-case portfolio in which Colleen had to demonstrate the range of cases she had dealt with at the Magistrates court and the Interview and Advocacy Assessment. Since Colleen has now passed both of these, she will become a Duty Solicitor. Being a Duty Solicitor means that the Legal Aid Agency will award Colleen ‘slots’ on the duty rota and in turn, she will be able to represent people who ask for the duty solicitor....

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As the temperature is starting to fall, the Met Office has issued its annual snow warning. Scores of people will be donning scarves, hats and gloves and heading out to play in the snow, make snowmen and throw snowballs. But can throwing snowballs really get you in trouble with the law? An offence of common assault is committed when a person either assaults another person or commits a battery. An assault is committed when a person intentionally or recklessly causes another to apprehend the immediate infliction of unlawful force. A battery is committed when a person intentionally or recklessly applies unlawful force to another. If a person throws a snowball which hits another person, it is likely that they have...

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