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[caption id="attachment_8341" align="alignright" width="161"] Child Law Solicitor: Lucy Winterburn[/caption] Everyone at Bhatia Best would like to congratulate Lucy Winterburn on achieving Children Law Accreditation. This is an important milestone for Lucy who is a Family Law solicitor based at our Nottingham Office. To get to this stage, Lucy has demonstrated a knowledge and expertise in Children Law to a sufficient level to represent children in proceedings. As a result, it means that Lucy is able to receive instructions from guardians in private and public law proceedings to act for the children when required, or represent competent children directly. The process that Lucy has undertaken involved demonstrating that she had the requisite training and experience in Family Law through her case...

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Bhatia Best Solicitors are delighted to announce that Emma Zocchi has been promoted to the role of Associate Partner and supervisor of the Criminal Defence department at our Derby office. Emma is based in our Criminal Defence department at Derby and up until this point had been the joint supervisor of the department in that office. With this promotion, Emma will also be taking on the sole responsibility of that role. Emma has been with Bhatia Best since she was a placement student, working her way up to a paralegal, trainee solicitor, duty solicitor and then the managerial role at Derby. When asked about the news, Emma said “Having started at Bhatia Best whilst on a university placement in 2007 I’ve...

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Bhatia Best Solicitors are delighted to announce that Steve Ramsell has been made a partner in the firm. [caption id="attachment_8626" align="alignright" width="250"] Partner: Steve Ramsell[/caption] Steve, who works in the Criminal Defence Department, has been with the firm since he was a Placement Student during his time at University. In late-2018, Steve was appointed Head of our Crown Court Department and is a prominent Solicitor Advocate at the Crown Court in his own right. Over recent years, Steve has been undertaking more and more managerial work and has played a key part in the digitalisation of the firm’s working practices. This in turn saw Steve appointed to the Management Committee, which takes key decisions on the firm’s operational activities. When...

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[caption id="attachment_8614" align="alignright" width="250"] Partner: Scott Laing[/caption] Bhatia Best Solicitors are delighted to announce that Scott Laing has been offered and accepted the role of Partner in the firm. Scott plays a leading role in our thriving Public Law and Community Care Department and his influence within the firm has increased rapidly over the past 12 months. His knowledge and expertise in the area has been relied on time and time again and this achievement is a mark of how valued he is by the Firm. When asked about this achievement, Scott said “I am delighted to have been made a Partner, having begun my journey with the firm as a paralegal almost 10 years ago. I look forward to...

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A man who admitted driving offences during a police interview has had his case discontinued following representations by Bhatia Best that the police failed to comply with the law. The 18 year old client was one of three males detained by police officers after the car they were travelling in was flagged as uninsured. At the scene, the police could not establish which of the males was the driver and our client denied that it was him. The police officer then threatened our client (and his friends) with arrest unless he agreed to admit who was driving during a voluntary interview. As a result, the vulnerable client – who was interviewed without a solicitor or an appropriate adult – told...

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A University Student from Hong Kong, who punched a man after being threatened with a knife, has been found Not Guilty following a trial at Nottingham Magistrates Court. Our client, represented by Miss Hetal Patel (Criminal Defence Department, Nottingham) stood trial for an offence of threatening behaviour. A conviction would not only have risked a prison sentence but severely damaged this young man’s hopes of eventually setting up a business in America. Our client was with friends at a Chinese restaurant in Nottingham. As they left the restaurant, a male approached his group and made requests for cash. After these requests were refused, the male became aggressive and punched three members of our client’s group; one male and two females....

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Everyone at Bhatia Best would like to congratulate Ben Brown on being awarded Higher Rights of Audience. Ben is a Solicitor based at our busy Mansfield office and represents clients on a daily basis in both the regions Police Stations and Magistrates Court. By successfully completing the Higher Rights of Audience Qualification, Ben is now able to represent clients before the Crown Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Higher Rights of Audience Qualification involves an intensive training course in London which covers advocacy, case preparation, procedure and the law. Following the course, there is then a three-part examination process consisting of a written paper and two advocacy assessments. Tom Oates, Partner of the firm’s Criminal...

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