Nanette Watson, who has died aged 65 after a short illness, was an incredibly well-respected Solicitor acting in care cases for children and parents. Nanette was born in Glasgow and moved to N Ireland aged 2. After attending Ballymena Academy, Nanette was 21 when she moved to London, initially working as a housing officer in Camden – where she met her partner, Ken. She studied law as a mature student and found a training contract with Alexanders before joining Traymans in 1990 where she...

Many thanks to the excellent Sarah Jane Ewart of One Pump Court. Who very ably represented our young client accused of a sexual assault on another pupil but who thankfully was acquitted.

Our client faced charges of GBH with intent and also the lesser section 20 offence. After a four day trial he was acquitted on the unanimous verdict of the jury. Great thanks to counsel Rebecca Martin of One Pump Court who was extremely good and instructed by Patricia Gaskin and Greg Powell .

At Harrow Crown Court, our client was found not guilty of a conspiracy to import firearms. Great work by the ever excellent Minka Braun counsel from Garden Court instructed by Sinead Zaman and Sean O’Brien. Also at Harrow, the Crown after legal argument offered no evidence against our client charged with possessing cannabis with intent to supply. Terrific work by Karl Volz of Farringdon Chambers instructed by Greg Powell and Fatine Chediak. At St Albans Crown Court another good result, the...

The vast majority of cases in the criminal justice system are dealt with in the Magistrates Court because the Crown Court has the most serious cases it inevitably attracts most of the attention but Magistrates Court cases also change peoples lives. We are delighted to report the acquittal of our client in relation to an allegation of coercive and controlling behavior at the Willesden Magistrates Court. Thanks go to counsel Thomas Beardsworth from Three Raymond Buildings instructed by Sean...