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Levins secure acquittal for Polish lorry driver accused of importation of controlled drugs.

The defendant who was a Polish national was arrested at a warehouse in Liverpool having intended to deliver a legitimate cargo.  The premises were being observed by the police as they had been investigating a group of Merseyside men.  When the cab of the defendant’s vehicle was seized, a substantial...

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Crown drops charges – Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs

In October 2018 at Mold Crown Court, Levins were successful in relation to a young woman charged with conspiracy to supply class a drugs.  The case was dealt with by head of department, David Woods and counsel,  Christopher Stables of Exchange Chambers.   The client had been arrested toge...

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Success for prison whistleblowers

Levins successfully represented John Bromilow and Harry Wildman in their whistleblowing claim before an employment tribunal in Liverpool. The two men were employed at HMP Liverpool by an external contractor. They raised their health-and-safety concerns with the prison govenor, and as a result they w...

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Levins solicitors defends lasting powers of attorney

SFE • Carla Neal, Head of Private Client and Property at Le...

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Taxi driver acquitted of all charges

  Levins Solicitors recently acted for a taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a passenger. The complainant had alleged that the taxi driver and had gotten into the back of the vehicle and assaulted her.  The defendant denied leaving the cab of his vehicle at any stage and denied tha...

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Police powers and your rights

Stop and Search- Police powers and your rights A common question from our clients is in relation to stop and search. The bottom line is that the police have powers to stop and question you at any time but they can only search you in certain situations. Often the first thing an officer will do is...

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Divorce

Recent statistics show that divorce rates are at their lowest in 40 years. Whilst this may well indicate that couples are happier in their marriages, it may also be due to a different reason. Divorce has been rated the second most stressful event someone can go through in their life. The physical an...

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Financial remedy proceedings

The family department recently represented a wife in financial remedy proceedings against her husband. The wife had been the victim of domestic abuse for many years and a restraining order was made against her husband, for him not to approach/contact her. The husband was subsequently sentenced to a ...

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Success at the Court of Appeal

Success at the court of Appeal Despite rejection by a single judge at the court of Appeal, we fought Sarah Brodie’s case until justice was done A mum of four who set fire to a house causing those sleeping inside to dive for safety has had her prison sentence cut short by top judges. Sarah B...

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Family care proceedings

We recently represented a mother within Care Proceedings, issued at the Family Court in Liverpool. Our client was the mother of two young children. Our client was in a relationship with the children’s father for some 14 years. The parents separated and the father then removed the children form t...

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