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November 30th, 2016

Man accused of vehicle theft acquitted by Cannock Magistrates’ in his absence

  A man accused of taking a motor home in the Featherstone area represented by Stephen Lee stood trial at Cannock Magistrates Court in November 2016. He was accused of travelling to the local area from Essex specifically targeting motor home vehicles. The client, represented by Stephen at trial, maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings […]

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July 7th, 2016

Couple cleared of assisting an offender in alleged manslaughter

  Mark Nicholls and Stephen Rudge successfully represented a Stafford couple who were cleared following a three week trial at Stafford Crown Court of assisting an offender who had been accused of the manslaughter of man. The case against the pair (and one other) was that they conspired to cover up the circumstances of an […]

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April 12th, 2016

Murder accused found not guilty

  Mark Heywood QC (No. 5 Chambers) and Mark Nicholls successfully defended a 24 year old man accused of murder following a 5 week trial at Birmingham Crown Court. The case gained national and international media coverage throughout due to its high profile. Following the 5 week trial, the defendant was found not guilty of […]

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May 30th, 2015

Stafford Businessman cleared of £1 million cocaine conspiracy

Sheppards Solicitors have successfully challenged police assertions that a local businessman was involved in a 4 year conspiracy between 2009 and 2013 to supply cocaine in Stafford area. The businessman who was originally arrested in early 2013 was initially subject to a lengthy delay in clearing his name whilst the police made their enquiries and […]

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April 17th, 2015

Motorist accused of failing to stop and report a collision found not guilty

  Lucy Taylor-Grime represented a single mother who was prosecuted for failing to stop and exchange details at the scene of a road traffic collision and failing to report the road traffic collision at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, Newcastle Under Lyme. An eye witness had reported her to the Police stating he had seen her […]

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April 15th, 2015

Sheppards Solicitors secures top accolade from The Law Society

    Sheppards Solicitors has secured the national Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel. Lexcel is developed specifically for the legal profession. It is an optional, recognised accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house legal departments which gives assurance that a practice meets high client care and business management standards. To gain and retain […]

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