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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 […]

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 […]

March 9th, 2015

Delivery driver saves licence and job

Lucy Taylor-Grime represented a delivery driver who had 3 separate sets of speeding offences before different Courts. He also had, at the time the offences were committed a total of 9 penalty points already on his licence. The client accepted the speeding offences and having entered guilty pleas all matters were heard before Cannock […]

March 2nd, 2015

Judge persuaded not to impose 5 year minimum jail sentence – firearms accused receives a 2 year suspended sentence

A Stafford man represented by Sheppards Solicitors avoided a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment when the Judge dealing with the case was persuaded to find exceptional circumstances not to impose the minimum sentence. Under Section 5(1a)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968, anyone found in possession of a firearm disguised as another item faces a minimum […]

January 28th, 2015

Stafford prison officer acquitted of drugs charge

A Stafford based operation support grade (OSG) prison officer has been acquitted at Stafford Crown Court of taking a controlled drug into the prison. The OSG had been subject to a random search as he began his night shift in June of 2014 when fellow officers found the substance. The OSG was immediately arrested and […]

December 23rd, 2014

Cannock £20,000 cocaine accused avoids custody

A Cannock man who pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine of a high purity with the intention to supply appeared before Stafford Crown Court on the 19th December 2014 for sentence. He had earlier pleaded guilty to his involvement in the activity. Cocaine with a potential street value of £20,000 was seized in a major police […]

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