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I had these represent me in a legal…
I had these represent me in a legal matter in 2023/24. Their lack of impartiality led me to plead guilty after both my Son and I were attacked in a Birmingham club in 2019, despite one of the group admitting at the hospital that he had at least 5 pints of lager in the space of a couple of hours, and that he was being treated for depression and taking medicine, also, with statements from his brother and independent witnesses that he'd thrown the first . The prosecution decided to press charges against me for using "excessive force", thus causing a head injury. Then this outfit did not remain impartial to the statements and the CCTV, which didn't show what happened, it was enough for both the defence and the prosecution to act as judge, jury and executioner. This trial dragged on for almost 5 years, with one mistrial. One assumption after another was made as to what went on that night, because the police took 6 months to return to the scene for CCTV, then being told it had been erased. Leaving only 30 seconds taken on that night with the use of the detective's mobile phone, who was later relieved of her duty. Yet despite all this, my barrister couldn't convince me that he was going to stand up in court and defend me. 5 years down the line. Both my wife and I had cashed in our pensions to pay for legal costs. With me throwing the towel in because I had no confidence in my own defence team. Don't ever let them tell you that you're forgiven despite how long since your last run in with the police. Because it'll bite you in the backside. The kicker was, that when someone sat up and played the 30 seconds of CCTV on something other than a laptop. They noticed that the head injury our attacker sustained was done by someone else who kicked him in the head while we were both on the floor. My barrister's response upon seeing this was "it's not worth arguing over who did what" thank you, Mr Rupert Taylor of the Devon chambers. Thanks to you and this crowd, my career is in the toilet and I'm not sure how to move on from this. Originally I assumed the legal system was incompetent. Now I understand it's by design. The truth is what the law can agree on, not what happened. Because, despite the lack of clear CCTV showing my actions that night, they chose to ignore the actions of others to shut the case down. It's taken me a while to write this review. I doubt I've touched on how much a farce it was, and how much bias the system has towards anyone who had a run in with the police, no matter how long ago it was. I would be very careful about using these people if there is the slightest chance you're innocent. Especially if you've had a run in with the police before. My problem is now, how do I ever defend myself or my family in the future? Because if I can't expect a fair and impartial investigation or defence. Do I allow myself to be kicked to death to save my family, or kicked to death to avoid being jailed?
