A brief look back on 2016.

As this new website goes live we are able to look back on 2016 at a very successful year. We have recruited some excellent new staff including David Hillier who has 30 years of experience behind him in Criminal and Family law.

We have also had an excellent success rate at trial. Motoring cases have taken off and the firm has gained an enviable reputation for private motoring expertise.

Among the biggest cases we handled of the year were:

R v Scott (death by careless driving – see article here on the BBC news website)

R v Merrilees (Murder – see article here in the Metro Newspaper).

Both clients were found not guilty following a jury trial. The team from John Onions dealt with these clients every step of the way from police interview through Magistrates Court and Crown Court. A