Read the reviews of Junior Sussex Barrister Gavin Howe and Legal 500 Junior Barrister Eleanor Battie
“He is awful, underhanded and should not be practising law!”
“She is a one-woman legal A Team”
#TwoTierPolicing by the Met Police and West Midlands Police !
CPS Drug Offences Legal Guidance the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and a Drug Dealer
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