Keir Monteith KC and Audrey Cherryl Mogan of Garden Court Chambers represent Ademola Adedeji in the Court of Appeal, instructed by Zachary Whyte of Sperrin Law.
Elena Papamichael of Garden Court represents Martin Thomas, led by Arlette Piercy of 25 Bedford Row and instructed by Ghislaine Sandoval of Hodge Jones & Allen.
Tommy Seagull of Garden Court has supported the appeal by undertaking further research and analysis of the evidence.
On 19 December 2024, the historic and ground-breaking appeal of Ade Adedeji, one of the Manchester 10, will start. The Court of Appeal will hear fresh evidence and legal submissions from Ade Adedeji’s lawyers as they attempt to persuade the Court of Appeal that his conviction is unsafe.
The case has been extensively reported upon, features in a Channel 4 documentary and has been referred to in the Houses of Parliament.
JUSTICE, a registered charity and all-party membership organisation, with a rich history of reforming the law in the UK, has been granted leave to intervene and make written representations.
In total, four boys convicted of conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm (GBH) and three boys convicted of conspiracy to murder, following conversations on a Telegram chat, have been granted leave to appeal against their convictions.
Keir Monteith KC and Audrey Cherryl Mogan represent Ade Adedeji, instructed by Zachary Whyte of Sperrin Law.
Further information on the case can be found in our previous news item here.
See media coverage: ITV News, Channel 4 documentary ‘Jailed Over a Group Chat’, PROOF magazine, Kids of Colour Statement
Notes
[1] 199 days curfew and 955 days detention.
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