Broadgate Legal, News

25/03/26

The body responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice in England has removed its lead investigator from the review of Lucy Letby's case after it emerged he had publicly praised the senior officer who led the investigation into her.

Shaun Edwards had been working on the case at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) following Letby's application last January to challenge the safety of her convictions. However, months after her second trial, he attended an awards ceremony where Cheshire Constabulary received investigation team of the year for Operation Hummingbird—the inquiry into Letby.

10/02/26

A church employee who stole almost £100,000 from the Diocese of Westminster to support what a judge described as a "high lifestyle" has been ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation.

Francisca Yawson, 38, took £96,331 in charitable donations between September 2018 and August 2019. She had worked as a gift aid and operations technician for the Roman Catholic diocese, which includes Westminster Cathedral, since 2013.

15/01/26

The family of Sir Stirling Moss is embroiled in a bitter High Court inheritance dispute over the late racing driver's £20 million-plus fortune, with serious allegations now set out in court documents.

Claims have been filed by Sir Stirling's son, Stirling Elliot Moss, amid an acrimonious legal battle with his half-sister, Allison Bradley, concerning the will of their mother and stepmother, Lady Susie Moss. Lady Moss died on March 18, 2023, aged 69, leaving an estate valued at £27.8 million, having previously inherited the bulk of her husband's £22 million estate.

09/12/25

An engineering executive has confessed to providing counterfeit aircraft parts to major airlines including Ryanair, triggering a global scandal that grounded hundreds of planes. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, head of UK-based AOG Technics, pleaded guilty yesterday to selling fake engine components in what the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) described as a scheme that endangered public safety worldwide.

25/11/25

A financier launched legal action against his elderly mother after she ordered him out of the family's £3.85 million Chelsea townhouse. Andrew Grijns had lived in his American parents' four-storey Georgian home on Bury Walk for over two decades while building a lucrative career in London's finance sector.