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Jury unanimously acquit company Director of Malicious Communications Act offence.

Jury unanimously acquit company Director of Malicious Communications Act offence.

Quentin secures acquittal at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Quentin Secures return of client’s shotguns following intervention with Police.

Quentin Secures return of client’s shotguns following intervention with Police.

Shotguns returned to Quentin's client without recourse to costly court proceedings.

Quentin gains conviction in neighbour dispute private prosecution

Quentin gains conviction in neighbour dispute private prosecution

Quentin Hunt concludes successful private prosecution in neighbour dispute case.

Trading Standards Premises Appeal Licence success

Trading Standards Premises Appeal Licence success

Quentin achieves success in regaining a client's premises appeal licence.

Quentin Secures acquittal for company director accused of stalking Police Officer.

Quentin Secures acquittal for company director accused of stalking Police Officer.

Quentin Hunt secures client's acquittal after 5 day trial at Harrow Crown Court.

Police and Trading Standards take no further action in Investment fraud investigation

Police and Trading Standards take no further action in Investment fraud investigation

Quentin Hunt ensures that no further action is taken against his clients in large scale fraud allegation.

Quentin Achieves return of Shotgun Licences following revocation by Police.

Quentin Achieves return of Shotgun Licences following revocation by Police.

Police return shotguns and licences to mother and son following intervention by Specialist Barrister Quentin Hunt

Quentin Hunt achieves overturn of Serious Crime Prevention Order in the Court of Appeal.

Quentin Hunt achieves overturn of Serious Crime Prevention Order in the Court of Appeal.

Quentin Hunt achieves success in the Court of Appeal in Serious Crime Prevention Order case.

Quentin ensures non-custodial sentence in Perverting the Course of Justice case

Quentin ensures non-custodial sentence in Perverting the Course of Justice case

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt ensures his client receives a non-custodial sentence in Perverting the Course of Justice case before Harrow Crown Court.

Police take no action in stalking and malicious communications case following Quentin’s intervention

Police take no action in stalking and malicious communications case following Quentin’s intervention

No further action taken against Quentin Hunt's client following effective pre-charge representation.

Not guilty verdict in fatal accident drink driving case

Not guilty verdict in fatal accident drink driving case

Quentin achieves acquittal for client in drink driving case which could have had serious repercussions on potential death by dangerous driving charges.

Quentin ranked as 2022 leading lawyer in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners

Quentin ranked as 2022 leading lawyer in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners

Quentin Hunt features as leading lawyer in independent guides to the legal profession for 2022.

Off duty police officer receives not guilty verdict in assault trial

Off duty police officer receives not guilty verdict in assault trial

Quentin achieves not guilty verdict for client in Southampton Crown Court.

Quentin achieves discontinuance of prosecution in Malicious Communications case

Quentin achieves discontinuance of prosecution in Malicious Communications case

Quentin assists client by way of successful pre-court representations to CPS over offensive communications case.

Client avoids jail in Death by Dangerous Driving case

Client avoids jail in Death by Dangerous Driving case

Quentin Hunt acts in Death by Dangerous Driving case before Swansea Crown Court.

Quentin achieves acquittal for Dentist in Stalking case.

Quentin achieves acquittal for Dentist in Stalking case.

Mr ZS was accused of stalking, contrary to section 2A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Quentin achieves acquittal for client.

Court of Appeal victory sees reduction in Sentence in Dangerous Driving case

Court of Appeal victory sees reduction in Sentence in Dangerous Driving case

Mr TP pleaded guilty to an offence of Dangerous Driving contrary to section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988...

 Planning Enforcement prosecution stayed as an abuse of process by Crown Court, full defence costs awarded.

Planning Enforcement prosecution stayed as an abuse of process by Crown Court, full defence costs awarded.

Mr AE was prosecuted by Ealing Borough Council for breach of a planning enforcement notice under section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1997. He instructed Quentin Hunt, a specialist Planning Enforcement Barrister, to represent his interests...

Quentin achieves over £300,000 reduction in Proceeds of Crime Act order

Quentin achieves over £300,000 reduction in Proceeds of Crime Act order

Quentin was instructed to act on a Direct Public Access basis by Mr AS who had been convicted of drug dealing offences....

Quentin Hunt ensures that HSBC and authorities unfreeze Bank account on behalf of Jewellers

Quentin Hunt ensures that HSBC and authorities unfreeze Bank account on behalf of Jewellers

BBW Ltd are Jewellers who operate a large-scale business purchasing and selling high value wrist watches. Without warning or notice, they were informed that their bank had frozen their business account.

Quentin secures Police investigation for client in Victim’s Right to Review success

Quentin secures Police investigation for client in Victim’s Right to Review success

Quentin drafted and submitted a detailed application on behalf of Mr PL under the ‘Victim’s Right to Review’ scheme...

Quentin achieves non-custodial sentence in perverting the Course of Justice case.

Quentin achieves non-custodial sentence in perverting the Course of Justice case.

Quentin Hunt was instructed on a direct public access basis to act on behalf of Mr LK, who was before the Lincoln Crown Court accused of an offence of Perverting the Course of Justice.

Quentin acts in Coroner’s Inquest on behalf of family of deceased Prison Officer. Coroner orders Secretary of State for Prisons to produce a ‘Report to prevent future deaths’.

Quentin acts in Coroner’s Inquest on behalf of family of deceased Prison Officer. Coroner orders Secretary of State for Prisons to produce a ‘Report to prevent future deaths’.

Quentin Hunt, instructed by Borneo Martell LLP Solicitors, acted on behalf of the family of Miss KH, in a case which was widely covered in the national press in which a Prison Officer who took her own life while in employment at HMP Bedford.

No Further Action taken in Stalking and harassment allegations following Quentin Hunt’s intervention

No Further Action taken in Stalking and harassment allegations following Quentin Hunt’s intervention

No Further Action taken in Stalking and harassment allegations following Quentin Hunt’s intervention

Quentin Hunt discharges Account Freezing Order

Quentin Hunt discharges Account Freezing Order

Quentin Hunt, achieves the timely discharge of a Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 account freezing order put in place by the MHRA over a Company's bank account.

Success as Council discontinues Planning Enforcement prosecution

Success as Council discontinues Planning Enforcement prosecution

Quentin achieves success for client in Planning Enforcement prosecution.

Success in resisting Proceeds of Crime Act Account Freezing Order

Success in resisting Proceeds of Crime Act Account Freezing Order

Quentin Successfully resists Account Freezing Order application by West Midlands Police on behalf of High Net Worth foreign nationals.

In the Press- Success for couple after long running fraud allegation stopped in the Crown Court

In the Press- Success for couple after long running fraud allegation stopped in the Crown Court

Quentin Hunt was instructed to represent a couple in respect of fraud allegations. Following a long history of engagement by Quentin and negotiations and representations the case ended when the Crown Prosecution Service discontinued the case and Not Guilty verdicts entered against both defendants.

Success in Court of Appeal sees huge reduction in sentence.

Success in Court of Appeal sees huge reduction in sentence.

Quentin Hunts secures large reduction in sentence in Insolvency Service prosecution after successful appeal.

Quentin achieves Not Guilty verdict for City worker in Criminal Damage trial

Quentin achieves Not Guilty verdict for City worker in Criminal Damage trial

Mr GH was an IT worker in the City of London charged by the police with Criminal Damage contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1971. For obvious reasons GH wanted to avoid having a criminal record and therefore selected specialist Direct Access Barrister Quentin Hunt to represent him at Court.