To great fanfare and media attention Stonehouse appears at the Old Bailey to answer several charges whereupon he decided to act as his own attorney making the claim that his fake identities had taken him over causing him to undertake the strange actions he was being accused of.

He also needed to see Sidali’s story all the way through from him being acquitted, his fight for freedom, struggle to remain in this country, and finally his qualification as a lawyer and to make a life for himself in this country.As well as expertise in relation to computer misuse offences, Julian also specialises in providing advice to Communication Service Providers and others in relation to their obligations under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, and the GDPR Data Protection Act 2018. She argues that her late father was the victim of vicious and inaccurate newspapers, disloyal colleagues, rightwingers seeking to discredit the Wilson government and rogue elements in the British secret services.

We know that no two cases are ever the same and we are dedicated to guiding you through the legal process with tailored solutions which work for you. As a member of the Law Society Children Panel since 1998, Julian has vast experience in representing children, children’s guardians, parents, grandparents and interveners in the Family Proceedings, County and High Courts. As for Czech intelligence officers who named him as a spy after they defected to the west, she argues that their word is not to be trusted either. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.

a vivid account' Telegraph 'Completely absorbing' CAROL ANN LEE, author of The Murders at White House Farm and A Passion For Poison 'I literally consumed the book in just a few hungry sittings . Hayes’ reputations has continued to flourish, seeing success in many high profile cases as well as the vice presidency of the London Criminal Courts Association. In one way this is a straightforward David and Goliath story, with the defence teams battling the huge pressure brought to bear on the police, the prosecution, the judiciary and the witnesses by those in the very highest positions of power.

View image in fullscreen John Stonehouse with his first wife, Barbara, and children Julia and Matthew at their country home in 1969. She makes the fair point that Czech agents in London were “professional liars” and incentivised to exaggerate their successes to their masters to justify their existence and their expenses. This is that Stonehouse was an avaricious chancer who faked his death in a last-throw attempt to escape a series of failed and fraudulent business dealings in which he had entangled innocent friends and relatives, including the author’s father. Being a former RAF pilot and the son of a Labour mayor of Southampton helped lubricate his ascent in the party.

But, fascinating though that is, scrupulously documented here and revealed in all its shoddy detail, this story is much more than that. Who in their right mind thinks they can talk their wife into taking their husbands mistress in, while they’re still there? His legal expertise makes sense of criminal proceedings, but while he beautifully lays out the factual detail, it is the human side of this very personal story that is so captivating.

When the news reached them, his distraught wife, Barbara, and horrified family, knowing him to be a strong swimmer, thought he might have had a heart attack or been taken by sharks. British MP John Stonehouse appears to have begun his political career as an idealist but greed got the better of him. Guy is a kind and thoughtful man, he will be greatly missed by us all and his contribution to Chambers will never be forgotten.Thinking his political life may be over if his party lost the next election Stonehouse, with the help of his nephew, lawyer Michael Hayes, set up several banking business ventures looking forward to a comfortable financial life. Julian Hayes is a partner at BCL who specialises in corporate and financial crime, surveillance and information data protection law.