Profile

Mr Langhorn came to Chambers in 2011 as pupil to Mr Woodhall and is undertaking a specialist criminal law pupillage. He has experience of a wide range of criminal proceedings, including trials, preliminary hearings, plea and case management hearings, committals for sentence, appeals against conviction, public interest immunity hearings and applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Mr Langhorn appears regularly in both the Magistrates' Court and the Crown Court, instructed by both the Crown Prosecution Service and Defence Solicitors. He has also recently appeared in the Coroner’s Court acting on behalf of the deceased’s family in a jury inquest involving a death at work.

Mr Langhorn also has experience of dealing with applications, variations and breach proceedings in respect of a number of ancillary orders including non-molestation orders, restraining orders and sexual offences prevention orders.

Prior to coming to the Bar Mr Langhorn worked as a Legal Services Commission Accredited Police Station Representative dealing with a variety of cases at the Police Station including Arson, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Burglary and the Possession of a Controlled Drug of Class B (Cannabis) with intent to supply.

Mr Langhorn has a broad range of experience and knowledge of the criminal law and is keen to develop his practice in criminal law.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Middle Temple Benefactors Scholarship
Middle Temple Blackstone Entrance Exhibition

NOTABLE CASES

The Inquest touching upon the death of SKM (2011) – Mr Langhorn represented the interests of the deceased’s family at a three day jury inquest. During the inquest Mr Langhorn examined a number of expert medical and scientific witnesses about the toxicological evidence in the case and the effects of cyanide on the human body.

Mohammed Uddin v The Director of Public Prosecutions (2011) – representing the appellant in a two day appeal against conviction which involved challenging the disclosure provided to the defence and successfully overturning the conviction.

R v Shuttleworth (2011) –  representing a 17 year old who was charged, along with two others, with the robbery of a convenience store whilst armed with a knife.

R v Vasaya (2011) –  representing a defendant who had pleaded guilty to two offences of voyeurism and one off ence of outraging public decency, which related to 56 videos clips that he had taken of up women’s skirts.