LLB (Hons) Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)

Call 1981

Ian Strongman has been a member of chambers for over 20 years and has been Head of Chambers since 1996. His practice remains wide and varied.

It includes Crown Court crime, both prosecution (Grade 3 CPS approved) and defence, family proceedings in the County and High Courts, including residence, contact and ancillary relief and asylum and immigration applications in the AIT.

Ian also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the Magistrates' Courts, mostly in the West Mercia area.

Practice Groups
Crime, Care Proceedings, Divorce and Matrimonial Finance, Residence & Contact, Immigration

Reported cases
R v Vaughan (Carl Michael) [2009] 1 Cr.App.R.(S.) 63
R v Pepper [2006] 1 Cr,App.R (S) 20
R. v Kishientine [2005] 2 Cr.App.R (S) 28
ABS v Yates Current Law Feb 2005
S (Georgia) [2003] UKIAT00082
R v Wright [2000] 2 Cr. App. R. (S) 459
R v Withey Current Law May 1999
R v Altaf [1999] Cr.App.R.(S) 429
CPS v W [1994] Current Law 922

Professional Organisations
Criminal Bar Association
Family Law Bar Association.

Interests
Watercolour painting, computers, outdoors