Unrivalled expertise in Sussex and the South

Bishop & Light was formed in May 1995 by Kevin Light and Andrew Bishop.

Since then the firm has expanded rapidly to cope with demand for its services, specialising in Criminal defence and Mental Health Review Tribunal representation. 

Cases include:-

European Court of Justice

Kolanis v. United Kingdom, App 517/02, June 2005

House of Lords

R. v. Preddy and Slade, [1997] AC HL (Landmark Mortgage fraud case)

R. v. Saik [2006] UKHL 18 (Suspicion not enough in Money Laudering cases)

Court of Appeal

R. v. Daubney 164 J.P. 519 (Possession of an offensive weapon)

Divisional Court

H (R on the application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2003] EWHC 878 Admin (Meaning of "custody")

Our experience in representing clients in serious cases is unrivalled in Sussex. We have represented numerous defendants charged with Murder, Rape and many other serious offences.

We represented a party to the longest trial ever to take place at Lewes Crown Court (R. v. Roberts and Others, 1997) and one of the longest trial in English criminal legal history (R. v. Pound and Others, 2002 - 2004, Winchester Crown Court).

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