Gareth Branston Author

Mark Ashford is a solicitor and Partner in TV Edwards, Solicitors. He is a specialist in youth court work, a duty solicitor, and has Higher Rights of Audience. He provides specific training on youth justice matters to the profession, local authorities, and other agencies. Gareth Branston is a Circuit Judge sitting at Maidstone Crown Court. Between 2013 and 2023, he was a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts), sitting regularly in the youth court in East London. He has been the Judicial College Course Director for youth court serious sexual offences training and co-author of the Judicial College's bench book on Youth Defendants in the Crown Court. Naomi Redhouse was a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) sitting at Sheffield Magistrates' Court until 2023. She was Judicial College Course Director for youth court training of district judges. Prior to appointment as a judge she was a solicitor in private practice and then a freelance specialist in the youth court and trial advocacy. She also had extensive experience of training lawyers on the youth justice system.