Berenice Mulvanny instructed in Hampshire's first 'Legal High' case
31st August 2017
Criminal barrister Berenice Mulvanny represented the defendant in Hampshire’s first case involving possession of a synthetic cannabinoid spice (legal high) with intend to supply after the new legislation came into force.
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