Mark Ashford is a solicitor and Partner of TV Edwards. He is a specialist in youth court work, a duty solicitor, and has Higher Rights of Audience. He is the co- author of Defending Young People and provides specific training on youth justice matters to the profession, local authorities, and other agencies.
Naomi Redhouse is a District Judge (Magistrates' Court) sitting at Sheffield Magistrates' Court. She was previously a solicitor in private practice and then a freelance specialist in the youth court and trial advocacy. She has extensive experience of training lawyers on the youth justice system, and was co-author of the third edition of Defending Young People in the Criminal Justice System (LAG, 2006).