The trial of a man accused of threatening to kill a solicitor at one of the biggest immigration legal aid firms in the country will take place nearly three years after the alleged incident, the Gazette has learned.

Cavan Medlock, of Harrow, north west London, faces trial in relation to an alleged incident at Duncan Lewis in September 2020.

The trial was due to begin this week at Kingston Crown Court. However, the Crown Prosecution Service told the Gazette that it will now take place on 26 June 2023.

The CPS confirmed that on 21 December last year, Medlock pleaded not guilty to preparation of terrorist acts and making a threat to kill. The trial next June will deal with these two counts.

The CPS said Medlock entered guilty pleas to threatening with a bladed article in a public place, battery, and racially aggravated alarm and harassment or distress in relation to other individuals.