Boss faces trial for bar assault

A company boss accused of assaulting a woman in a City cocktail bar will face trial in January next year. Will Packham, 44, allegedly attacked the woman at Simmons Bar in Cornhill on 8 December 2023. Packham, of Partridge Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, appeared at Inner London Crown Court wearing a grey suit and a light blue tie. He pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual assault. ‘The trial is fixed for 19 January (2026) at this court. The…