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A defendant, represented by Jeremy Lynn, has just been acquitted after the Prosecution offered no evidence at a retrial. D was originally charged on a mixed indictment of sexual offences and child cruelty, the complainant on all 8 counts being his stepson. The jury acquitted D of all counts, save…

Ruby Selva appeared at The Colchester Court Martial representing a client charged with a sexual offence against a minor. The case involved detailed cross examination of the minor and also associated adult witnesses. The case was sensitively but firmly put. At the conclusion of the Prosecution case she successfully argued…

Giles Morrison prosecuted defendant who threatened Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities. The Defendant was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for verbally attacking the Member of Parliament on a tube train. Press Coverage: Metro Mirror

Ann Mulligan was recently successful in securing the role of Crown Counsel 1 (Financial Crime) working at the office of the DPP in the Cayman Islands. This role is very important in light of the recent deficiencies identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). In particular, the need has…

Brian St. Louis QC and Dominic Benthall acted for Gwyn Griffiths in the trial of R v. Paul Cannon, Gwyn Griffiths and Angela Taylor before HHJ Kay QC at St. Albans Crown Court, which concluded on 4th November 2019. The deceased, William ‘Bill’ Taylor, disappeared from his home, Harkness Hall,…

Ruby Selva secures an acquittal for her client, Christopher Schubert. Christopher Schubert was charged with sexual offences having met a woman online. She had sent him explicit messages of a sexual nature but mislead others about having done so. She had invited him to spend the night and engaged, on…

Kathryn Hirst speaks to the BBC about the ever-increasing number of empty Crown Courts and the impact it is having on the Criminal Justice System. Listen here: BBC – World at One

Rupert’s client who had pleaded guilty, aged 21, to three offences contrary to s.13 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for sexual offending committed when he was aged 17, received a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months in the Crown Court. In consequence, his client found himself…

Following three days of legal argument John Waller secured a rare stay of prosecution at Inner London Crown Court. It had been alleged by the prosecution that the defendant was involved in a joint-enterprise ABH which resulted in the glassing of the complainant in the face. It was successfully argued…