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John Waller successfully defended a teenager accused of a joint enterprise robbery in which a taxi driver was struck around the head with a bottle of vodka. The Jury were receptive to Mr Waller’s robust submissions that the complainant was unaware of who had struck him with the bottle and that…

Patrick Maggs defends in this matter, which has received significant attention in the national media: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/retired-head-of-croydon-school-facing-jail-for-sex-with-boy-14-a3330566.html

Helen Dawson secured the acquittal of a Defendant charged with facilitating the illegal entry of a non-EU national at Canterbury Crown Court. Helen’s client was apprehended by the Border Services in Dover, with her partner, son and the non-EU national also present in the car. Despite her co-defendants pleading guilty…

Robert Ward, led by Kieran Vaughan QC, acted for a teenage defendant accused of killing a 17 year-old in Acton. The incident was widely reported the national press: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/16/17-year-old-arrested-youth-stabbed-death-acton-west-london http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34565728 http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-10-17/second-youth-arrested-over-acton-murder/

On 9 August Justin McClintock’s submissions in the Court of Appeal led to a two year reduction in the appellant’s sentence for his role in what the prosecution asserted was a conspiracy to supply cocaine worth £2.5 million  The Court of Appeal accepted Justin’s central submission that the appellant incorrectly received a…

Michael Collis acts for the Nursing and Midwifery Council in high profile case: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/25/nhs-chief-launched-cover-up-after-surgeon-operated-on-wrong-fing/

On 21st July 2016 John Waller successfully argued that an original sentence of 25 months was manifestly excessive and the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to 18 months. The Appellant had been sentenced to a total sentence of 25 months imprisonment for Breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order and…

In circumstances undoubtedly the strangest of the year, RZM represented a lady who had originally been charged with riotous disruption of a church service under section 2 of the Ecclesiastical Church and Courts Act 1870. This overzealous charge arose from the fact that her client was protesting outside a church…

One of our junior tenant’s, Jodie Woodward, who has recently been battling breast cancer has recently launched a new charity and would appreciate your support.   When Jodie was initially diagnosed, she was provided with a file full of advice from the lovely people at Breast Cancer Care; part of this advice was…

Helen Dawson acted for an Albanian man wanted for murder in Albania, and also currently on bail for an allegation of rape in the UK, not currently charged. See link for more information. http://news.sky.com/story/1709682/albanian-killer-fights-extradition-from-uk