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Justin McClintock has conducted the successful defence of a defendant accused of false imprisonment and robbery. It was suggested that Justin’s client had, as part of a gang, forced his way into a flat where a number of individuals were attacked with machetes / swords. It was further alleged that…

 James Lofthouse, instructed by CPS SE Complex Casework Unit as sole prosecution counsel, secured a conviction for murder at Lewes CC. The Defendant and his victim were partners who also ran the Battle Tackle fishing equipment shops. Having denied murder on the basis of loss of control, and following the…

Helen McCormack has secured the conviction of a woman who made up to 130 false reports of crime to the police , many of them against a man with whom she had a short relationship. She was also convicted of stalking him and two of his subsequent girlfriends. The case received significant…

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…