R v JV Defendant acquitted of s.20 wounding after trial where he fractured the complainant’s nose after headbutting him on school premises. The incident was captured on CCTV.
R v MS Defendant received a non-custodial sentence in a case concerning indecent images of categories A, B and C as well as charge of voyeurism. Reported locally: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/pervert-spied-teenagers-changed-clothes-17338002
R v JCRepresented the defendant who received a suspended sentence of eight months’ imprisonment where he knocked the female complainant unconscious following an altercation during a night out.
R v TA Successfully argued disclosure issues surrounding police officers’ disciplinary records. CPS decided to discontinue proceedings and offer no evidence on the day of trial.
R v SH Represented the only female to be convicted in West Yorkshire Police’s “Operation Errantdance” which led to prosecutions brought by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit. This operation concerned drug dealers supplying class A drugs to undercover police officers telephoning the “Ring and Bring” telephone lines. The defendant pleaded guilty to ten offences of supplying class A drugs. Reported locally: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18203303.five-jailed-police-crackdown-bradfords-evil-drugs-trade/
R v TM “Operation Filterhouse” concerned drug dealers supplying class B drugs to undercover police officers in the Huddersfield area. The defendant received a suspended sentence order following extensive mitigaton.
R v SB Represented the mentally ill defendant whose mental health underpinned her offending. Reported locally: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18274972.bradford-woman-admits-needlessly-calling-999-101-seven-times/
R v AY Represented the lead defendant who was charged as part of “Operation Lime”, an investigation led by East Midlands Police’s Special Operations Unit. The defendant was the ringleader of six co-accused whereby he facilitated the conveyance of mobile phones and class B drugs into prison. The defendant’s co-accused consisted of corrupt prison officers.
R v GM Represented the lead defendant who was charged as part of Humberside Police’s “Operation Galaxy” which concerned large scale cannabis production at a commercial property in Carnaby and the trafficking of Vietnamese nationals. The defendant was the only one to receive a suspended sentence.
R v MIM Prosecuted a Grade 3 trial for the CPS. The case concerned “high risk” domestic violence where the defendant was charged with coercive and controlling behaviour, s.20 wounding and multiple s.47 ABH offences.
R v TM Prosecuted a Grade 3 trial for the CPS where the defendant was charged with s.18 wounding which left the victim with lifechanging injuries to her face. Reported locally: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/that-split-second-has-changed-my-life-forever-woman-left-permanently-disfigured-in-gin-glass-attack-at-bar-fibre-in-leeds-city-centre-3341227
R v AK Represented the only female defendant charged as part of “Operation Serial”, a multi-handed human trafficking, modern slavery, fraud and firearms investigation by Leicestershire Police. A vigorous defence statement and disclosure requests led the CPS’ East Midlands Complex Casework Unit to offer no evidence against the defendant.
R v LS Represented the lead defendant in a trial concerning gang based violence and firearms offences. The defendant was acquitted of all charges.
R v AV Represented the defendant, who had no previous convictions, in a case concerning serious injury caused by dangerous driving. Reported locally: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/nhs-analyst-25-jailed-after-leaving-man-permanently-disabled-when-his-bmw-ploughed-into-him-during-evening-walk-in-bradford-3346306
R v DM Represented the defendant who was charged as part of “Operation Edithall” which concerned the supply of £1.7m worth of cocaine between Bradford and Leicester. The case was prosecuted by the CPS Yorkshire and Humberside Complex Casework Unit and was reported locally: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19525560.three-men-jailed-cocaine-worth-1-7m-found-bradford/
R v SA Represented the defendant in a “high risk” domestic violence prosecution where the defendant was also charged with stalking. Reported locally: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-kicked-stamped-ex-partner-5823303
R v LR Represented the defendant who has been arrested and charged as part of “Operation Jagged”, a covert operation by Leicestershire Police into the supply of class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) within and around the Hinckley area. The defendant also faced seven counts of assaulting emergency workers and received a suspended sentence order.
R v AY Represented the defendant who had been charged with assaulting a prison officer. Legal arguments surrounding disclosure of the unedited, complete, bodyworn footage from the prison officer and his colleagues led to the prosecution offering no evidence.
R v DK Represented a vulnerable youth defendant charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The prosecution alleged that the offence was motivated by transphobia and therefore a “hate crime”. Following input from psychiatric experts and mitigation advanced on the defendant’s behalf, a conditional discharge was imposed by the court.
R v HP Represented the defendant who was charged with perverting the course of justice. The sentencing judge imposed a suspended sentence order, stating that they could not recall a time where a defendant in their court had not received an immediate custodial sentence for such a serious offence that often results in the police “misdirecting their resources in the course of their investigation into criminal offending”.
R v US Represented a youth defendant who was charged with s.18 wounding and possession of a bladed article. The judge was dissuaded from imposing an immediate custodial sentence and instead imposed a community order with curfew and rehabilitation requirements.
R v MP Represented the defendant who was charged as part of as part of “Operation Waikiki” by Leicestershire Police. The case concerned the theft of over £800,000 worth of watches. The defendant and was charged alongside eight others for an assortment of offences including conspiracies to defraud, handling stolen goods and money laundering.
R v SS Represented the defendant who was charged with dangerous driving amongst other offences. The defendant mounted a pavement, drove at pedestrians and even struck a pedestrian with his vehicle. He received a suspended sentence of ten months’ imprisonment. Reported locally: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/named-banned-driver-deliberately-mowed-6499250
R v TA Junior counsel for one of five defendants charged with murder. “Operation Pivotedge” was led by West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team and prosecuted by CPS Yorkshire and Humberside’s Complex Casework Unit.
R v MYK Represented a youth defendant who has been charged with firearms offences in the West Midlands. During proceedings, it was evident that the defendant is vulnerable by virtue of his age and the fact that he has been exploited by older, more experienced, criminals. Not guilty verdicts were recorded in relation to the firearms offences.
R v ZO Represented the defendant who was charged with suppling class A drugs. A sentence of 34 months’ imprisonment was imposed for possession with intent to supply to types of class A drugs which were 85% pure on the Crown’s expert’s evidence.
R v DW Represented the defendant who was part of a large operation concerned with the supply of class A and B drugs into prison. The defendant featured in one of three trials as part of “Operation Amalfi” which was conducted by West Mercia Police and prosecuted by the CPS’ Complex Casework Unit.
R v OP Instructed to represent one of four defendants charged as part of “Operation Ebbing” involved in the large scale, national, supply of cannabis. The defendant was the mother of the lead defendant in the case. Service of a detailed defence statement led to the prosecution offering no evidence against the defendant.
R v BJW Junior counsel for a defendant charged as part of “Operation Ridge”, Greater Manchester Police’s investigation into a nationally reported, multi-handed, murder. Judicial commendation received for extensive preparation undertaken in the case.
R v CL Represented the defendant in a large scale, national, conspiracy to supply class A drugs. The police investigation into the conspiracy, “Operation Gemson”, was conducted by West Yorkshire Police’s Serious Organised Crime Unit.
R v LB Represented one of twelve defendants who were part of an organised crime group which supplied cass A and B drugs throughout the UK. Staffordshire and West Midlands Police investigated the matter under “Operation Cognition” and the CPS’ Complex Casework Unit in the West Midlands prosecuted this matter.
R v SS Represented one of multiple defendants charged as part of “Operation Lendpond” conducted by West Yorkshire Police. The defendant is charged conspiracies to produce and supply class B drugs on a national scale.
R v NA Junior counsel in a multi-handed murder and attempt murder. Instructed to represent the youth defendant alongside King’s Counsel from Exchange Chambers.
R v EB Instructed to represent the defendant who was charged with possession with intent to supply over £50,000 worth of cocaine, affray and possession of a bladed article. Disclosure requests submitted to the CPS resulted in the drugs charge being discontinued before trial.
ICO v QH Instructed to represent the defendant who was being prosecuted by the Information Commissioner’s Office in relation to data protection breaches which resulted in a multi-million pound loss to his former employers.
R v AS Leading junior counsel for the ringleader in a seven handed case concerning human trafficking and prostitution rings that were in operation in Cyprus, France, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Prosecuted by King’s Counsel from Deans Court Chambers.
R v SA Instructed to represent a youth defendant who was allegedly involved in multiple robberies, some of which included weapons. A successful half-time submission resulted in the case being discontinued against the defendant.
R v JP Instructed to represent the lead defendant of five in a case concerning conspiracies to supply firearms together with Class A and B drugs. During the trial, the Crown accepted pleas to lesser offences resulting in a significantly lower sentence.
R v LL Represented a defendant charged with two robberies. Successful abuse of process submissions led the Crown to offer no evidence in these proceedings.
R v J O-G Instructed to represent the defendant who was part of a paramilitary trained organised crime group that stole jewellery worth millions of pounds from jewellers in both London’s Hatton Garden and Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad investigated the thefts as part of “Operation Sopkart”.
R v WJ “Operation Primlock” by West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team concerned a complex murder where the deceased had sustained injuries from both an assault and fire at his property. Instructed as junior counsel and led by King’s Counsel from Exchange Chambers.
R v DWJ Represented the defendant who was charged as part of “Operation Anatolia” by Greater Manchester Police. The defendant was one of six defendants who supplied cocaine and cannabis throughout Manchester. The judge was persuaded into imposing a suspended sentence for this defendant.
R v CK Instructed to represent the defendant who was charged as part of “Operation Concorde” by Greater Manchester Police. The defendant was accused of being a part of an organised crime group that supplied both crack cocaine and heroin in the Bury area of Greater Manchester.
R v DI “Operation Baffle” concerned an investigation by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs into the fraudulent evasion of excise duty totalling £1.7million. The case was prosecuted by the CPS’ Serious Economic Organised Crime and International Directorate. Submissions on behalf of this defendant persuaded the judge into imposing a suspended sentence.
R v AM “Operation Index Mike” concerned an investigation by South Yorkshire Police’s Major Crime Unit. Instructed to represent the defendant alongside King’s Counsel from 6 KBW Chambers. The defendant was charged with murder and attempted murder.
R v GT “Operation Hammett” by Greater Manchester Police concerned an investigation into an organised crime group who supplied Class A and B drugs (namely cocaine and cannabis) in the Sale, Altrincham and Timperley areas of Trafford, Greater Manchester. Represented the lead defendant in a case which included voluminous surveillance, cell site and mobile telephone evidence.
R v JR Instructed to represent the defendant who was charged with possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, causing grievous bodily harm with intent and threatening another with a bladed article. Successful applications to exclude evidence in the case led to the Crown offering no evidence in relation to the above charges.
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