Barristers

Cases of Interest

R v Gleeson - Reading Crown Court, 2010. Sexual assaults on 4 young girls (defence).

R v Frederick - Kingston Crown Court, 2010. Rape (defence).

R v Soutter and others - Southwark Crown Court, 2009. Cannabis importation worth over £5million(defence).

R v. Randhawa and others - Snaresbrook Crown Court, 2009. Money laundering and mortgage fraud (prosecution).

R v. Turner and others - Woolwich Crown Court, 2009. Escape from lawful custody at gunpoint and armed robberies (prosecution).

R v. Malcolm - Blackfriars Crown Court, 2009. Dangerous Dogs Act offences including allegations of using a dog as a weapon (defence).

R v. Oxley and others - Kingston Crown Court, 2008. Six conspiracies to commit armed robberies on jewellers shops to the value of £1.2million (leading defence).

R v. Saleh and others - Maidstone Crown Court, 2008. Rape and sexual assaults on under-age girls (defence).

R v. Brown and others - Birmingham Crown Court, 2007. Birmingham riots, including allegations of attempted murder (defence).

R v. Bennett and others - Nottingham Crown Court, 2006. Attempted murder (defence).

R v. Haben - Maidstone Crown Court, 2006. Murder and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice (defence).

R v. Van Dongen - Central Criminal Court, 2004. Murder of a stranger by a Billingsgate market police officer and his brother (leading defence).

R v. Burns - Woolwich Crown Court, 2004. Rape and buggery of a wife by a husband over a 19-year period (leading defence).

R v. Ekezie - Central Criminal Court, 2003. Serial rape case involving four complainants from different parts of the world (leading defence).

R v. Briggs - Central Criminal Court, 2001. Series of armed robberies on various west London railway stations, possession of firearms and drugs (leading defence).

R v. Hunt - Central Criminal Court. This defendant, along with six others, faced a 15 count indictment alleging conspiracy to publish and distribute race-hate material. She was charged with eight of the counts (defence).