Specialist criminal practitioner who specialises in the defence and prosecution of very serious sexual offences involving both recent and historic sexual abuse where there are frequently a number of complainants.

Particular expertise with vulnerable witnesses and defendants; recent cases include prosecution and defence of cases involving the sexual abuse of those who are mentally disordered. Also has wide expertise in cases with psychiatrically disordered clients.

Recent cases include blackmail, armed robbery, GBH, Strangulation, fraud, Murder, serious drugs offences, perverting the course of justice, child abduction, false imprisonment, theft of civil aircraft engines and kidnap.

Recent Cases of Interest

• R v Granger [2010] Baby shaking, Section 18 and child cruelty to 4 week-old baby.  Defence.
• R v Rider[2009] Defence.  9 complainant child sex case. 
• R v O'Carroll and another [2009].  CCC.  Child prostitution.  Defence 
• R v Diallo and others [2009].  CCC.  9 handed conspiracy to cause GBH, attempted murder, kidnap and violent disorder.  Defence. 
• R v Smith and others.  [2009].  Conspiracy to steal and endangering the lives of railway travellers.  Defence.
• R v  Large [2009].  Guns and blackmail.  Defence. 
• R v Spiller [2009] historic sexual abuse by step father upon his step daughter. Defence.
• R v Aboulkadir and others. [2008] Junior counsel for the Crown in multi handed multi complainant paedophile ring.
• R v Eccles and another. [2008] Junior counsel for the defence in a substantial class A drugs importation.
• R v Ali Suleiman Mohammed and others. [2008] Defence counsel in 18 handed case involving allegations of attempted murder and violent disorder.
• R v Wakefield [2008] Arson with intent to endanger life. Level 3 MAPPA subject who was placed under police surveillance for a number of months. Defence.
• R v Taylor [2008] Arson with intent to endanger life. Defence.
• R v Richards and Smith. [2008] Junior counsel for the defence in multi complainant sexual abuse case spanning 20 years. Blind defendant - involved allegations of inter familial abuse covering two families. Brother forced to rape sister; step mother and mother made to sexually abuse children.
• R v Furnell [2008] Multi complainant sexual abuse of young children. Indecent images. Defence.
• R v Pentney [2008]. Junior for the defence in Attempt murder, where mother tried to shoot her 15 year old son.
• R v Brazil and Brazil [2008]. Defence. Section 18 and aggravated burglary where victim well known local traveller. Gave rise to retribution shootings.
• R v Smith and others. [2007] Junior counsel for the defence in complex car ringing case. Involved the theft of plant and other vehicles by a sophisticated and professional criminal gang.
• R v Nandakumar [2007] Defence of consultant eye surgeon charged with sexual assault on train.
• R v Webb and another [2007] Defence.  Rape, blackmail, GBH, harassment and burglary.
• R v Blank [2007] Defence. Multi complainant child historic sexual abuse. Defendant also accused of the rape of adult sister.
• R v Clarkson [2007]. Defence. Multi complainant child sexual abuse both recent and historic.
• R v B [2007]. Defence of 17 year old for multiple Rapes of his nephews age 4, 7, and 10.
• R v Hancock and another [2007] multi complainant child cruelty case. Defence.
• R v Tupper [2007] widely reported death by dangerous driving. Defence.
• R v Renton [2007] widely reported case where woman with bouncy castle business employed her sons teenage friends to work for her and then sexually abused them. Prosecution.
• R v R [2007] Serious sexual offences including rape committed by 15 year old defendant upon his half sister. Defence.
• R v Cole [2007] Serial armed robber described by the Times as the worst bank robber in Britain. Defence.
• R v Anderson [2007] Historic multi complainant sexual abuse by father on his children. Defence.

Reported Cases

• R v Aboulkadir and others [2009] EWCA Crim 956 (20 May 2009)
• R v Stannard and others [2008] EWCA 2789 - authority on imposition of IPP sentences.
• R V Donald Smith [2007] EWCA 941
• R v Pile and Rossiter [2006] 1 Cr App R (S) 761.  Race murder sentencing guideline.
• R v Stromsoy [2005] All Er 08 EWCA Crim 834