R -v- W, Cambridge Crown Court, 2024
About
The Defendant was accused of rape.
One evening in August 2023 the complainant went out for a drink with her partner and their friends. She left the pub and got separated from the rest of the group.
The Prosecution case was that the complainant was approached by a man, pulled into some woods, and raped. That man was a total stranger to her.
The Defendant maintained that he had a sexual intercourse with the complainant and the sex was consensual. We represented the Defendant from the beginning, from his police station interview, all the way to trial. We managed to persuade the jury that the Defendant was innocent.
Result
After a short deliberation the jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict.
R -v- G, St Albans Crown Court, 2023
About
Historic rape and sexual assault dating back to 1998 -2000. Uncle of the complainant was accused of systematic abuse over a significant period. The alleged victim was only 12 -13 years of age at the time. The case rested on account of the complainant and statements of family members.
Result
The Defendant was acquitted of all charges.
R -v- JG, St Albans Crown Court 2022
About
The Defendant was charged with a number of offences of gross indecency with a child, allegedly committed over 20 years ago. The complainant was a family member. The defence were able to cast significant doubt on the evidence.
Result
After a trial in May 2022 at Huntingdon Crown Court, the jury unanimously acquitted him after deliberating for less than an hour.
R -v- Y, Wood Green Crown Court, Facilitating Travel and Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Controlling Prostitution for Financial Gain, 2018
About
This case involved several co-defendants. This was one of the first cases prosecuted under the Modern Slavery Act. The Crown's case was that the victim was trafficked to a location in North London and her prostitution was controlled from a vehicle. The Prosecution relied on thousands of pages of evidence, including phone data, to bolster their case. Cell site and phone data was relied on to co-locate the defendant with the others when the crime was committed. We instructed a cell site expert which casted doubt on the cell site analysis provided by the Prosecution.
Result
The charges of Facilitating Travel and exploitation of a child were withdrawn, and not guilty verdicts recorded
R -v- C, Distribution of Indecent Images of Children, 2017
About
The Defendant was accused of distributing indecent images of children after a forensic examination of his computer. We were able to establish that the Defendant had legitimate grounds and reasonable excuse.
Result
The Defendant was found not guilty after trial
R -v- K, Woolwich Crown Court, Sexual Assault, 2017
About
We represented K, who had been accused of serious sexual assault against his housemate.
Result
The Defendant was acquitted after a 3-day trial.
R -v- G, Wood Green Crown Court, Rape. 2017
About
We represented the Defendant who was accused of rape.
Result
We were able to cast doubt in the reliability of the evidence and unearth crucial text messages and secured an acquittal after a 5 day Trial
R -v- R, Coventry Crown Court, Appeal against Conviction, 2016
About
The Defendant was convicted in the Magistrates' Court for sexually assaulting a member of staff whilst working in his capacity as a manager. He subsequently lost his job and working visa.
The Defendant approached our firm after conviction and instructed us to appeal it.
We managed to unearth crucial evidence that was not dealt with at his trial in the Magistrates' Court.
Result
The Appeal was allowed and the Defendant's conviction was overturned.
R -v- C, Snaresbrook Crown Court, Sexual Assault, 2015
About
This case involved allegations of serious sexual offences against a minor. They were historic offences, alleged to have occurred nearly 20 years prior to the Defendant's arrest.
The first trial resulted in a hung jury. During the first trial evidence was revealed that documented dreams the Complainant had through her childhood. Some of the dreams were of a sexual and violent nature. This raised the concern that allegations may have been imagined and inaccurate. This was a unique set of circumstances which required specialist expertise. We were able to identify the issue immediately and decided to instruct an expert in Recovered Memory Syndrome.
Result
The Crown Prosecution Service withdrew the charges before the trial commenced.
R -v- T, Snaresbrook Crown Court, Multiple counts of rape and sexual assault, 2014
About
The case involved historical allegations of rape and sexual assaults. The case rested on the testimony of a relative.
Result
The Defendant was acquitted after trial.
