Jessica Maguire

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

• Acted for ‘Boy B’, who was acquitted of offences of conspiracy to rob and perverting the course of justice following the fatal stabbing of Yousef Makki in Manchester.
• Successfully challenged and overturned a penalty notice under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations 2020.
• Secured the acquittal of a client who faced trial for money laundering after a large amount of cash was found in his vehicle.
• Representing a number of clients at police stations for domestic allegations of assault whilst parallel family proceedings are ongoing. Acting for a high-profile individual in relation to a large-scale drugs conspiracy involving a complex police surveillance operation.
• Assisting in confiscation proceedings of an individual following a guilty plea to bribery offences.
• Representing clients in police custody following arrest in relation to sexual assaults.
• Acting for an individual who faced a 19-count indictment including multiple counts of possession with intent to supply class A, B and C drugs as well as possession of firearms.
• Successfully secured a suspended sentence for an individual who was arrested with both a knife and CS gas in their possession.
• Acting for an individual under investigation for Computer Misuse Act offences. Persuading the police to deal with the matter by way of a Community Resolution Order, therefore avoiding any prosecution or police caution which may have harmed their future career.
• Part of a team acting for an executive of a company in connection with a major police investigation. Also providing the individual with UK advise arising out of US Class Action proceedings.
• Assisting in the preparation of contested confiscation proceedings. The client was previously convicted of conspiracy to cheat the revenue following one of the largest HMRC scams to the value of around £107.9million.
• Successfully removing records relating to an arrest from both the Police National Computer (“PNC”) and the local force database.
• Assisting in the defence of a company and director who were charged with gross negligence manslaughter and corporate manslaughter.
• Acting for a client who avoided an automatic revocation of their driving licence after receiving 12 points in the first two years of driving.

Career

Jessica qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in December 2022 after joining the firm as a Paralegal in May 2016.

Jessica read Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth and graduated in 2012. She then qualified as an Accredited Police Station representative in 2014.

Prior to joining Corker Binning, Jessica worked as a caseworker at a London-based Legal 500 firm dealing with an extensive range of police station matters including offences against the person, sexual offences and fraud, whilst assisting both  partners, associates and solicitors with general crime and extradition matters in cases before both the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court.

Jessica also volunteers as a Mentor with The Big House theatre company, working with care leavers and other youths aged 16-25 who are at high risk of social exclusion.

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