Criminal Investigations & Prosecutions cases: 

• A business owner (and their company) prosecuted for Corporate Manslaughter and Health and Safety offences.
• A pilot under investigation by the UK police in connection with an air crash.
• Individuals accused of marital rape, child abuse and controlling and coercive behaviour in the context of contentious divorce litigation.
• Entertainment figures under investigation for drugs offences.
• A newspaper concerning the tipping off provisions in the UK’s terrorism legislation.
• A politician in connection with falsified parliamentary expenses claims.
• A Chinese national charged with the theft of his company’s intellectual property and offences under the Computer Misuse Act.
• An overseas political party under investigation for money laundering in connection with alleged terrorist activities.
• Persuading the police not to prosecute on a variety of dangerous dogs investigations and ensuring that the dog was not destroyed.
• The widely reported trial of a high-profile Russian dissident, accused of possession of indecent images, and successfully arguing that proceedings should be stayed.
• Persuading the police not to prosecute a businessman accused of attempting to inflict GBH through the transmission of HIV.
• Assisting individuals alleged to be running cannabis seed businesses.

Our youth crime lawyers have recently advised on the following matters:

• A 16-year-old under investigation for an alleged rape occurring at school. No further action was taken.
• A student arrested for drug possession, assaulting an emergency worker and criminal damage. We persuaded the CPS not to prosecute for any offences after obtaining video evidence about his heavy-handed arrest.
• A 15-year-old accused of revenge pornography and malicious communications offences.
• A 17-year-old who was acquitted at trial of conspiracy to rob and perverting the course of justice.
• A sixth form student under investigation following historic allegations of sexual assault made on social media.
• Making successful representations to the CPS, post-charge, not to pursue prosecution against a 15-year-old who engaged in consensual sexual activity with his 14-year-old girlfriend.

Sexual offences cases:

• Acting for several individuals investigated as a result of the “#MeToo” and “Everyone’s Invited”
• Acting for several high-profile individuals in the entertainment industry arrested under and following Operation Yewtree. In these cases, our clients have avoided publicity and none have been charged.
• An individual with autism accused of rape and assault during a consensual BDSM relationship.
• Advising the director of a large UK corporate in relation to an investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault (no charges brought).
• Advising a Government Minister in relation to allegations of historic sexual abuse made in the tabloid newspapers.
• Preparing a defence at trial for an individual charged with multiple counts of familial sexual assault and possession of indecent images of children. The client was acquitted on all counts.
• Securing non-custodial sentences for those convicted of offences of possessing/distributing indecent images, including one individual targeted by a vigilante group operation.
• Persuading the CPS of the lack of public interest in prosecuting an elderly man for alleged historic sexual abuse dating back over 40 years.
• Advising a corporation on how to address its discovery that its employees had been accessing indecent images on their work computers.