Criminal Defence

Our criminal defence barristers provide representation and advice to those accused of all types of criminal offences, including fraud, whether the trial is in the Magistrates’ Court or in the Crown Court on the most serious of charges.

Members of Chambers have appeared for the defence in many of the most high-profile cases ever heard, including R v Stagg (killing of Rachel Nickel), R v George (Killing of Jill Dando), for several defendants in the News International “Phone hacking” cases as well as cases involving organised crime including “Encrochat” cases, terrorism and serious sexual offences.

Recent cases include:

• R v Wayne Couzens (murder of Sarah Everard) Jim Sturman KC (instructed by Richard Egan of Egan Meyer)
• R v Ali (the murder of MP Sir Martin Amess) Tracy Ayling KC (instructed by Ian Clift of JSP)
• R v Mikayla Hayes (USAF service woman charged with causing death by dangerous driving) Christine Agnew KC (instructed by Corker Binning)
• R v C (Manslaughter of 3 disabled children by their mother who was sentenced to a Hospital Order) Jim Sturman KC (instructed by Tuckers Solicitors)
• R v JM (murder of a trans woman) Simon Baker KC (instructed by Mohsin Ariff of Lloyds PR)
• R v X (Murder of Jodie Chesney) Louise Sweet KC (instructed by Tuckers solicitors)
• R v Niall Barry (Murder of Ashley Dale) Stan Reiz KC (instructed by Tommy Keaney of Keaney and co)
• R v X, Anand Beharylal KC (instructed by City Law Chambers) acted for X
• R v IS (The attempted hijacking of a merchant vessel in the English Channel) Allan Compton KC
• R v SH  Kieran Vaughan KC represented a man who was acquitted after being accused of the Omagh Bombing.

We are committed to providing our clients, both lay and professional, with clear, comprehensive and professional advice together with excellent advocacy whatever the offence. We appear in criminal defence cases across the entire range of criminal cases including:

• Bribery and corruption
• Drugs trafficking
• Insider dealing and market abuse
• International sanctions breaking
• Mortgage fraud
• MTIC / Carousel fraud
• Murder and manslaughter
• Revenue and customs offences
• Road traffic offences
• Sexual offences and child abuse
• Terrorism offences
• Trade description offences
• Violent offences

We are instructed on behalf of various professional bodies to represent their members and are familiar with the demands made of defence advocates by clients and are ready to provide the best service possible.

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