Harry is an established advocate enjoying a busy practice. He specialises in the prosecution and defence of serious crimes. He has acted, either as led junior or as junior alone, in a wide range of cases consistently involving the gravest allegations of violence, drugs, dishonesty and sexual offending. Harry has particular experience of the complex […]
Charlotte Bennett
Charlotte appears daily in the Magistrates’ Court, the Youth Court and the Crown Court. She has developed experience in a wide range of criminal matters including violent offences, drug offences and driving offences. Charlotte has also acted for the requested person in extradition proceedings. During pupillage Charlotte assisted her supervisor on a multi-handed, cut throat […]
Kane Sharpe
Kane appears daily in the Crown, Magistrates’ and Youth courts across a broad range of criminal matters including violence, dishonesty, drugs, possession of weapons and public disorder. As well as a busy general crime practice, Kane has court experience of matters with a quasi-criminal or civil aspect, including Sexual Harm Prevention Order and civil Closure […]
Iwona Boesche
“Iwona will always go that extra mile in securing the best possible outcome for each client.” Experienced in a broad range of criminal proceedings, Iwona appears daily in Crown, Magistrates’ and Youth Court. She has been instructed on matters which include offences of violence, drug offences, dishonesty offences, offences relating to dangerous dogs, as well […]
Sahara Fergus-Simms
A meticulous advocate who is experienced in representing vulnerable clients and those with complex needs across a range of practice areas. Sahara acts as led junior and junior alone accepting instructions on a publicly funded or private basis. She covers a range of criminal defence work encompassing: drug offences, organised crime, violent offences and financial crime. Sahara’s measured […]
Lisa Freeman
The Legal Directories say: “Lisa knows the law inside-out, has good technical judgement and adopts a very nice style…. She fights her corner, is incredibly thorough and gets to the heart of her cases very quickly.” Chambers and Partners (2019) UK Bar Guide: POCA & Asset Forfeiture “She is incredible hard-working, and her drafting is […]
Sam Stockwell
“Sam deftly unpicked the prosecution evidence and put in a lot of over-night work to be in a position to present tightly argued written submissions which were virtually unanswerable.” – Opponent “Though Sam is a tenacious advocate, his manner is always measured. He appears to absorb and reflect pressure well; he works hard.” – Opponent […]
Joanna Staples
Throughout Joanna’s career she has “provided her clients with a first-class service” and is “meticulous in the detail of the cases in which she in instructed”. This approach has led her to being instructed in the most serious of criminal cases, trusted by her instructing solicitors and lay clients alike to “go above and beyond” […]
Rishy Panesar
Rishy has been instructed over the entire spectrum of serious criminal cases that have been heard in the Court of Appeal all the way down to the Youth Court. He advises at all stages of the criminal process including at the pre-charge investigation stage and throughout the whole criminal justice process. The cases he has […]
Charlotte Bellamy
An articulate and well-prepared advocate with experience in a broad range of criminal work in the Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court for both the defence and prosecution. Charlotte appears in the Crown Court on a regular basis, recently securing a unanimous verdict in a fraud trial. She has been successful in the Court of Appeal […]