Francesca Hallett successfully argued sentence reduction

Francesca represented a defendant who had recently turned 18 years old at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court for his sentencing hearing.
When he was a youth and in a youth detention centre, he boiled up water, put sugar in it and threw it in an officer’s face. He went on to cause further injury by assaulting two other officers. He was charged with attempted GBH, two assault by beating charges and two… Read more >

Defendant acquitted of all charges following trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court

The defendant was charged along with three co-defendants with four counts, the indictment included Fraud, contrary to section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006 and Transferring Criminal Property, contrary to section 327(1)(d) and 334 of… Read more >

Student acquitted of stalking after sending sex reviews to prostitute’s mum

The defendant was charged with two counts, stalking involving serious alarm or distress, contrary to s4A(1)(b)(ii) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress,… Read more >

Million Pound Fraud Acquittal At Croydon Crown Court

This was a multi-handed case at Croydon Crown Court and concerned fraudulent claims submitted to the Redundancy Payment Service in connection with a number of businesses. The value of the fraud was in excess of… Read more >

Buckingham Palace terror case starts

Terrorism case starts at the Central Criminal Court, the defendant is charged with engaging in conduct in prepartion of terrorist acts, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2006.

The CPS allege that the defendant… Read more >

Client charged with offensive weapon sentenced to conditional discharge in Crown Court

The Defendant was charged with ‘Possession of an Offensive Weapon’, contrary to section 1(1) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953. It was alleged that The Defendant had waved a baton outside of a Police… Read more >

Not guilty following five-day trial at Inner London Crown Court

Derek Barry secures unanimous not guilty verdict for explosive substance case at Inner London Crown Court following a five-day trial.
The defendant was charged with making an explosive substance with intent, contrary to section 3(1) (b)… Read more >

Not guilty on multiple Rape case at Croydon Crown Court

The defendant was charged with multiple counts of Rape, contrary to section 1 (1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Following a six-day trial the jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty after 45 minutes… Read more >

s.20 GBH discharged following representations to the Crown

The defendant was involved in an road traffic accident. Exercising a misjudgement, the defendant had borrowed her partners vehicle. She was not insured. An eleven year old child cycled into her path from behind an… Read more >

Defendant charged with Murder sentenced to 5 years at St Albans Crown Court

The defendant was charged with Murder, contrary to Common Law. The offence relates to the defendant stabbing his partner to death on the morning of 25th July 2017 at their home in Hertfordshire.
Prior to the… Read more >