Recent Cases

In Silk...

CMF [2025]: Presently instructed at a pre-charge stage to advise a solicitor being investigated for her alleged involvement in a £40m pension fraud; successfully persuaded the Pensions Regulator not to suspend the client from being a trustee of occupational pension schemes prior to any charge.

SQM [2025]: Presently instructed to represent an agency healthcare assistant accused of misconduct in a public office arising from a young lady’s death whilst in hospital. Listed for trial in November 2025.

JW [2025]: Presently instructed to represent a man accused of unlawfully killing his stepfather set against a background of complicated and contested probate litigation. Listed for trial in September 2025. Leading Rebecca Coleman.

LR [2025]: Presently instructed to represent a young man accused of unlawfully killing another in Chesterfield Town Centre; arguing novus actus interveniens on the grounds that the police actively cancelled an ambulance called by the accused’s group with a view to providing potentially lifesaving treatment. Listed for trial in July 2025. Leading Stefan Fox.

RK [2025]: Instructed to defend a director of a national company engaged in providing energy services to E.on and British Gas on allegations of multi-million pound acts of bribery and corruption.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wzldqw05o

AL [2024]: Instructed to defend a 17-year-old boy alleged to have murdered his father; juvenile defendant raised self-defence, set against a significant background of abuse. Not guilty verdict returned following a 2-week trial at Derby Crown Court. Led Laura Pitman.
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/derbyshire-teenager-accused-murdering-father-9799898

JT [2024]: Instructed to defend a 21-year-old man alleged, together with three others, to have murdered his best friend to silence him in order to cover up a staged burglary of the deceased’s mother’s home address as well as other serious criminality. 7-week trial at Derby Crown Court. Led Lesley Pidcock.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wjxgw3e87o

KMA [2024]: Instructed to defend a 23-year-old man accused, together with his 17-year-old cousin, to have murdered a stranger on the streets of Woollaton on Christmas Day. Not guilty verdict returned following a 3-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court. Led Bianca Brasoveanu.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/one-cleared-christmas-day-crown-9424425

CW [2024]: Instructed to defend an ex-financial advisor said to have created a Ponzi scheme together with the heir of a local baker’s empire to defraud friends and family to the tune of £10m. Mixed verdicts following an 8-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court; jury plainly didn’t accept that the defendant had known about the Ponzi scheme and convicted him of frauds valued at far less than £1m. Led Stefan Fox.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngr8p8ly5o

RP [2024]: Instructed to defend a man of previous good character, labouring under significant mental health issues, of murdering his mother. Determined not fit to plead in advance of a 1-week trial of the act at Kingston-Upon-Hull Crown Court. 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-68374871

TMM [2023]: Instructed to represent an ex-soldier alleged to have raped a friend in circumstances where there was an agreement between both parties to sexually experiment whilst the defendant was under the influence of magic mushrooms; involved allegations of extreme violence and depravity; self-induced intoxication was irrelevant to the issue of consent. Not guilty verdicts returned in 19-minutes following a 1-week trial at Derby Crown Court.
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/chesterfield-man-cleared-raping-woman-8743786

LL [2023]: Instructed to represent an 18-year-old young man, said to have laid in wait for a drugs customer, before assisting in his murder; involved a cut-throat defence and cross-examination of a “jailhouse snitch”. Not guilty verdicts returned after an 8-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court. Led Lucy Jones.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/nottingham-man-sprayed-booze-court-8645165

Pre-silk...

Re: HO [2022]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a 16-year-old boy alleged to have murdered one young man and originally alleged to have attempted to murder another teenager in knife attacks in Derby City Centre. Not guilty verdicts returned on both counts following a 2-week trial at Derby Crown Court; manslaughter and s. 20 verdicts returned as alternatives.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-60700423
Re: OM [2022]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a 16-year-old boy alleged to have unlawfully killed an 82-year-old war veteran at Derby Bus Station; juvenile defendant claimed self-defence. Hung jury following a 2-week trial at Derby Crown Court; re-trial in February 2023.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10936173/Boy-16-killed-veteran-82-ticking-shopping-centre-court-hears.html
Re: AC [2022]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a 60-year-old man alleged to have unlawfully killed his 69-year-old neighbour, set against a background of long-term acrimony. Not guilty verdict returned following a 2-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-62651865
Re: JW & Ors [2022]: Instructed by East Midlands Complex Casework Unit to prosecute as leading junior 12 individuals involved in a national conspiracy responsible for supplying huge quantities of drugs into Lincolnshire sourced from Leeds, Leicester, Hull and beyond. Leading Katrina Wilson (from Castle Gate Chambers). 7 defendants have already pleaded guilty; 5 more are to be tried in early 2023 at Lincoln Crown Court.
Re: CW & Ors [2022]: Presently instructed to defend as leading junior an ex-independent financial advisor alleged to have defrauded scores of people out of funds well in excess of £5million as part of a pyramid scheme under the cover of a CME investment opportunity. Leading Caroline Sellars (from Castle Gate Chambers). 6-week trial due to take place in late 2023 at Nottingham Crown Court.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/man-appears-court-accused-27-4583946
Re: RK [2022]: Presently instructed at a pre-charge stage to advise a director of a national company engaged in providing energy services to the public sector on allegations of multi-million pound acts of bribery and corruption advanced and investigated by the CPS Specialist Fraud Division.
Re: GA [2022]: Presently instructed to represent as leading junior an ex-independent financial advisor and pensions transfer specialist in the face of FCA allegations and subsequent findings of professional negligence concerning advice given to c. 420 employees of British Steel and other well-established companies in the context of those individuals transferring out of defined benefit pension schemes following the introduction of the Pensions Schemes Act 2015. Penalties imposed in excess of £1million. First instance findings appealed to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery); to be heard in 2023.
https://www.ft.com/content/9fa16e99-d788-4d7b-9787-ad0a9400e373
Re: LW & Ors [2022]: Presently instructed to defend as led junior a man alleged to have organised the contract killing of the head of a rival organised crime group. Categorised as VHCC; with an impending 5-month trial listing at Nottingham Crown Court.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/10-people-deny-murder-michael-7018220
Re: IJ & Ors [2022]: Instructed by East Midlands Complex Casework Unit to prosecute as junior alone 5 men involved in a county lines’ drugs conspiracy responsible for supplying large quantities of heroin and cocaine into Leicestershire. All defendants convicted.
https://www.leics.police.uk/news/leicestershire/news/2022/august/five-men-sentenced-for-drug-offences-following-force-crackdown/
Re: CT [2022]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a prisoner alleged to have attempted to murder his cellmate by strangulation. Significant mental health background. Provisionally listed for trial at Nottingham Crown Court in November 2022.
Re: IW [2022]: Presently instructed to defend as junior alone an ex-treasurer of a football club alleged to have defrauded the association out of a significant sum of money over a 15-year period. 2-week trial due to take place in February 2023 at Lincoln Crown Court.
Re: EC [2022]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a 17-year-old boy originally alleged to have attempted to murder the head of an organised crime group for which he was a runner (as part of a county lines’ drugs conspiracy). Issues including modern slavery and excessive self-defence were successfully deployed to secure the acceptability of an alternative plea to s. 18 and a merciful sentence of 3-years and 9-months imprisonment.
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/teenager-17-who-wanted-out-6746988
Re: SA & Ors [2022]: Presently instructed to defend as junior alone a man alleged to have headed up a conspiracy to steal in excess of £4million worth of steel belonging to Network Rail over a prolonged period.
Re: JM & Ors [2022]: Instructed to defend as led junior a man alleged to have tortured and murdered an individual believed to have been warehousing a quantity of drugs and money in a remote industrial unit in the West Midlands. Not guilty verdict returned following a 4-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court; manslaughter verdict returned as an alternative. Co-accused both convicted of murder; received life sentences with minimum terms well in excess of 30-years.
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-05-26/three-men-guilty-of-stripping-father-of-five-naked-and-beating-him-to-death
Re: DS & Ors [2022]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a man alleged to have breached health and safety regulations resulting in his employee/nephew dying after falling through an asbestos clad roof. Defendant given a suspended sentence at Newcastle Crown Court following the entry of a guilty plea.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20193690.north-shields-worked-died-falling-roof-west-chirton-industrial-estate/
Re: Manchester Arena Inquiry [2021]: Inquiry into Salman Abedi’s acts of terrorism at Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert. Instructed to represent the interests of a significant and sensitive witness, namely an Imam of the mosque where Salman Abedi (and his family) worshipped, who acted as a whistle-blower in the context of the Inquiry considering the role Didsbury Mosque may or may not have played in failing to prevent radicalisation of its members.
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-11-24/manchester-arena-inquiry-didsbury-mosque-failed-to-combat-and-prevent-radicalisation
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/death-threats-for-imam-who-took-on-fanatics-and-earned-bombers-ire-7spc2vhhk
Re: LN [2021]: Instructed to represent as junior alone a Zimbabwean witchdoctor alleged to have unlawfully killed a “patient”, who was a young single mother, whilst delivering a consensual faith healing ritual, involving the application of dissolved snuff. Defendant sentenced to 2-years’ imprisonment at Nottingham Crown Court following the entry of a guilty plea.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-56862291
Re: TSS [2021]: Instructed at a pre-charge stage to advise an employee of a national company engaged in the production of specialist products for worldwide distribution on allegations of multi-million pound fraud advanced and investigated by the SFO. Individual director not charged following written representations.
Re: AFW [2021]: Instructed at a pre-charge stage to advise a sales director of a multi-national company engaged in large scale worldwide engineering works on allegations of multi-million pound acts of bribery and corruption advanced and investigated by the SFO. Corporate employer entered into £105million deferred prosecution agreement with SFO; individual director not charged following written representations.
https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/07/02/sfo-enters-into-103m-dpa-with-amec-foster-wheeler-energy-limited-as-part-of-global-resolution-with-us-and-brazilian-authorities/
R v. DH [2021]: Instructed to defend as junior alone an individual said to have played a central role within a county lines’ conspiracy involving millions pounds worth of Class A drugs and the transfer of prohibited firearms. Split into 2 trials, lasting a total of 7-months. Not guilty verdict returned following the first 12-week trial; awaiting re-trial re: second indictment due to impact of Covid.
Re: NI [2020]: Instructed by East Midlands Complex Casework Unit to prosecute as junior alone an organised crime group armourer found to be warehousing five prohibited weapons, whilst operating an illegal sideline business in car ringing. Convicted of all 19 counts and sentenced to a substantial term of imprisonment.
https://www.leics.police.uk/news/leicestershire/news/2020/november/man-jailed-after-illegal-firearms-recovered/
R v. AL [2019]: Instructed to defend as led junior an employee accused of engaging in acts of bribery and corruption valued at £18m in the context of his employer entering into a deferred prosecution agreement with the SFO. Involved judicial review proceedings relating to issues of privilege. Not guilty verdicts returned following a 10-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sarclad-settlement-questioned-following-executives-acquittal-11563316565
https://www.ft.com/content/27d1a3dc-a7e4-11e9-b6ee-3cdf3174eb89
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-sarclad-acquittal/london-jury-acquits-three-sarclad-staff-despite-corporate-plea-deal-idUKKCN1UB279
R v. GB & PB [2019]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a father and son alleged to have committed VAT fraud in excess of £1.5m. Involved complex issues of forensic accountancy and significant legal argument; liability ultimately reduced down to £300k.
R v. CM [2018]: Instructed to defend as led junior an individual alleged to have committed a multi-million pound missing trader fraud perpetrated against the Welsh Assembly. Categorised as VHCC; with a 6-month trial listing at Cardiff Crown Court.
R v. PK [2018]: Instructed to defend as junior alone one of a number of defendants charged with serious firearms offences based upon the evidence of a “supergrass”. Not guilty verdict returned following an 8-week trial at Teesside Crown Court.
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-and-hartlepool-men-guilty-of-playing-part-in-drugs-gang-revenge-shooting-389136
R v. JH [2017]: Instructed to defend a 76-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting his 100-year-old mother. Not guilty verdicts directed. Heard at Sheffield Crown Court.
R v. JW [2017]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a man accused of historic sexual abuse (ranging from indecent exposure to rape) of his 3 sisters over the course of 40-years. Culminated in a 3-week trial at Derby Crown Court.
R v. IW [2016]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a leading GP in a high profile alleged complex fraud upon the NHS. Culminated in the defendant receiving a suspended sentence despite the value and a finding of significant breach of trust. Heard at Birmingham Crown Court.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38381526
R v. Fretwell [2016]: Instructed to defend as led junior in a domestic murder involving issues of fitness to plead. Heard at Nottingham Crown Court.
R v. SP [2016]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a care home manager accused of neglecting a resident lacking in mental capacity. Indictment stayed following a successful abuse of process argument 4-weeks into the trial at Bradford Crown Court.
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14476104.bradford-care-home-neglect-trial-collapses/
R v. IA [2015]: Instructed to defend as led junior a nurse charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the unexpected death of a 4-year-old boy with Downs Syndrome. The trial at Nottingham Crown Court was reported nationally and involved issues of complex expert medical evidence. Co-accused with Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/14/doctor-nurse-suspended-jail-negligence-death-jack-adcock
R v. CT [2015]: Instructed to defend as junior alone the lead defendant (out of 18 charged) in an international drugs conspiracy with links to Portugal, Spain and South America following the seizure of in excess of 1.2 tonnes of cocaine from a French airport. The case involved money laundering allegations in the tens of millions.
R v. SS [2015]: Instructed to defend as led junior in a murder of a stranger for sexual gain. Original conviction successfully overturned by the Court of Appeal.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-33390008
R v. MH [2015]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a man charged with significant breaches of health and safety law following a high profile building collapse in Sheffield.
R v. LG [2014]: instructed to defend as junior alone a mother accused of killing her own baby. Acquitted after a 2-week trial following extensive cross-examination of three eminent medical experts.
R v. JH [2014]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a jeweller alleged to have defrauded the public purse to the tune of almost £1.5million. Involved complex issues of forensic accounting with the court eventually accepting that the fraud was technical (rather than deliberate) in nature and limited to less than £60k.
https://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/fraudster-to-pay-back-57-500-1-6720325
R v. RT [2014]: Instructed to defend as junior alone a man allegedly involved in a national drugs conspiracy. Acquitted after an 8-week trial.
https://www.chad.co.uk/news/crime/sutton-shop-hid-multi-million-pound-drug-operation-spanning-across-northern-england-1-6695776
R v. AS [2013]: Instructed to defend as junior alone an alleged Hell’s Angel accused of taking part in a bike ringing fraud worth in excess of £5m over a significant number of years. Acquitted after a 10-week trial.
R v. PP [2010]: Instructed to defend as led junior a man dubbed “the British Josef Fritzl” by the UK press having fathered 7 children with his 2 daughters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_incest_case
R v. RB [2006]: Instructed to defend as junior alone (VHCC) a man accused of money laundering and facilitating breaches of immigration law through his acknowledged involvement in running two brothels. Indictment stayed following an abuse of process argument lasting 4-weeks involving cross-examination of high ranking police chiefs.
https://metro.co.uk/2007/03/29/failed-sex-trade-sting-costs-4m-231325/