Public Prosecution
Will is a Grade 4 Prosecutor. He is frequently instructed as junior counsel, as well as acting alone.
Will’s prosecution practice encompasses cases across the criminal spectrum, including matters such as homicide and serious violence, drug supply, and serious sexual offences. Will has particular experience prosecuting cases of human trafficking by organised crime networks.
Recent Cases:
R v L & C
Prosecution of two men for the murder of Tashan Daniel at Hillington Underground Station. Led by Jonathan Rees KC; instructed by the CPS Homicide Unit.
R v ZN & Ors
Prosecution of ZN and six other individuals for conspiring to attack ZN’s 3-year-old child using sulphuric acid. The attack took place in a busy shop in Worcester. Led by Jonathan Rees QC; instructed by CPS West Midlands Complex Casework Unit
R v EM
Prosecution of EM for the murder of a young man at a butcher’s shop in Wood Green. Led by Brian O’Neill QC; instructed by the CPS Homicide Unit,
R v DF
Prosecution of DF for the killing of his 11-year-old niece. Led by Jonathan Rees QC; instructed by CPS West Midlands Complex Casework Unit
R v SP & Ors
Prosecution of a network of Slovakian traffickers for bringing women from Eastern Europe to the UK for the purposes of sham marriage and prostitution. Led by Sarah Przybylska; instructed by the CPS Special Casework Unit,
R v KH & KH
Prosecution of two public officials at Broadmoor secure psychiatric unit in relation to payments made by the News of the World and Daily Mirror for stories. Led junior; Instructed by CPS Organised Crime Division.