After a trial lasting nearly 3 weeks Fiona Robertson’s client was acquitted in under 4 hours of joint enterprise rape and false imprisonment with intent to commit a sexual assault. The defendant and another were accused of taking the complainant to a secluded balcony after a night of drinking, pinning her down and raping her. […]
Welcome to the Autumn 2019 edition of the Business Crime & Financial Services Group Newsletter. In this edition: • Fiona Robertson considers the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) entered into by the SFO and Serco Geografix Ltd. This is the first time a parent company has given undertakings in relation to a DPA entered into by […]
Sexual misconduct: it’s worse if you’re a nurse In 2009 the Professional Standards Authority published guidance for patients and professionals with the aim of helping them to avoid becoming a victim or perpetrator of sexual misconduct. Regrettably instances of sexual misconduct have continued and the PSA therefore, commissioned Professor Rosalind Searle, a chartered psychologist at […]
Fiona Robertson represented 4 appellants challenging their convictions for murder in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (R v Woodward, Spencer, Lamzini and Stoute [2019] EWCA Crim 1002). The appellants faced an 8-10 week trial and jurors were selected partly on the basis that they did not have pre-booked holidays. The trial was blighted by […]
Gavin Irwin and Fiona Robertson represented Andrew Chukwu in a six-month trial for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime. Mr Chukwu was alleged to be a leading figure in a series of large scale, sophisticated diversion frauds committed over four years. Using phishing malware, the gang were able to intercept […]