Fiona Robertson has been appointed Treasury Counsel by the Attorney General, Victoria Prentis KC with effect from 1st April 2024. Treasury Counsel are based at the Central Criminal Court and are instructed to prosecute the most serious and high-profile cases. 2 Hare Court has maintained a presence in Treasury Counsel’s Room for many decades. Previous […]
Fiona Robertson represented a defendant accused of rape and assault by penetration. The defendant and complainant had been close friends until the complainant accused the defendant of driving her to a dark industrial estate where he drugged and raped her in the back of his taxi. The defendant accepted he had parked in the industrial […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Crime Group Newsletter. Fiona Robertson Editor Foreword Welcome to the summer edition of the 2 Hare Court Crime Group newsletter. With public confidence in the police being challenged over the pandemic, Hannah Thomas looks at breaches of Covid rules and protestors’ rights and Grace Forbes considers the Court […]
Rebekah Hummerstone and Fiona Robertson prosecuted spouses Nicusor and Rodica Gheorghe for trafficking vulnerable women from Romania to the UK to be sexually exploited as prostitutes in brothels across London. The defendants were unanimously convicted of human trafficking and controlling prostitution after a 5 week trial at Southwark Crown Court. The case involved parallel investigations […]
The 6th edition of Rook & Ward on Sexual Offences: Law and Practice Fiona co-authored chapter 25 on DNA evidence. The foreword by the Lord Chief Justice describes the book as providing “a comprehensive understanding of the substantive law” in this area from CPS decision making, through disclosure, the trial process and evidence, to sentencing […]
