Merry van Woodenberg, instructed by Claire Hewitt of ABV Solicitors, acted for a maths tutor accused of sexually assaulting a student. Following a trial and a re-trial at Kingston Crown Court and Southwark Crown Court respectively, Merry’s client was found not guilty of three offences of sexual assault of a child under the age of […]
Merry van Woodenberg, instructed by Hojol Uddin and Jade Halliday-Mitchell of JMW Solicitors, acted for a man accused of the robbery and ‘hit and run’ of a pregnant woman. During the trial at Wood Green Crown Court, the prosecution alleged that the defendant had attempted to rob two females of their mobile phones, before purposively […]
Merry van Woodenberg defended Louis Matturie, who was charged along with Manchester City footballer, Benjamin Mendy, with a series of alleged sex offences. Following a 5-month trial at Chester Crown Court, the jury acquitted Mr Matturie of five counts of rape, and one count of sexual assault, in relation to three women. Three of the […]
Gavin Irwin and Merry van Woodenberg contribute to the June edition of the Journal of International Banking and Financial Law. Gavin and Merry explore recent developments in the financial sanctions deployed against Russia with a particular focus on the expanded scope of those measures and the meaning of “connected with” Russia in the context of […]
The prosecution was brought against three former employees of Redcentric Plc. Following a three month trial at Southwark Crown Court, the former Chief Financial Officer, Tim Coleman, was found guilty of knowingly making false and misleading statements to the market and of false accounting. The former Finance Director, Estelle Croft, pleaded guilty to charges of […]
