On 15th March 2023, Sophia Dower appeared before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) to renew her application for leave to appeal sentence, having been refused permission to appeal by the Single Judge. The appeal focussed on a narrow ground, namely that the 24-month operational period of the Appellant’s suspended sentence order for Dangerous Driving […]
Sophia Dower was instructed to represent Anne Richards, a climate change activist who was protesting as part of the Just Stop Oil’s campaign of Occupy Westminster during October last year. Ms Richards, an Emeritus Professor in Psychology, was charged alongside four other protestors with wilful obstruction of a highway after blocking Horseferry Road at the […]
On 10 May 2020, JB collided his Porsche into the rear of AJ’s pedal cycle causing him fatal injuries on the A168 in north Yorkshire. The case against JB was circumstantial in that there were no eyewitnesses to the collision, nor any CCTV or dashcam footage. It was agreed that the cycle was clearly visible […]
After a trial lasting 6 weeks before Reading Crown Court, Sophia’s client (AD) was one of two defendants, out of eight, to be acquitted of kidnap. The circumstances of the case were highly unusual, given that the vast majority of kidnap offences involve force, as opposed to fraud. At the time of the offence, the […]
Free of charge and held entirely online, the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this year will give you the chance to get advice from barristers and discuss your prospects directly with representatives from 2 Hare Court. The Pupillage Fair is designed to arm you with everything you need to know about accessing the profession and starting a […]
