Rebecca Erkan-Bax represented a defendant who faced five counts of rape. The complainant and defendant had previously had a consensual sexual relationship, but the complainant alleged that the defendant had used force to commit the alleged non-consensual acts. The complainant called the police after the defendant smashed the complainant’s living room windows and made threats […]
Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC was instructed to represent a foreign National who was also entitled to a second passport. The client was due to be taken on a short break to a European country by her fiancée, who had booked the break as a surprise and had used the details of the second passport; this was offered to the check in […]
An allegation of sexual assault was made against a therapist who had overtreated over 900 individuals in the course of a long career in counselling. The complainant alleged that photographs were taken of her torso and that she was touched by the defendant on her back. The prosecution case was that the allegation occurred in […]
Eleanor Fox represented one of three defendants (“TM”) at Woolwich Crown Court charged with modern slavery offences. TM pleaded guilty to drug supply offences and to the possession of criminal property. Operation Orochi was an investigation into a “county lines” drug dealing network that orchestrated the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in London and […]
After a 14-day trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, both defendants were acquitted of all charges, contrary to the Consumer Credit Act 1974, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Daniel Chadwick appeared for the first defendant and Lewis MacDonald for the second defendant. The prosecution, brought by the […]
