Tom Worden

R v R – Folkestone Magistrates’ Court. Representing a client in complex enforcement proceedings with available amount of £3.3m (including a tainted gift and hidden assets) and a default term of eight years.

R v J – 2019 (Newport Crown Court) – J was described by the prosecution as the ‘prinicpal controlling member’ in two drugs conspiracies (Class A and Class B). He was also charged with an unrelated ABH at a pub which knocked out the victim’s tooth.  Sentenced to a total of 3 years 8 months following guilty pleas.

R v M – 2019 (Swansea Crown Court) – Operation Regent. M was a courier in a £1.2m Class A ‘county lines’ drugs conspiracy, working for a group trafficking cocaine and heroin into Wales from Liverpool. Sentencted to 3 years and 4 months following guilty pleas on a basis that was accepted by the prosecution.

R v D (2019) (Southwark Crown Court) – D was acquitted unanimously by a jury of assaulting an emergency worker (a police officer) who arrested him during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament at Westminster.

R v A (2019) (St Albans Crown Court) -Jury found A not guilty of assaulting an emergency worker (a police officer) and criminal damage, following cross-examination of the officer on breaches of PACE 1984 during an arrest.

R v L (Lewes Crown Court) – L was arrested in possession of numerous wraps of cocaine and ketamine, a ‘burner’ phone with outgoing drug dealing messages and a knife. Found not guilty of possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs after trial.

R v S (Northampton Crown Court) – Successful submission of no case to answer on one count of attempted burglary and one of burglary. The jury unanimously found S not guilty on another count of burglary.

R v N (Sheffield Crown Court)– N was convicted after trial of possession of a firearm as a prohibited person (having previous convictions for preparing terrorist acts and possession of a firearm). He was sentenced to two years in prison following submissions in mitigation regarding his diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

R v J (Chelmsford Crown Court)– successful appeal against conviction for a domestic assault by beating on a former partner, where the complainant and a friend both gave evidence for the prosecution.

R v B (Chelmsford Crown Court) – B pleaded guilty to PWITS Class A, having two previous Class A drug trafficking convictions. Sentenced to three-and-a-half years imprisonment following submissions in mitigation.

R v E (Croydon Crown Court) – E, who had three previous convictions for violence, appealed a sentence of 20 weeks’ custody for an assault by beating on a nightclub doorman. His sentence was reduced to a 12-month community order with a drug rehabilitation requirement.

R v Q (Southend Youth Court) ­–Q was accused of attempted burglary and handling £19,000-worth of stolen goods. The Crown served cell site evidence, phone records, ANPR and CCTV all said to incriminate Q, who was acquitted of both counts following a submission of no case to answer.

R v G (City of London Magistrates’ Court) – G, who had 13 previous convictions for burglary, stood accused of attempted burglary after two witnesses saw him climb scaffolding and smash the window on the third floor of a house in Fulham. He was acquitted after trial.

R v R – (Oxford magistrates’ court) – Prosecution of a transphobic hate crime under section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986 and assault by beating on an emergency worker. R was convicted of both offences after trial.

R v B (Luton magistrates’ court) – Prosecution of a racially aggravated public order offence under section 4A Public Order Act 1986 and obstructing a police officer. B was convicted of both offences after trial.

R v J (Catterick Military Court for sentence) – J, an Army explosives expert, failed to properly dispose of 2kg of gunpowder, causing an accident which left a fellow soldier with ‘appalling’ burns to his face. J avoided prison and was demoted by one rank after pleading guilty to negligent performance of a duty.