Criminal Prosecution

Richard Burrington instructed to prosecute a serious sexual offences committed by a council worker posing as an airline pilot having met the victim through an online dating website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-48558320

Richard Christie QC and Matthew Bagnall secure convictions against two drug dealers who murdered their friend and rival having lured him to dense woodland, beaten him over the head with baseball bats and cut his throat.

Christopter Kerr instructed as prosection for an international money laundering conspiracy.

Diana Pigot instructed as prosecution for an allegation that the defendant sexually assaulted 3 complainants. Considerable amount of legal argument concerning collusion and cross admissibility.

Daniel Setter was junior for the Crown in a multi-handed, county lines drug murder case, lasting over three months. Led by Treasury Counsel.

Sentencing in a mandatory minimum sentence firearms case. Daniel Setter was subsequently successful in the Court of Appeal, where the Court clarified the law on minimum sentences.

Peter Clark instructed to prosecute two cases against the same defendant

(No.1) (Chelmsford) – Murder (single counsel): Convicted at trial: Minimum term 20 years

(No.2) (Chelmsford) – 24 days into his murder sentence, Chandler repeatedly stabbed a fellow inmate in an attempted murder: Further life sentence, minimum term 30 years

Richard Potts instructed by the prosecution on historic sexual case

Christopher Kerr instucted as prosection on a multi handed attempted murder