Christopher Stopa

Christopher’s practice covers all types of criminal cases.

He defends and prosecutes and has particular experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Sexual offences of all types
• Serious violent offences
• Revenue and related frauds
• Serious drug offences and related confiscation hearings
• Prosecutions by the Environment Agency and Trading Standards
• Driving offences where death occurs
• In addition to having experience in, he has a special interest in cases involving mental health issues and firearms.

Recent Cases

• R V S, Portsmouth Crown Court – defending historic stranger rape involving advanced DNA

• R v R, Southampton Crown Court – defending fraud involving in excess of £275,000 regarding yacht broking

• R v W, Others Southampton Crown Court – prosecuting “Operation Independence” conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine

• R v H and F-M, Portsmouth Crown Court – prosecuting section 18 that involved inflicting quite appalling injuries to the victim with a hot iron

• R v P, Winchester Crown Court – prosecuting sexual abuse of many kinds on niece over many years

• R v D, Portsmouth Crown Court – defending sexual touching of a child under 13

• R v J, Southampton Crown Court – prosecuting sexual abuse over a long period

• O v Chief Constable for Hampshire – appeal against revocation of firearms licence

• R v B & E, Portsmouth Crown Court – defending benefit fraud in excess of £50,000

• R v S, Portsmouth Crown Court – prosecuting supply class A with a successful appeal by the defence to the Court of Appeal with a successful re-trial for the prosecution

• R v S, Portsmouth Crown Court – defending sexual activity with a child under 13

• R v B, Portsmouth Crown Court – prosecuting sexual activity with a child under 13

• R v A, Bournemouth Crown Court – prosecuting a benefit fraud in excess of £50,000

• R v F, Southampton Crown Court – prosecuting possession of a prohibited firearm – a loaded sawn-off shot gun

Education

• LLB Leeds

Inn

• Middle Temple

Other

• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales
• Member of the Criminal Bar Association

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