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Steven Perian QC’s client released following successful submission of no case to answer
Following 6 weeks of trial, HHJ J Lodge acceded to the submissions of no case to answer and withdrew the case from the jury....
Michael Williams prosecutes married ex-accountant who offered teenage girls money to perform sexual acts
The former Cambridge Analytica analyst befriended teenage girls on Instagram and offered them up to £1000 to perform sexual acts. He tried to set...
Steven Perian QC invited to speak at CPS “See it – Believe it – Achieve it” session
On Wednesday 6th October at 16:30, Steven Perian QC will be taking part in the first session of "See it - Believe it -...
Teenage mother jailed for 9 years for manslaughter of daughter – Sally Howes QC and Robert Harding prosecute
Verphy Kudi admitted the manslaughter of her 20-month old daughter after leaving her alone for 6 days whilst she celebrated her 18th birthday. The...
Grace Ong prosecutes a member of police staff accused of having relationships with 2 women whose cases he was investigating
The trial is ongoing at Warwick Crown Court. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-57847466 https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/police-staff-investigator-accused-personal-21056688
Sammy Kimmence, Dani Dyer’s boyfriend, given 42 month prison sentence for defrauding pensioners – Michael Mason prosecutes
The defendant posed as a financial investor and took money from two men, aged 81 and 91, claiming he would invest it by placing...
Laura Hollingbery prosecutes owner of dog who attacked a five-year-old boy, leaving him permanently scarred
Robert Wright took a 10-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier with him when he went to Sainsbury's in Nuneaton in November. The boy's facial injuries were...
Rebecca Austin and Philip Allman involved in modern day slavery judgment
R -v- Brecani [2021] EWCA Crim 731 A young defendant appealed his conviction following the court's decision to exclude a positive conclusive grounds decision...
Steven Perian QC prosecutes three teenagers who repeatedly stabbed a rival gang member in his eye on a train leaving him permanently blind in one eye
The 18 year-old victim was sitting with his electric scooter on a train as it left Northumberland Park Station last September when he was...
Sally Howes QC prosecutes teenage mother who admits causing death of 20-month old daughter
Verphy Kudi abandoned her baby for 6 days whilst she went to London, Coventry and Solihull to celebrate her 18th birthday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-56538000