Notable cases

Sexual Offences
R v CL (2022) – defending a client charged with multiple counts of violent rape and sexual assault including in the context of false imprisonment (ongoing).

R v JN (2022) – defending a youth charged with the rape of a fellow student (ongoing).

R v SC (2022) – defendant accused of rape, sexual assault by penetration and a series of voyeurism/upskirting offences (ongoing).

R v RW (2021) – client acquitted of a double marital rape against a background of allegations of coercive and controlling behaviour.

Historic Sexual Offences
R v KR (2021) – client acquitted of a substantial portion of the charges faced, including the Crown being forced to withdraw an allegation of rape. 

Cyber Crime
R v LK (2017 – led junior) – instructed two weeks before the trial, Helen was requested because of her understanding of the ‘dark web’. She was responsible for the cross-examination of the Prosecution expert on the use of BitCoin, Helix and Tails (The Amnesiac Incognito Live System).

Gang and organised crime groups
R v DI (2018 – led junior) – successful defence of a Romanian prostitute charged with the trafficking of others. Prepared substantial legal argument regarding the admissibility of evidence intercepted abroad under a Joint Investigation Team agreement.

Firearms
R v MA (2021) – successful defence of a client charged with possession of a non-functioning stun-gun. 

Military Law
R v RW (2021) – client acquitted of a double marital rape against a background of allegations of coercive and controlling behaviour.

R v U (2019) – defence of a logistics specialist charged with 16 counts of fraud via the Defence travel booking system.

R v P (2017) - successful defence of an officer accused of sexual assault during training. The case was stayed as an abuse of process on day one of trial.

Fraud
R v HB (2021, ongoing) – prosecution of a defendant charged with committing over £250,000 of fraud by abuse of a Power of Attorney.

R v SB (2021) – defended an employee charged with defrauding their employer of over £100,000 over a number of years through the use of a sophisticated series of bank accounts set up in false identities.