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After 5 years since the start of extradition proceedings, our client was discharged after French Prosecutors accepted that the extradition was no longer valid.
29 July 2024
Two successful representations in the month of July for SMW in respect of POCA civil recovery proceedings. One involved a client who was a registered charity, and the other an individual who had more than £43,000 seized by HMRC.
26 July 2024
R v A – Our client was serving a 50 month sentence for drugs offences when further dated charges were brought against him. Following our representations and counsel’s submissions, he received a sentence to run concurrently with his 50 month sentence, meaning he would not serve any additional time in custody and maintained his release date.
Alleged to be the head of the OCG and charged alongside 17 others, SMW secured an excellent result for our client.
19 July 2024
R v B – Our vulnerable client received a suspended sentence for 4 charges in relation to possession of over 400 indecent and prohibited images of children.
25 June 2024
Originally charged with s18 GBH with intent, our client received a community order only following successful submission of a basis of plea to the less offence of s20 GBH.
14 June 2024
This offence invariably attracts an immediate custodial sentence. Norwich Crown Court accepted our client's strong mitigation and passed an eleven week suspended sentence.
10 June 2024
Our client’s extradition was sought by the French authorities for an offence of people smuggling.
07 June 2024
Our client was the first defendant of 24 whom we represented in a 6-month trial at Southwark Crown Court.
06 June 2024
After thorough cross-examination of the Prosecutions' expert, our client was unanimously acquitted by the jury.
05 June 2024
Whilst our client's co-defendants received sentences between 9 to 15 years, our client was sentenced to 16 months and was released on license at his sentence hearing.
31 May 2024
David Kitson was the leading barrister in a 4-month modern slavery trial at Southwark Crown Court.
24 May 2024
After lengthy written representations to the prosecution, Trading Standards took the view that no evidence would offered against our client.
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