Notable Cases

Alleged to be the head of the OCG and charged alongside 17 others, SMW secured an excellent result for our client.

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.

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.

This offence invariably attracts an immediate custodial sentence. Norwich Crown Court accepted our client's strong mitigation and passed an eleven week suspended sentence.

Our client’s extradition was sought by the French authorities for an offence of people smuggling.

Our client was the first defendant of 24 whom we represented in a 6-month trial at Southwark Crown Court.

After a letter of representations, the Crown Prosecution Service decided to drop their case against our client and issue a Football Banning Order instead.

After thorough cross-examination of the Prosecutions' expert, our client was unanimously acquitted by the jury.

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.

David Kitson was the leading barrister in a 4-month modern slavery trial at Southwark Crown Court.

After lengthy written representations to the prosecution, Trading Standards took the view that no evidence would offered against our client.

SMW successfully represent Ghanaian businessman, whose UK bank account was frozen, in having his account freezing order set aside.