Crown Court
R v W – Chester Crown Court 2016
Instructed to defend in a case of multiple indecent images including extreme pornography
R v DS – Stafford Crown Court 2016
Instructed to defend in a case of multiple counts of arson reckless to endangering life and assault which occurred in prison.
R v F – Manchester Crown Court 2016
Instructed to defend in a multihanded conspiracy to cause £250,000 worth of criminal damage
R v B – Oxford Crown Court 2015
Instructed to defend a young client in a case of assault and affray involving 6 people and a firearm; successfully made submission of no case to answer.
R v T – Reading Crown Court 2015
Instructed to defend a client in a case of burglary with the trial run in his absence.
R v K – Bournemouth Crown Court 2015
Successfully defended a woman charged with dwelling burglary, criminal damage and harassing her ex-partner though she admitted being in the property and damaging the items at that time.
R v W – Chester Crown Court 2016
Instructed to defend in a matter of harassment of multiple complainants, assault and theft.
Magistrates and Youth Court
Neil has represented both individuals and companies at trial in the magistrates’ courts the length and breadth of the country; and has successfully defended in such matters as drink driving and s172 failure to notify offences.
His decade of experience as a forensic scientist assists greatly in understanding the evidence which is necessary to prove/disprove drink driving offences.
He also has experience of dealing with criminal matters in the youth court and examining young and vulnerable witnesses generally.
R v K – Bolton Magistrates’ Court 2016
Successfully defended a nurse charged with assaulting a patient in A & E. The incident was caught on CCTV and the Doctor and receptionist present gave evidence against the defendant.
R v S – Manchester Magistrates’ Court 2016
Successfully defended a man charged with assaulting his partner and step daughter late at night in the family home.
R v D – Oxford Magistrates’ Court 2015
Successfully defended a man charged with assaulting his teenage girlfriend in a hotel room when her father was present outside the door of the room.
R v H Ltd – Birkenhead Magistrates’ Court 2016
Successfully defended a company charged with failure to notify who was driving when its truck was speeding.
R v M – Oxford Magistrates’ Court 2015
Successfully defended a step father charged with breaching a non-molestation order by his two step daughters.
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R v Woodward Sheffield Crown Court 2016
Successfully defended in a three week trial stemming from the violent disorder that ensued during the Rotherham race riots. The case entailed highly involved legal arguments to succesfully exclude aspects of the CCTV footage the Crown sought to rely on. {Rotherham Advertiser}
Father jailed for having police baton while on suspended sentence
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Officers prise apart weeping drug dealing couple as one is led to the cells
(Oxford Mail)
Alcoholic went on crime spree after court spared him prison
(Witney Gazette)