After a seven-day trial at Wood Green Crown Court, Sally Mertens secured the conviction of Deniz Karaniev, for offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, coercive or controlling behaviour in intimate or family relationship, anal rape (three counts), causing or inciting prostitution for gain and attempting to cause criminal damage.

Three members of an organised crime group were sentenced this week at Kingston Crown Court following a five-week drugs importation trial, in a case prosecuted by John Ojakovoh and Charles Drinnan.

A company has been convicted after trial for breaching VAT security conditions imposed by HMRC.

Following the successful prosecution by Mark Paltenghi, at a trial at the Old Bailey in May, Rumarni Tuitt was sentenced on Friday to 18 years’ detention for attempted murder at the Notting Hill Carnival on 26 August last year.

Amy Oliver prosecuted the sentencing hearing of four defendants for their roles in a conspiracy to evade the prohibition on bringing drugs into the UK.

Sarah Gaunt successfully prosecuted a university student who had developed and sold over 1000 highly sophisticated unique phishing kits with an onward fraud estimated to be well in excess of £100 million worldwide (estimated as being in excess of £168 million). The criminality affected a vast number of victims worldwide.

James Dawes KC prosecuted a 7-handed trial for murder and perverting the course of justice at the Old Bailey arising out of a tragic shooting of a young man in Peckham.

Jane Osborne KC and William Goss have concluded the successful prosecution of a mother who killed her 4-month-old baby during the COVID lockdown.

James Caldwell acted for the ex-wife of a major cocaine dealer who had been sentenced to an 18-year prison sentence at Winchester Crown Court.

Jenny Burgess successfully prosecuted the group of four who over a period of two months targeted a total of 10 homes in Essex and London, stealing over £300,000 cash and gold jewellery.

Paul English was alleged to have driven three men to East London so that they could start a fire in a warehouse. The warehouse contained parcels due to be shipped to Ukraine and was occupied by a Ukrainian run business who were responsible for supplying Starlink satellite equipment to Ukraine. Over £1million of damage was caused. 

Tom Nicholson, together with Robert Dougans and Sabina Leshchenko of Preiskel & Co, appeared in a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 26 June 2025 in the long-running case involving the largest asset restraint order ever made by the English Courts.

William Goss has secured convictions against seven defendants who conspired to smuggle migrants across The Channel, secreted in HGV trailers. 

John Ojakovoh led Charles Drinnan in securing the conviction last week at Kingston Crown Court of a Heathrow Airport security manager and two other men seeking to import 22 kilos of cocaine in two bags carried by drug couriers arriving from Colombia.

Mark Paltenghi secured the conviction of Rumarni Tuitt by a jury at The Old Bailey, yesterday, for attempted murder.