Sexual Offences

Edward Henry KC

On the evening before a Crown Court was to hear an application to dismiss, the CPS abandoned its prosecution of…

Recent Cases
06/10/2026

Edward Henry KC is instructed to respond to the Attorney General’s reference in the Fordingbridge rape case, having previously appeared…

Recent Cases
27/05/2026

Following a four-day trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, Ben Brown’s client was acquitted of rape. The Defendant was accused of…

Recent Cases
27/04/2026

Tom Edwards represented a young man who was a student at the time of the allegation. The case was unusual…

Recent Cases
15/04/2026

Anthony James’ client was acquitted of two counts of sexual assault and one count of encouraging or assisting rape following…

Recent Cases
22/12/2025

Following a four day jury trial in the Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands, Sophie Evans’s client was acquitted of…

Recent Cases
10/12/2025

Chloe Birch’s client, an 18 year old of previous good character, was unanimously acquitted of two counts of rape after…

Recent Cases
05/11/2025

Ben Brown’s client, a serving soldier in the British Army, was acquitted of rape and assault by penetration following a…

Recent Cases
29/10/2025

Charles Hannaford represented Mr LP, who was convicted, following a trial, of sexually assaulting an employed member of Council staff,…

Recent Cases
28/10/2025

Ben Hargreaves represented DW, who was accused of a campaign of violence and sexual offences against his sister over a…

Recent Cases
22/10/2025

Popular Insights

Tom Edwards looks at the impact of the shift from Joint Enterprise to Common Purpose in the five years since…

Articles
19/08/2021

Ben Hargreaves explores the inherent challenges in the admissibility of sexual history in sex cases. Section 41 of the Youth…

Articles
20/04/2020

An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…

Articles
06/06/2021

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