Alex Calder

Notable Crime cases

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R v N [2026] Bromley Youth Court

Successful submission of ‘no case to answer’ following the cross examination of the complainant for a young defendant who was charged with robbery.

R v W [2026] Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court

The defendant pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting a police constable relating to an incident where the defendant had punched a police officer and broken her glasses. The bench was persuaded to deal with it by way of a conditional discharge.

R v B [2026] Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court

The defendant was charged with a series of thefts and a burglary. Compelling mitigation led to the imposition of a Community Order despite the matter crossing the custody threshold.

R v B [2026] Bromley Youth Court

The defendant was charged with two offences of assaulting a police constable. The defendant pleaded guilty on the day of trial, and as a result of the extensive mitigation advanced, received an absolute discharge.

R v A [2026] Ealing Magistrates’ Court

Represented the defendant at a trial on charges of intentional strangulation and threats to kill arising from the domestic context. Successfully opposed an application by the Crown to adjourn in order to secure the complainant’s attendance and resisted a suggestion by the District Judge that the defendant be bound over following the Crown offering no evidence.