Chloe Lennon

Notable Crime cases

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R v NMC [2025] Isleworth Crown Court

Chloe acted as a Junior (led by Mr Alphege Bell) for the second of two defendants both charged with being concerned in the fraudulent importation of a class A drug following approximately 140 kilograms of cocaine (with a street value of up to £14 million) being found in banana pallets imported from the Dominican Republic to Portsmouth International Port. Alphege and Chloe’s client was arrested at the unit the banana pallets were being delivered to, while unpacking said pallets. The case involved extensive cell site evidence and messages between both defendants relating to Class A drugs.

At the conclusion of the two-week trial at Isleworth Crown Court, the jury found Alphege and Chloe’s client not guilty. The first defendant was found guilty.

R v EP [2025] Worcester Crown Court

Chloe represented the first defendant of four all charged with Public Nuisance. This case involved a large-scale protest organised by Animal Rebellion across 4 days in September 2022. It involved legal argument regarding proportionality and the meaning of private/public rights.

R v KM [2025] Isleworth Crown Court

Chloe secured not guilty verdicts for a defendant accused of domestic and  non-domestic burglary (in the alternative). The defendant had been found by the homeowner in an outbuilding next to the family home. The outbuilding was used as a home office.

Issues at trial included whether or not the outbuilding constituted a ‘dwelling’ and whether the defendant had the requisite mens rea (intention to steal). The trial also involved legal arguments regarding bad character evidence.

R v DH [2025] Harrow Crown Court

During a 6 day trial at Harrow Crown Court (sitting at Hendon Magistrates Court), the jury heard evidence from the defendant’s mother (the complainant), during which she alleged her son had threatened to kill her and chased her out of the home with a knife while in a drug frenzied craze. Chloe’s client was unanimously acquitted of both offences.

R v GS [2025] Isleworth Crown Court

Following a 4 day trial at Isleworth Crown Court, Chloe’s client was acquitted of threatening to kill his housemate while gesturing towards him with a knife. At trial, it was put to the complainant that the account had been fabricated in an attempt to get the defendant evicted from the shared household. The defendant was unanimously acquitted of threats to kill and threatening another with a bladed article in a private place within 2 hours of deliberation.

R v SO [2025] Basildon Crown Court

Chloe was successful in an aggravated section 3 Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 case in the Crown Court. Following discussions in court highlighting the gaps in the Crown’s case, the prosecution offered no evidence.

R v AQ [2025] Stratford Youth Court

Successful in modern slavery defence for youth client charged with drug dealing offences. The Crown relied, among other things, on phone evidence and the significant amount of drugs found on the youth upon arrest to rebut the modern slavery defence. Following a three-day trial in the Youth Court ahead of a District Judge, it was successfully argued that the youth was the victim of county lines exploitation, having been groomed by older men. The youth was subsequently acquitted of the drug dealing offences.

R v NA [2024], City of London Magistrates Court.

Secured the acquittal for a client charged with careless driving. The client, a private minicab driver, had been involved in a collision involving a cyclist. Instructed by SBG solicitors.

R v IG [2024], Westminster Magistrates Court

Secured an acquittal for a vulnerable young asylum seeker who had been accused of common assault (against a TFL worker) following trial.

R v BS [2024], Stratford Magistrates Court

BS was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The Crown offered no evidence against BS following Chloe raising the failures to comply with PACE Code D and issues regarding continuity of evidence.

R v NH [2024], City of London Magistrates Court

NH (a man of good character who had been made subject to a non-conviction Restraining Order over 10 years ago) was found not guilty of breach of Restraining Order after trial.

R v BE & LW [2023], Huntingdon Youth Court

Chloe successfully secured 12 month Referral Orders for both BE and LW, who pleaded guilty to a number of serious offences (including dangerous driving and burglary offences), despite the Crown asserting that detention & training orders were appropriate.

R v LH [2023], Stratford Magistrates’ Court

Chloe successfully defended LH, who was charged with one count of possession of a bladed article and one count of driving while disqualified.