Zabeta Kavalieros

Notable Crime cases

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R v F [2025] Harrow Crown Court

Represented a Defendant charged with selling counterfeit goods to the value of £400,000 securing a suspended sentence.

R v H [2025] St Albans Crown Court

Represented a Defendant charged with causing grievous bodily harm by way of multiple fracture to the victim’s skull and jaw which required surgery. Secured a suspended sentence and successfully limited the compensation sought from £19,500 to £1,000.

R v K [2025] Willesden Magistrates’ Court

Represented a vulnerable Defendant in his late 70s on a charge of assault by beating securing an acquittal.

R v W [2025] Luton Magistrates’ Court

Represented a Defendant charged with three instances of handling stolen goods. Successfully argued that the guilty plea in respect of one of them should be vacated based on it being wrong in law. Subsequently made a successful half time submission in respect of two of the charges and secured and acquittal after trial in respect of the other.

R v B [2025] Croydon Magistrates’ Court

Represented a Defendant charged with assault by beating, securing an acquittal.

R v F [2025] Medway Magistrates’ Court

Represented a vulnerable pregnant Defendant charged with racially aggravated assault and criminal damage.  Successfully made a submission of no case to answer in respect of the racial elements of the offences and secured an acquittal after trial on the simple offences.

R v N [2025] Stevenage Magistrates’ Court

Represented a Defendant charged with fraud by false representation who was alleged to have signed a deferred payment receipt giving a false name and signature. The Defence raised was that DN had not been dishonest and he was acquitted after trial.

R v A [2025] Staines Magistrates’ Court

Represented a defendant charged with possession of an offensive weapon in private. The Prosecution sought to amend the charge out of time on the day of trial and this was successfully opposed. The Crown conceded there was no realistic prospect of conviction after the amendment was refused and offered no evidence.

R v J [2025] Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court

Represented a Defendant charged with criminal damage caught partially on CCTV.  The Crown’s case rested on the officer who exhibited the footage being present at Court.  The officer was unable to attend the trial at short notice and the Crown made an application to adjourn.  This application was opposed and refused and as a result the Crown offered no evidence.

R v C [2025] St Albans Magistrates’ Court

Represented a Defendant charged with assault by beating.  Through detailed cross examination the complainant’s account was unpicked, and the Defendant was acquitted.

R v J [2025] St Albans Magistrates Court

Represented a Defendant charged with assault by beating and criminal damage securing an acquittal.

R v O [2025] Willesden Magistrates’ Court

Represented a Defendant charged with possession of a lock knife successfully raising the defence of good reason thereby securing an acquittal.

R v E [2025] St Albans Magistrates’ Court

Represented a Defendant charged with public order offences. Made representations on the day of trial on the likelihood of conviction based on information provided by the Defendant on the day and persuaded the Crown to offer no evidence.

R v A [2025] Luton Youth Court

Raised abuse of process and made other representation to the Crown on the day of trial resulting in no evidence being offered.

R v D [2025] St Albans Youth Court

Represented a youth charged with damaging an off-duty police officer’s car.  Raising the issue of correct identification the youth was acquitted.