LLB (Hons) University of Nottingham (2019) 2:1
Bar Professional Training Course (2020) – Very competent
CPS Panel Advocate – Grade 2
Inner Temple Exhibition scholarship
BPP’s career commitment scholarship
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Midland Circuit
Criminal Bar Association
Women in Criminal Law
Crime
R v RM (2026), Luton Crown Court: Successfully defended a young adult defendant in four-week trial multi-handed concerning allegations of violent disorder. The case involved detailed analysis of CCTV.
Operation Rolate (2025), Wolverhampton Crown Court: Led junior in the defence of a youth charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article, resulting in acquittal. The case involved multiple s.8 applications concerning inadequate disclosure, robust bad character applications under s.100(a) and (b) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and the successful exclusion of the defendant’s own bad character. Required careful, age-appropriate cross-examination of multiple youth witnesses.
R v GD (2025), Wolverhampton Crown Court: Successful defence of a defendant charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Involved detailed cross-examination of the officer in the case regarding investigative failings and the sensitive handling of a vulnerable complainant.
Operation Catalpa (2025), Birmingham Crown Court: Defended a young adult in a multi-handed trial involving allegations of armed robbery and possession of a firearm. The case required substantial challenges to identification evidence and careful analysis of extensive CCTV footage.
R v JZ (2024), Warwick Crown Court: Successful defence of a defendant charged with production of a Class B drug. This case involved working with an interpreter, requiring particular care in explaining the case to the defendant and during examination-in-chief, given the language barrier.
R v CF (2024), Luton Crown Court: Defence counsel in a complex multi-handed trial involving eight defendants charged with violent disorder. Following a successful section 78 PACE application, key identification evidence was excluded. The prosecution then elected to offer no evidence against six co-defendants on the opposing side of the disorder, effectively allowing them to become witnesses for the Crown. An abuse of process argument was advanced, challenging the fairness of the proceedings given the incentives offered to those witnesses which prompted a review of the case, after which the prosecution offered no evidence against the defendant.
R v MJ (2024), Warwick Crown Court: Successful prosecution as led junior in a trial of a defendant charged with armed robbery. Included the preparation and successful argument of a contested bad character application.
Operation Sunstone (2023), Birmingham Crown Court: Led junior for the defence in an eleven-handed, eight-week County Lines conspiracy trial alleging the supply of Class A drugs across Shropshire and Lancashire. The case involved over 60,000 pages of exhibits and extensive cell-site evidence. Responsibilities included condensing extensive material for leading counsel and helping prepare a submission of no case to answer on two indicted conspiracies.
R v PC (2023), Warwick Crown Court: Defended in a case involving two counts of rape and assault by penetration, where the complainant’s death ahead of the trial gave rise to complex hearsay issues and a successful bad character application to adduce a previous false complaint.
R v MZ (2023), Wolverhampton Crown Court: Secured one of only two acquittals in a ten-handed violent disorder trial. Involved extensive analysis of multi-camera CCTV footage and nuanced submissions on self-defence despite the defendant’s admission of pre-emptive force. The Defendant did not give evidence, so cross-examination and speech were central to the acquittal.
R v MH (2022), Isleworth Crown Court: Defended in a case alleging fraudulent evasion of prohibition involving the importation heroin valued at £2 million through Heathrow Airport. The case required legal argument on severance and cross-admissibility, together with review and analysis of extensive unused disclosure material.
