Criminal Defence
Case Reports
Criminal Defence services in a multi-million pound international fraud matter: R-v-W
David Phillips and Partners solicitors represented W in an international credit card and identity fraud matter under a Very High Cost Cases (“VHCC”) contract using meth…
Criminal Defence in a conspiracy to defraud case in which David Phillips and Partners solicitors piloted Very High Cost Cases (“VHCC”): R-v-N
Criminal Defence in a patricide matter establishing the validity of Narcissistic Personality Disorder R v B
B instructed David Phillips and Partners criminal defence solicitors to defend him after killing both his parents. From an early stage, his criminal lawyers realised that B…
Criminal Defence in a kidnapping and torture case in which the Judge made a significant ruling applying new “hearsay” provisions: R-v-M & T-C
David Phillips and Partners criminal solicitors were involved in one of the first cases to establish how the new “hearsay” provisions enacted under the Criminal Justice…
Criminal Defence in a business fraud case involving investigations in Spain for the defendant’s benefit: R-v-S
S instructed David Phillips and Partners criminal defence solicitors to assist in his defence in theft charges. As a result of our criminal lawyers’ work he avoided a custodi…
Criminal Defence in a firearms case resulting in a reduced sentence: R-v-F
F, a Portuguese national, was charged with possession of a firearm. He was expected to receive a mandatory five year custodial sentence, but due to the work done by David Phillips and Partners soli…
Criminal Defence in an election fraud case resulting in acquittal: R-v-L
L instructed David Phillips and Partners solicitors to defend her in an election fraud. We travelled to New York and Israel on her behalf to build her defence, resulting in a not g…
Criminal Defence in a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs case resulting in acquittal: R-v-C & Others
Criminal defence solicitors from David Phillips and Partners represented C in proceedings in which he was accused of conspiring to import and supply heroin on a large scale. As a r…
Criminal Defence in a conspiracy to import Class A drugs resulting in acquittal: R-v-S & Another
S, who suffered from severe learning difficulties, was charged with another person of conspiring to import heroin. David Phillips and Partners criminal defence solicitors successfully represented h…
Criminal Defence in a multi- million pound conspiracy to money launder case in which a custodial sentence was avoided: R-v-G & Others
G instructed David Phillips and Partners criminal defence lawyers to defend him in a charge of involvement in a multi- million pound money laundering case. As a result of ou…
Criminal Defence in a murder case where travel to Portugal required: R-v-F
David Phillips and Partners sent criminal defence solicitors to Portugal to aid the defence of a client accused of murder. F was charged with the murder of his ex-girl…
Criminal Defence in a manslaughter case for a doorman resulting in acquittal: R-v-G
G was prosecuted for manslaughter after killing a man while working as a doorman. David Phillips and Partners criminal lawyers defended him, securing a ‘not guilty’ ver…
Criminal Defence in a corporate fraud case involving Formula 1 motorsport: R-v-M
David Phillips and Partners corporate fraud solicitors successfully defended M who was accused of falsifying documents to mislead banks. Following a court trial of M the charges we…
Criminal Defence in a large conspiracy to murder case resulting in acquittal: R-v-J
J was tried at court for 13 weeks for his part in a complicated conspiracy to murder a gang member. He was acquitted as a result of the work done by David Phillips and Partners criminal solicitors….
Criminal Defence in a murder case where evidence of psychological problems reduced the sentence: R-v-M
David Phillips and Partners criminal solicitors identified and helped prove that the defendant in a murder case acted with diminished responsibility due to her psychological proble…
Criminal Defence case in a cash forfeiture matter where the amount retained by the Crown was significantly reduced: Police-v-M
David Phillips and Partners criminal solicitors represented M in cash forfeiture proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“POCA”). As a result of our in…
Criminal Defence case in which attempted cash forfeiture by the police under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“POCA”) was successfully challenged: Police-v-H
H instructed David Phillips and Partners criminal solicitors at short notice following a police search of his home at which £10,000 was found. As a result of the work done by…
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