Author: Mark Bowen

Shearman Bowen successfully represented a client charged with perverting the course of justice, securing his acquittal after a six-day trial at Harrow Crown Court. The prosecution alleged that our client had been part of a concerted effort to help individuals connected to an alleged murder in North West London evade police detection after the event […]

We are delighted to have secured a successful outcome for our client in the Court of Appeal. Our client who was a successful and well known DJ  had pleaded guilty to offences of section 20 grievous bodily harm (GBH) and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) arising from an incident in a nightclub where he […]

We are pleased to have secured a positive outcome for our client, who received a suspended sentence for his role in a complex £22 million VAT fraud. The case concerned a factually complex conspiracy to defraud the public revenue over a five-year period, with the total loss to HMRC alleged to be approximately £22 million. […]

  Last week at Brighton Crown Court, we successfully represented a professional client facing an allegation of rape dating back to 2021. Our client had always maintained that the sexual activity was consensual; the prosecution alleged that the complainant had been too intoxicated to consent. Their case centred on video footage of the complainant, which […]

We are pleased to report a successful sentence appeal at the Court of Appeal on behalf of our client who was convicted of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug (cocaine). At first instance, the sentencing judge adopted a starting point of 15 years to reflect the quantity of drugs involved — just […]

Our client, an international businessman of good character, was acquitted by a jury in less than half an hour following a 3-week trial.  The client was charged with money laundering after he was found in possession of £400,000 at Heathrow Airport bound for Europe.  The National Crime Agency, who celebrated the seizure on their Instagram […]

We acted for a vulnerable 17 year old client acquitted at the Central Criminal Court in a trial lasting 5 weeks. Our client was one of five alleged to have been involved in a shooting in East London from April 2023. Our client was charged with perverting the course of justice, the allegation being he […]

Shearman Bowen and Co, a law firm specialising in defending individuals and companies subject to criminal investigation and proceedings, are seeking to recruit two dynamic and dedicated Criminal Defence Solicitors to join our expanding team: Newly Qualified Solicitor (NQ)  Solicitor with 3+ Years’ Post-Qualification Experience (PQE)  Both roles will involve managing a varied caseload of […]