Author: Matthew Bishop

Following an allegation that our 12-year-old client had made threats to kill, the police invited them to attend a voluntary interview under caution. Given the child’s age, their lack of any previous involvement with the police and the nature of the allegation, we made detailed written representations to the investigating officer, inviting the police to […]

Our client, a young woman of good character, was acquitted of charges relating to her alleged involvement in a complex conspiracy concerning the conveyance and supply of Class A and B drugs and prohibited articles into HMP Wandsworth. The prosecution case centred on allegations of drugs, mobile phones and other prohibited items being conveyed into […]

Our client, a young woman of good character, was acquitted by the jury on the 6th day of trial, after they were directed to find her not guilty by the Judge, legal argument having been served. Our client was one of five alleged to have been involved in the fraudulent purchase of an accountancy firm […]

Following an NCA investigation spanning 11 years and a five-month trial, our client Diezani Alison-Madueke has been acquitted on all counts at Southwark Crown Court. Mrs Alison-Madueke, the first woman to serve as Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources and the first woman to lead OPEC, faced five counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy […]