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Serious Violent Offences

Members of our chambers are frequently instructed to prosecute and defend serious allegations of violence.  We have decades of experience of work in this field in both London and further afield. 

We have been instructed in some of the most serious and wide-scale mass violence, including prosecutions arising from the London Riots, large-scale organised football-related violence, violent disorder, affrays and violence during protests.  We also represent individuals, often on a private basis, who find themselves involved spontaneous violence. 

Our barristers are frequently instructed in cases of serious violence where other offences are alleged, such as the use of firearms, murder and manslaughter, violent offences in the context of serious and organised crime and where serious violence overlaps with other areas of general crime.

We are deft at identifying when it is necessary to instruct experts, for example, when DNA is used to establish participation and where CCTV is used to demonstrate presence and/or participation in an incident.

Our expertise in this area includes:

  • Attempted murder
  • Manslaughter
  • Section 18 grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent/unlawful wounding with intent
  • Section 20 grievous bodily harm (GBH)/unlawful wounding
  • Child cruelty
  • “Baby Shaking” cases
  • Armed Robbery
  • Robbery
  • Sexual offences
  • Firearms offences

For more information contact Colin Sartain

Call: 020 7092 1900 or email csartain@4bb.co.uk

Serious Violent Offences Barristers

Nic Lobbenberg KC

Call: 1987 | Silk: 2014

Stuart Trimmer KC

Call: 1977 | Silk: 2006

Serious & Organised Crime

Richard Mandel

Call: 1972

Serious & Organised Crime

Sheilagh Davies

Call: 1974

Charles Digby

Call: 1982

Robert Colover

Call: 1975

George Heimler

Call: 1978

Road Traffic Offences

David Stanton

Call: 1979

John Carmichael

Call: 1984

Richard Jones 

Call: 1984

Philip Misner

Call: 1984

Allan Goh

Call: 1984

Isabel Delamere

Call: 1985

Miles Trigg

Call: 1987

Serious & Organised Crime

Geoff Porter 

Call: 1988

Gavin Pottinger

Call: 1991

Peter Marshall

Call: 1991

Gabrielle McAvock

Call: 1994

Simon Wilshire

Call: 1994

Tim Naik

Call: 1994

Chetna Patel

Call: 1995

Serious & Organised Crime

Gareth Underhill

Call: 1995

Serious & Organised Crime

Sarah Porter

Call: 1996

Jon Mitchell

Call: 1998

Denece Crane

Call: 1999

Abigail Penny

Call: 1999

Kevin Walls

Call: 1999

Julia Mackworth

Call: 1999

Francis Gaskin

Call: 2000

Michael Edmonds

Call: 2000

Matthew Kirk

Call: 2001

Neil King

Call: 2003

Kevin Walsh

Call: 2003

Douglas Page

Call: 2003

Hassan Baig

Call: 2002

Joseph McKenna

Call: 2005

Ryan Brennan

Call: 2012

Jack Wright

Call: 2016

Ciarán Smith

Call: 2018

Tommy Dominguez

Call: 2018

Marcia Hagon

Call: 2018

Toby Manhire

Call: 2019

Would you like to know more?

For help and advice talk to a member of our clerking team. They can advise on the best options for your matter.

T 020 7092 1900 – E clerks@4bb.co.uk

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