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Rastafarian acquitted of possession with intent to supply

Sonn Macmillan Walker acted for a defendant who was stopped on two separate occasions with 52 and 21 wraps of cannabis hidden in his underpants. His successful defence was that he was a practising Rastafarian, he used cannabis as part of his faith and he purchased it in bulk as it was cheaper. Christopher Stevens was the solicitor with conduct of this case, and Anna Booth at Doughty Street Chambers was his barrister.

Olympic Development Agency fraud allegation

Edmund Smyth is instructed by one of six defendants accused of fraudulently obtaining over £2m by submitting false invoices. The matter is listed for trial in 2012.

David Burgess murder acquittal

Sonn Macmillan Walker were instructed by Sen Kanagasingham who was accused of murdering human rights lawyer David Burgess (also known as Sonia).

The case centred on our client's mental state at the time he pushed the deceased into the path of an oncoming tube train. The prosecution were adamant that this was an act carried out in anger and that any mental health issues faced by our client were only a minor contributory factor. We instructed tw

Riot Burglar Sentenced

Sonn Macmillan Walker acted for a client who admitted causing £1,000 damage to Somerfield supermarket in an attempt to gain entry to steal during the recent riots in London. Not only did Nicola Antoniou persuade the District Judge not to commit him to the Crown Court for sentence, she managed to mitigate in such a way that the client was sentenced to only 4 months imprisonment. This sentence is far lower than many recently imposed on those who to

Conspiracy to commit armed robberies

Sonn Macmillan Walker acted for two clients in an 11 week trial at Inner London Crown Court where five defendants were accused of a conspiracy to commit a series of armed robberies of betting shops across South London. One of our clients was found unfit to plead at an early stage and the jury were unable to reach a verdict against the second. The Crown, following our representations, decided it was not in the public interest to retry our client a

Not guilty of murder

Following a 6 week trial at the Old Bailey our client was found not guilty of murder. It was alleged that he had been the victim of a robbery and that he had commissioned the assassination of his assailant who was shot in the head at point blank range. Tim Walker was the solicitor with conduct of the case and David Kitson was the junior advocate, led by Bernard Richmond QC.