Notable Cases

Sonn Macmillan Walker achieved a substantial reduction of both alleged benefit and liability in a complex planning‑enforcement confiscation case, persuading the council to limit benefit to one‑third of rental income, abandon criminal‑lifestyle assumptions, and securing a £32k order alongside a conditional discharge.

Our client was a doctor who is alleged to have assaulted and used insulting, threatening or abusive words against police. He put forward a prepared statement and answered questions in interview and no further action was taken against him.

We represented a client accused by his ex-partner of rape during ongoing family court proceedings, advised him to provide a prepared statement denying the allegation as malicious, and the police subsequently took no further action.

We represented a client charged with importing 15kg of cannabis through Heathrow Airport and secured a suspended prison sentence despite the seriousness of the offence.

Following a two-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court, our client was acquitted of multiple rape and sexual assault allegations after the defence successfully challenged the prosecution’s evidence and disclosure failures.

We represented L in historic sexual assault proceedings at Inner London Crown Court, securing an acquittal on one count, a suspended sentence on the remaining count, and successfully opposing a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

We represented a client charged with controlling prostitution and alleged trafficking, who pleaded guilty and received a 2-year and 1-month sentence that was referred to the Attorney General but ultimately not appealed.

Imprisonment avoided in causing serious injury by dangerous driving case.

Luke’s advice at the police station resulted in no further action being taken against a client charged with common assault against a member of police staff.

Through a meticulous review of CCTV and contradictory witness evidence, we successfully challenged our clients' most serious charges of section 18 GBH and weapon possession, persuading the prosecution to drop these charges. By securing a strategic plea to a lesser offence and providing expert mitigation, we ensured the client avoided an inevitable prison term, receiving a suspended sentence instead.

Sonn Macmillan Walker secured the full recognition of a client’s UK remand time in complex cross‑border extradition proceedings, ensuring it was properly deducted from his Romanian sentence and enabling his eligibility for parole.

We represented a defendant in a major North Wales drug conspiracy case, securing bail and ultimately a suspended sentence despite serious Class A and B drug allegations.