Notable Cases

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 a NFA for a client charged with common assault on a police officer.

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.

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.

SMW acted for a client accused of murder in Albania. The High Court overturned a decision to order extradition, stating extradition was unlawful and allowed the judicial review, quashing the Secretary of State's extradition orders due to fundamental defects in the extradition request.

In the UK’s first-ever prosecution involving a domestic cocaine extraction laboratory, our client was the only defendant to have a "lesser role" basis of plea accepted by the court.

Despite serious allegations of aggravated burglary involving a vulnerable victim, the prosecution offered no evidence after the defence highlighted evidentiary gaps and CCTV footage that contradicted the complainant’s account in a bail application.