Notable Cases

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.

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.

Our client was charged with obstructing a police officer in the course of a drug search, where it was alleged he swallowed drugs before being searched. The case was discontinued a day before the first hearing in the Crown Court after making representations for the case to be reviewed.

We represented a client charged with assisting an offender in a murder linked to a drug-related retaliation killing, who was ultimately acquitted on both counts and avoided a custodial sentence.

Our client was found unfit for trial after our instruction of medical experts, and after strong representations, the Prosecution offered no evidence and discontinued the case.

Rachel Hobba's client had their charges dropped by the CPS. This was after she instructed an expert to challenge the Prosecution evidence and submitted a letter of representations.

Rachel Hobba represents a client who was accused of assaults against his partner. After making representations to the CPS, the case against him was discontinued.

After written representations by Rachel Hobba, a s.18 GBH was discontinued by the Prosecution against our client.

Potential life sentence was avoided and replaced with a maximum possibility of a five years' custodial sentence due to Rachel Hobba's representations.

The complainant was the defendant's step-granddaughter. This trial involved witnesses from the family, and involved the instruction of specialist medical experts.

After thorough cross-examination of the Prosecutions' expert, our client was unanimously acquitted by the jury.