Notable Cases

Our client, a young man with a speech and language disorder and autism, was acquitted of two counts of assault after trial, demonstrating reasonable self-defence.

SMW secured a highly favourable five-year sentence for a young client in a serious Class A drug case, so mitigated that the CPS considered appealing for being unduly lenient.

SMW secured a reduced sentence for a client involved in a high-value Class A drug conspiracy by successfully advancing a lesser role argument and strong mitigation despite Category 1 quantities.

Our client was charged in £500,000 conspiracy to defraud Eurostar and Trainline. She pleaded guilty to lesser charges on basis and received a financial penalty only.

After a 6-day trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, our client was found not guilty to three counts of rape, and one count of assault by penetration.

Our client, a female prison officer working in a male prison, was found not guilty after trial of assaulting a prisoner. This not guilty result means that she maintains her good character.

After a trial at Nottingham Magistrates' Court, our client was acquitted from one count of ABH.

Amy Cox represented a client whose minimum term was reduced from 22 years to 18 and a half years after an appeal against sentence.

Amy Cox and Izzie Bond-Mills represented a client of previous good character, who pleaded guilty to s18 GBH following a violent altercation whilst intoxicated. Despite the severity of the victim's injuries and the high likelihood of immediate custody, we successfully leveraged compelling personal mitigation to secure a suspended sentence order.

An estimated 11,000 tonnes of waste was dumped illegal on land owned by our client. Amy Cox, assisted by Annie Loh, represented our client.

Amy Cox accepted a legal aid transfer mid-trial. Our client was found not guilty after almost two weeks of trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Annie Loh assisted in this case.

Amy Cox and Katie Lobo acted for a client charged in a large drugs conspiracy. She was the partner of the alleged head of the OCG which was involved in a conspiracy to supply class A.