Notable Cases

Our client was stopped by police driving a vehicle that was registered in his name. In that vehicle was found a sophisticated hidden compartment containing £1 million worth of cocaine (37 kgs).

We represented a male of good character, who was 18 years old at the time of the allegations. He faced an indictment containing two counts of kidnap, two counts of false imprisonment and one count of blackmail. There were 3 co-defendants in the case facing similar counts.

We represented a youth, aged 15, charged with murder and manslaughter in the alternative. He was charged alongside another male youth charged with murder, and a third male charged with assisting an offender. The case also involved youth witnesses that gave evidence via s28 hearings.

Following a transfer of legal aid, we acted for our client in enforcement proceedings before Liverpool magistrates’ Court. Our client had a confiscation order made against him with a benefit figure of 6,423,400.00 and an available amount of £103,963.50.

Our client was accused of aggravated burglary of a dwelling. The Crown stated that the defendant forced her way into the complainant’s property, straddled her, and attempted to hit her with a plastic mallet. Our client’s case was that she had no memory of the incident.

The defendant was charged with murder, the deceased being his mother with whom he was extremely close.

Our client, a provider of personal concierge services, including travel arrangements, was subject to an account freezing order on £20,000 held by World Pay UK following a credit card transaction which should have been transferred to their business bank account.

Sonn Macmillan Walker has secured acquittals for a client charged with sexual assault of his 2 daughters under the age of 13.

Our client was charged with assault, and later intimidation of a witness. The complainants for both charges were the next door neighbours of his family home address.

Our client was arrested for possession of a bladed article in a public place in January 2021. He provided a defence in interview, and the police decided to take no further action and released him from police custody.

Our client pleaded guilty to a large-scale conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine over an 11-month period in 2017, and in 2018 he was sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment.

Sonn Macmillan Walker achieved an outstanding result for a client prosecuted for waving a large kitchen knife in the street outside his home.