Cases
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Asset Forfeiture & Confiscation
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Sarah has been instructed in various matters involving cash forfeiture and confiscation. She has sought to negotiate agreed terms as to confiscation but has fully contested matters when required.
R v D – contested confiscation hearing over a number of days dealing with issues both as to benefit and available amount.
R v R – negotiated confiscation order on agreeable terms; dealt with and obtained extension for time to pay thereafter.
R v T – instructed to deal with confiscation proceedings relating to what was heralded possibly the biggest cannabis factory found in England with the potential to afford a multi-million pound profit.
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Criminal Defence
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Sarah has been instructed in criminal defence cases covering a wide range of offences, dealing with a variety of evidence and with both vulnerable Defendants and witnesses.
R v L – defended in high-profile trafficking and controlling prostitution case
R v L – defended in case involving a care worker accused of numerous sexual assaults upon a child in care.
R v L – defended in a case of gross negligence manslaughter involving a nurse who transfused a wrong unit of blood
R v F – defended in a multi-handed conspiracy to burgle and steal which involved mass surveillance, ANPR and cell-site material.
R v M – defended in conspiracy to burgle and steal case involving high value cars
R v T – defended in multi-handed historic sex case spanning 15 years and involving young and vulnerable witnesses.
R v H – defended in multi-handed Class A drugs conspiracy trial.
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Criminal Prosecution
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Sarah prosecutes at Grade 3 level.
R v O and A – prosecuted in case involving international inheritance scam and money-laundering.
R v P – case of child abduction involving Defendant relying on hypo-mania as a reasonable excuse and which involved expert evidence
R v J – prosecuted case alleging sexual assault which involved extensive telephone data
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Fraud & Financial Crime
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Sarah is instructed in fraud matters from low-value cases to those involving millions of pounds.
R v B – Defended in conspiracy to defraud case involving a multi-million pound boiler fraud.
R v B – Defended in multi-handed complex VAT fraud involving a Defendant with international business interests.
Professional Memberships
Member of the CBA
Awards, Qualifications & Other
Sarah is Diplock scholar.
Grade 3 CPS Counsel