R-v- NH, Sheffield Crown Court. Operation Banish Kilo. Secured the acquittal of the defendant in a multi hander Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Conspiracy to Possess Firearms with intent to endanger life. NH was alleged to have been the driver of a car used for a drive by shootings and then decamping before the vehicle was burnt out. NH denied being part of the conspiracy. The case attracted widespread national media coverage.

R -v- GL. Sheffield Crown Court. [Operation Mason Like].  Adam Law Solicitors represented GL who was acquitted of Murder. The prosecution alleged that GL and another had attacked a man causing multiple rib fractures by kicking and stamping upon him. Those injuries ultimately led to death. The case involved admissions of guilt recorded by a car “dashcam” device that (unbeknown to GL) captured him making admissions of involvement in the unlawful fatal violence. The case involved a “cut throat” defence between the defendants and their respective intent at the time of using that fatal violence. The case also involved a wide range of issues as to Jogee joint enterprise. The case involved complex disclosure, hearsay, bad character, and cross-admissibility considerations. The case attracted extensive media coverage.

R-v- IE, Sheffield Crown Court. Secured the acquittal of the defendant in a multi hander double attempted Murder. A call was received from ambulance reporting that two patients had been shot in the arm and back in the Sheffield area. Firearms officers attended and found the victims conscious, breathing and walking around but with shot gun injuries. The defendant was arrested and it had been established that he had also been arrested earlier in the day in an incident involving a family member of one of the victims and then released some hours before the shootings. This was the likely the catalyst for the shootings as asserted by the prosecution. One victim Sustained around 40 pellet wounds in the right upper arm and forearm, wrist, hand and fingers, right hip, and right side of chest. Several pellets still embedded including one under nail of right index finger. The other victim sustained 4/5 pellet wounds to the back. The defence case was that this was a case of mistaken.

R – AD. Sheffield Crown Court. Secured the acquittal of the defendant in an Attempted Murder charge. The victim suffered a number of stab wounds to his leg, chest and head. After successful submissions by the defence following careful scrutinisation of CCTV footage, the Prosecution accepted a plea of section 20 assault. The case attracted extensive media coverage.

R -v -LM – Sheffield Crown Court. High profile case extensively reported by BBC, ITV and Sky News. Adam Law Solicitors represented LM who was arrested for attempted Murder after three people were injured in a School which went into lockdown. LW was subsequently charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent. The court accepted LM was suffering from psychosis at the time of the incident.

R – EB. Sheffield Crown Court. Adam Law Solicitors represented EB charged with the Murder of a Pensioner who had been stabbed multiple times. The case attracted widespread National media Coverage.

R – AM & another. Sheffield Crown Court. Adam Law Solicitors represented AM for attempt Murder. The Prosecution offered no evidence and Not Guilty verdicts were entered. The case attracted extensive media coverage.