R-v-MS & others. Sheffield Crown Court. Operation Thrail. Adam Law Solicitors represented MS in a 10 week multi handed grooming case. The case attracted extensive national media coverage.
Notable Cases: Sexual Offences
R-v- RA. Nottingham Crown Court
R-v- RA. Nottingham Crown Court. The defendant had been charged with two counts of Rape of a female under the age of 16 years and was looking at a long custodial sentence if convicted. Adam Law Solicitors successfully managed to secure a Suspended Sentence after negotiating a lesser charge with the Crown Prosecution Service. The barrister who was instructed on the matter stated “A suspended sentence when he was facing two counts of rape on a 15 year old originally is an excellent result if you don’t mind me saying.”
R-v- BH. Sheffield Crown Court
R-v- BH. Sheffield Crown Court. The case involved historical sexual offending. We represented BH who was tried for multiple counts of Indecency with a child and Indecent assault over a period of time where such offences carry maximum sentences of 10 years imprisonment. The defendant was a minor at the time and in later life diagnosed with autism. Following successful submissions, BH was spared a prison sentence. The case attracted widespread media interest.
R-v-LS. Sheffield Crown Court
R-v-LS. Sheffield Crown Court. Represented LS in a multi hander conspiracy to pervert the course of justice as part of a wider sexual abuse case. After trial LS was acquitted.
R -v- MM Leeds Crown Court
R -v- MM Leeds Crown Court. Represented MM in a 10 day rape trial where he was accused of multiple counts of serious rape over a number of years. MM was acquitted.