Partner Claire Anderson secures the acquittal of an athletics coach charged with sexual assault. The case had been ongoing for 3 years before our client was found Not Guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court. Claire instructed Colin Witcher of Church Court Chambers.

Deepak Vij and Amirah Ajaz achieve not guilty verdicts for our client facing a £80m fraud trial at Southwark Crown Court after lengthy negotiations with the Royal Mail, who were prosecuting this case. The Prosecution offered no evidence shortly after commencing the lengthy trial. Aftab Jafferjee KC and Tanveer Qureshi instructed as counsel.

Partner Claire Anderson secures the acquittal of a 19 year old boy charged with 3 counts of Rape, who was 16 at the time of the allegations. Nicholas Bleaney of Drystone Chambers instructed as Counsel.

Partner Claire Anderson successfully persuades the Crown to accept a lower charge of Manslaughter for our client, originally charged with Murder, on the basis of diminished responsibility. Counsel instructed, Andrew Wheeler KC and Rachel Darby of 2 Bedford Row. Read more here.

ABV Solicitors are delighted to announce that Rohit Sharma and Claire Anderson have both become Partners at this firm. Rohit is a member of our Serious Fraud and Organised Crime Team. Claire is a member of our Sexual Offences and Organised Crime Team.

Claire Hewitt and our Zaki Hashmi successfully achieve a not guilty verdict for our client facing murder charges, relating to an incident that happened in Northolt, where a body was found on fire in a park. Our client was convicted of manslaughter. Lisa Wilding KC of 23 Essex Street, instructed as Counsel.

Damini Chavda achieves a not guilty verdict for our client, a single parent of two young children, facing a serious allegation of sexual assault against a former work colleague. After an intense 4 day trial, our client was unanimously found not guilty by the jury within 2 hours. Sophie Stannard from Foundry Chambers instructed as […]

Claire Anderson persuades the CPS to take no further action against our client, a Doctor accused of serious allegations against his ex-wife, which could have led to him facing proceedings with the General Medical Council (GMC). A combination of the correct interview approach followed by extensive written representations, persuaded the CPS that it would not […]

Martin Hawkes has secured an acquittal for our client, alleged to be part of a Vietnamese organised crime group conspiracy, running a large scale commercial Cannabis production factory.