This case concerned an allegation against three men of rape. Right from the outset, ABV Solicitors put forward a pro-active defence and as a consequence, the prosecution offered no evidence and the defendants were released immediately from custody.

A case concerning consent, a typical ‘he said’ ‘she said’ rape case where the jury had to decide who was more credible, the complainant or the defendant. ABV Solicitors worked intensively with the client to cross examine the prosecution witnesses to undermine their account resulting in an acquittal for the client.

Defending a client accused of the sexual exploitation of under age girls. This was one of the earliest prosecutions under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The client was acquitted after a two months trial.

This case concerned serious sexual offence solicitor perpetrated on younger family members over a long period of time. Approximately 19,500 indecent images of children were found at the defendant’s address along with several historical digital recordings. This prosecution case was not wholly challenged but certain aspects were, and ABV managed to secure a minimum sentence.

Conspiracy to defraud in excess of £1.8 million. This involved the use of a company doing substantial trade in support of the disabled. There was a substantial volume of documentary evidence relied upon by the prosecution. Following a 2-month trial, the defendant was acquitted.

Making and possessing indecent images. The defendant was a director of IT at a leading independent school. The defendant was acquitted of all 14 counts.

This case involved a number of historical charges of assault by penetration against his step daughter. In the first trial, the defendant was acquitted of some charges but the jury were unable to reach a verdict in respect of the remaining counts. This resulted in a re trial of the remaining counts of which the […]

This case involved 10 defendants who had been accused of grooming two 11-year-old girls. We represented two of the defendants, one of whom was acquitted of all charges. The second defendant had two charges out of four dismissed.

The defendant was one of 4 defendants charged with serious sex offences. In cases such as these, probing for full disclosure from the Crown is critically important and can often change the course of the evidence. Documents unearthed in this case undermined the complainant’s credibility as far as the client was concerned and he was […]