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9 Carmelite Street
London EC4Y 0DR
Tel: 020 7936 6300
Fax: 020 7936 6301
Out of Hours Number:
07760 261 795
Email clerks team
LDE: 226
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| Marie Spenwyn |
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EDUCATION
LL.B (Hons) (LSE), 1997
LL.M (Hons) (Cantab), 1998
CALLED 1999 Gray's Inn |
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PRACTICE
Recommended in the Legal 500 (2007 edition). Criminal defence practitioner with expertise in sexual offences, fraud, prison law, the spectrum of dishonesty offences and offences involving the importation, supply and possession of drugs. Instructed in many cases of violent crime including armed robbery, aggravated burglary and wounding with intent. Has developed a particular expertise in dealing with both ‘difficult’ and vulnerable clients including young defendants and those with mental health difficulties.
NOTABLE CASES
R v Clarke Croydon CC (2010)
Junior counsel in attempted murder and conspiracy to rob relating to the robbery of a Costco store where £70,000 worth of jewellery was stolen and the security guard was shot.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2643930/Costco-worker-gunned-down.html
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/8364842.VIDEO__Brothers_sentenced_after_Costco_robbery/
R v Bogle Woolwich CC (2010)
Aggravated burglary and knifepoint robbery involving youth members of a local gang.
R v Braithwaite (2010)
Aggravated burglary with firearms.
http://cms.met.police.uk
Click to read the This is Local London online article
R v Ndugwa (2010)
Junior counsel in mutli-handed conspiracy to rob betting shops in South London.
Click to read the This is London online article
R v Caswell (2009)
Rape of female in her home by homeless male.
Click to read the Get Surrey article
Click to read the Get Hampshire article
R v Huggins Croydon CC (2009)
Possession of firearms and ammunition with intent to enable others to endanger life based on hearsay evidence through text messages.
Click to read the London Daily News article
Click to read the Your Local Guardian article
R v Meah Blackfriars CC (2009)
S18 wounding (glassing in a nightclub) involving identification issues.
R v Green Kingston CC (2009)
Multi-handed conspiracy to burgle and handle concerning high value vehicles stolen to order.
Click to read the Get Surrey article
R v Stower Maidstone CC (2009)
Case of sexual activity with a child where emotional relationship developed.
Click to read the Kent Online article
R v Coeur-Belle Winchester CC (2009)
Benefit fraud involving disputed disabilities.
R v Grundy Blackfriars CC (2009)
Supply of Class C drugs which resulted in a death concerning soon to be banned GBL involving expert evidence to demonstrate that the drug involved was GBL and not GHB.
R v Kaufman and others Manchester CC (2009)
Led in conspiracy to defraud concerning counterfeit clothing on Ebay.
Click to read the Manchester Evening News article
Click to read the Manchester Evening News article
R v Joao Inner London CC (2009)
GBH with intent, ABH and assult - domestic attack involving the use of a knife.
R v Kendall Kingston CC (2009)
Rape and Blackmail in the context of a person relationship.
R v Lewington - Winchester CC (2008):
Led by Queen's counsel in case of historic sex abuse.
Indictment stayed following successful abuse of process argument at the start of the trial.
R v Rahim & others - Croydon CC (2008):
Junior counsel in ten-handed conspiracy to defraud insurance companies over a number of years.
R v Simpson - Inner London CC (2008):
Offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act
R v Bach - Kingston CC (2008):
s18 wounding caused by the defendant mounting the pavement and driving at the complainants.
R v Djama & others - Harrow CC (2008):
Conspiracy to supply Class A respresenting householder; successful half-time submission.
R v Odokama & others - Kingston CC (2008):
£1 million consirpacy to rob targeting jewellers.
Click to read the Daily Mail article
Click to read the Times Online article
Click to read the In The News article
R v Hussein & others (2008)
Blackmail, false imprisonment and kidnap trial.
R v King – Kingston CC and CA (2007):
Arson with intent to endanger life. A sentence of imprisonment for public protection was imposed for this and a series of other offences on a young defendant. The sentence was successfully appealed on the basis that the Judge had insufficient information to make a finding of dangerousness. (see R v King (Kiel) 2007 WL 1729824).
R v Abdul Koyes – Snaresbrook CC (2007):
Led by Queens Counsel in a rape case focusing on the issue of the presumption of lack of consent in circumstances where the complainant is said to have been asleep. Involved expert testimony on sleep deprivation and the effect of medication.
R v Lynch (Attorney-General's Reference No.84 of 2007) (23 October 2007):
Assault by penetration featuring the admission of bad character evidence relating to previous sexual offences. A
sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection was imposed, the
Attorney-General referred the sentence on the basis that the notional
determinate term was too lenient considering the definitive guidelines
for assault by penetration. The Court of Appeal found that the
sentence passed was not unduly lenient.
R v Hutchinson – Blackfriars CC (2007):
Junior counsel in a large conspiracy to defraud the DWP of £2.4 million. (See links to newspaper reports. A documentary filmed by the BBC featuring this case is due to be shown in 2008).
Click to read case
R v Castelloe – Inner London CC (2007):
Serious sexual assault involving successful legal argument to exclude significant bad character material.
R v Miah Inner London CC (2007):
Rape and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.
R v Cyprian Southwark CC (2007):
Death by dangerous driving
R v Duncan Blackfriars CC (2006):
Junior counsel for a conspiracy to defraud alleging exploitation of the elderly by antique dealers.
Click to read the Times online article
Click to read the BBC News online article
Click to read the Art Hostage Blogspot article
R v O’Donnell Kingston CC (2006):
Arson with intent to endanger life
Prison Law – Parole Board v Lee
Parole for overseas national
HMPS v Valentine
Categorisation
R v Simpson – Blackfriars CC (2005):
Hoax powder offence prosecuted under ATCSA 2001
R v Riley – Southwark CC (2005):
Junior counsel in major drugs importation facilitated by a customs officer and involving seven defendants.
Click to read the Times online article
Click to read the BBC News online article
Click to read the Guardian article
R v Duong – Snaresbrook CC (2005):
Junior counsel in seven-handed case lasting six months which was the first prosecution of new offences relating to people trafficking for the purposes of prostitution.
Click to read the Guardian article
R v. Bastaldo, Isleworth CC (2004):
Importation of class A drugs.
R v. L, Snaresbrook CC (2003):
Mother charged with neglect & cruelty to her child.
ASSOCIATED LEGAL WORK
Provider of lectures to trainee forensic psychologists, in-house advocacy teacher, , external advocacy programme.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
CBA
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