BiographyDavid joined Charter on successful completion of his pupillage after spending a year as a paralegal at Bindmans LLP, where he worked on several high profile/VHCC cases.
David has a particular interest in the law of public order, and assisted contributing author Mike Schwarz with research for the forthcoming book The Law of Public Order and Protest, OUP, 2010.
As part of his general criminal practice David is regularly instructed to advise on, and conduct, trials in the Youth, Magistrates and Crown Court, and has also appeared in the Court of Appeal.
He is committed to combining forceful and effective representation for his clients with an accessible, common sense approach.
CasesR v Drakou (Court of Appeal) - Appeal against conviction and sentence for conspiracy to rob; sentence reduced from a 7 year minimum IPP to a 5 year minimum term.
R v Dawood - Knife Point Robbery allegation tried at the Old Bailey - acquitted
R v Patel - Bladed Article and Assault on 60 year old woman, tried at Leicester Crown Court - acquitted
R v C - secured the discontinuance of 9 separate charges levelled against an 11 year old with complex learning difficulties.
R v Sanyang - Appeal against conviction to Crown Court for Defendant sectioned under s41 MHA 1983.
R v Sarpong - 'Stand in' junior Counsel in Old Bailey murder retrial