3 May 2022 - CPS drop the case Success is sometimes preventing a case from going to trial. Very hard work and persistence by Sandra Riordan persuaded the CPS not to proceed against a vulnerable young woman alleged to have assaulted emergency workers. A good example of...

3 May 2022 - Limiting the damage Cases can have mixed results and still be judged to have successful outcomes. Greg Powell instructed Gilly Jones QC of Red Lion chambers and Minka Braun of Garden Court in a complex large scale drug supply and money laundering...

April 2022 - Not guilty! Another brilliant result for a client who was acquitted of both s.18 and attempted murder. Thanks go to Daniel Jameson of Garden court chambers instructed by Sandra Riordan of Powell Spencer and Partners, an excellent team!

Metro Blind Sport Annual Athletics Open 2022 Appeal We are so pleased to support Metro Blind Sport’s Annual Athletics Open on the 11 June 2022. A great organisation we have now been supporting for over a decade! Metro Blind Sport -...

Double Acquittal A brilliant result in Isleworth Crown Court and enormous thanks to Ollie Renton and Alex Monaghan of Crucible Chambers . Greg Powell  acted for a hotel owner and his wife who were accused of being involved with a gang  supplying drugs using...

NFA Often the best result is when police conclude that there are good reasons for closing the investigation and tell the client there will be NO Further Action . Our client was delighted today to hear that news after attending a voluntary police interview under...

Man acquitted of serious firearms offences after gang evidence excluded and DNA evidence undermined The CPS failed to rely upon gang evidence to support their case against a client of Mark Troman in a trial before Harrow Crown Court this month.  The application...

Shooting at Broadwater Farm Estate. Following a shooting at the Broadwater Farm Estate whilst filming a drill music video, Powell Spencer client MA represented by Sinead Zaman and Lucie Wibberly of Garden Court Chambers was acquitted for possession of a...

Double murder victory by Sinead Zaman of Powell Spencer and Ali Bajwa QC of Garden Court Chambers.Sinead Zaman, Ali Naseem Bajwa QC, leading Eva Niculiu of Three Raymond Buildings, represented BR at the relevant time an 18-year old boy, in a three-defendant double...

Knife Crime Prevention Orders: punishment without conviction? Under pressure to reduce knife crime the government have introduced tough new powers, initially only in London, to target those people they believe are carrying knives.  Applications will be made when...