R v H and Others (2010) Child abduction and rape

R v C (2010) Historical rape. R v H (2010) Alleged rape of his daughters friend. Acquitted

R v M (2010) Alleged rape of his brother.  Both the defendant and the aggrieved were young and had learning difficulties.  Claire succesfully argued for an intermediary to assist the defendant. Acquitted

R v C (2009) Rape, sexual assault of young boys and meeting a child following sexual grooming. Sentence of life with 10 years imprisonment imposed which Claire successfully argued before the Court of Appeal and reduced to life with 6 years and 8 months. He was referred to by the press as “Oxford’s most notorious paedophile”

R v G (2009) Voyarism. It was alleged the defendant had climbed into the roof space of a petrol station to spy on women in the lavatories. The defendant was acquitted following a successful abuse of process argument

R v D (2009) Alleged rape at a party. Acquitted

R v M (2008) Alleged stranger rape. Acquitted

R v B (2008) Sexual activity with his step daughter, a child under 13 years. Acquitted  

R v E (2010) A 16 year old defendant accused of stabbing a rival gang member. Claire is led junior

R v C (2009) The defendant was a drug dealer accused of stabbing a rival drug dealer. Claire was led junior

R v Y (2009) The defendant was alleged to have cut his wife’s throat before cutting his own.  The defendant committed suicide in the course of the trial. Claire was led junior

R v K (2008) The defendant was a cleaner who was alleged to have killed her employer, tried to conceal the body in a suitcase before setting fire to it. Claire was led junior

R v K (2008) Conpiracy to murder and possession of firearms. Acquitted. Claire was led Junior

R v B (2010) S18 GBH  An unprovoked stabbing with homophobic references

R v B (2010) Violent disorder. 15 defendants involved in football related violence

R v S and S (2010) 17 year old defendants robbed a jewellers

R v M (2009) S18 and robbery. An unprovoked attack on a university student which left him paralysed and requiring 24 hour care. Acquitted of S18

R v H (2009) Violent Disorder. A pre arranged gang attack where serious injuries were sustained

R v W (2010) Conspiracy to defraud

R v H and Others (2010) Arson. 16 year old defendants with learning difficulties set fire to a house

R v M (2009) Acting as led junior in this three month trial, Claire represented a defendant charged with importation and conspiracy to supply class A drugs

R v C (2008) Arson. The defendant set fire to her house when her family who had learning difficulties were inside the property