Bark&Co

We were instructed by a professional client who had made a simple and momentary mistake whilst driving which tragically resulted in the death and serious injury of other road users. Offences where death is caused carry a custodial sentence even when resulting from such mistakes. The client instructed Bark&Co and counsel, Henry Hughes of 187 Chambers, at the earliest opportunity. As a result of following the advice given a sentence was secured which did not require the client having to serve any time in custody and allowed him to begin to move forwards from the tragic incident.

Huda Musa, instructed by Paul Cameron and Marcia Lawrence of Bark&Co, secured the acquittal, with a modern slavery defence, of her client charged with two offences of Possession with Intent to Supply Class A drugs. Read more: https://bit.ly/3YSIX7C

Richard Paton-Philip, led by Dean George KC, represented a client with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) accused of killing his mother’s partner by stabbing him up to 18 times including twice in the mouth, a number of times in the torso and in the back. He was acquitted of murder. Expert evidence was called by the Defence, and the Crown’s leading psychiatric expert was challenged on the effect of the client’s ASD and its interplay with issues relevant to self-defence and loss of control. He was convicted of the lesser offence of manslaughter. Richard was instructed by Paul Cameron and Marcia Lawrence of Bark&Co. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-JGQFqy

Tim Forte, instructed privately by Vanessa Wiggins at Bark & Co, has secured the unanimous acquittal of his client, a successful businessman, charged with Wounding. https://lnkd.in/eH-vTSvB

Following a 7-day trial at Inner London Crown Court which involved careful consideration of mixed profile DNA evidence, cell site data and Police Forensic procedures, the defendant who had been charged with being in possession of a s.5 Prohibited Firearm, following an intelligence led operation by the Met Police was found not guilty by the Jury. James Martin was instructed by Vanessa Wiggins of Bark&Co. https://lnkd.in/e7Yax6fJ

I am thrilled to announce that I will be taking on a new position as a Solicitor at Bark&Co ! I cannot wait to see where this new chapter of my career will take me. Many thanks to the team at Bark&Co who made me feel welcome right from the start. 🎉🎉🎉

Dean George, instructed by Paul Cameron and Marcia Lawrence of Bark&Co, obtained an acquittal of murder for his client accused of stabbing his mother’s partner 18 times. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dVPy6w

After a significant period of time, and following our strategic assistance with the help of counsel Neil Hawes KC of Crucible, we are delighted that the SFO has made the decision to not charge our client or further name him as an alleged conspirator in the Glencore investigation. Giles Bark-Jones and Peter Finbow led the team at Bark&co https://lnkd.in/eUxMagAQ

Bark&Co secure the acquittal of a client charged with the Conspiracy to supply £83million of Cocaine. The prosecution alleged our client to be part of a group operating at the highest level of Serious Organised Crime in the United Kingdom and with international connections. Both the value of the drugs and the direct link to the importation meant that any conviction would lead to sentences of c25 years. Vanessa Wiggins of Bark&Co and Henry Hughes of 187 Chambers represented the client in a hard fought and attritional trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court. The client was proven to be involved in the physical receipt of a smuggled delivery of ¾ of a tonne of high quality cocaine as it arrived in the United Kingdom. The drugs had a street value of £83million and had been shipped directly from Central America. The case was fought on the basis that the law required the prosecution to exclude the possibility that the defendant was ignorant of the contents of the delivery. After a 6 week trial the jury unanimously acquitted our client. 

We are pleased to have been ranked again this year in Chambers and Partners HNW guide 2024 for providing legal advice to high-net-worth individuals in the area of Financial Crime. Giles Bark-Jones and David Byrne have also been ranked. Chambers and Partners #HNW https://lnkd.in/eHaA2Bvd