David Williams, instructed by Moorique Newman at Lawrence and Co., successfully represented one of two young people accused of an attempted murder at the Central Criminal Court.
The incident was captured almost entirely on CCTV in a busy London high street and involved multiple stab wounds. Presence was not disputed. Through significant negotiation and legal argument, no evidence as to the background of gang membership or relevant previous convictions for possession of knives was before the jury.
David’s client was convicted on a joint enterprise basis of a lesser alternative offence of inflicting GBH and will be sentenced in due course.
David Williams practices in Criminal Defence, Extradition and Public Law.
He has real expertise and inclination in representing young people, particularly those involved in, or on the fringes of ‘gangs' in relation to drugs / county lines, firearms and serious violence.
He has extensive experience of proceedings before the Criminal, Administrative and Divisional Courts, encompassing appellate work in Crime (Court of Appeal and Case Stated.), as well as in extradition proceedings and judicial review, with particular expertise in prison conditions.
He is ranked in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 in the field of Extradition and International (London Bar).
To make an enquiry please contact Dean Cook on 020 7332 5400
