Bar Call/Inn
1993

Middle Temple 

Areas of Practice

Joanna practices exclusively in criminal law, both in defence and prosecution work.She has extensive experience in cases of rape, indecent assault and domestic violence along with specific experience in "child chat line" cases and offences against children.Other areas of high profile work have included serious gangland drugs and murder, prison riots and firearms cases. Joanna is particularly interested in Sexual offences and domestic violence work.

Recent notable cases

Important

R-v-Aaron Coughlan - allegation of serious drug dealing and drugs related murder in Stockport. Represented 1 of 7 Defendants and succeeded with abuse of process argument after 9 months of evidence and submissions.

R-v-Paul Dewar - Defended in prison riot case. Subsequently reached House of Lords re: Article 6.

Reported

R-v-David Partington -  AG Ref. (No.86 of 2003) [2004] 2 Cr.App.R. (s). 79 sub nom R-v-David Partington (2004) Conspiracy to Steal. Defended a bank clerk at the centre of a large conspiracy to steal from telephone banking customers. Avoided prison sentence; subject of AG Ref.

R-v-W (R) - 12 year old boy pleaded guilty to serious robbery and received a custodial sentence. Court of Appeal overturned decision stating a child under 12 and not a persistent young offender should only go to prison in the ‘most serious’ and ‘grave’ cases.

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association