Joshua Bowker

Operation Heartwood: represented a Defendant involved in a large conspiracy involving the supply of over 75kg of cocaine through the North of England.

Operation Tagula: led prosecution junior in an operation involving the supply of large amounts of cocaine.

R v SA and others: led prosecution junior in a 15-defendant conspiracy to commit fraud with a total value in excess of £200,000.

Operation Hummingbird: disclosure junior in a case involving multiple murders and a significant amount of unused material.

R v RB: represented a Defendant charged with kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail.

R v JB: represented a Defendant at trial charged with a knife-point robbery in a dwelling.

R v RT: represented a Defendant at trial charged with sexual activity with a child and intimidation. The Defendant was acquitted by the jury.

R v JL: represented a Defendant acquitted at trial of a section 18 inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent committed in prison.

R v PH: successful representation of a Defendant charged with burglary involving DNA evidence.

R v GP:  successful defence at trial of an individual charged with violent disorder and possession of a weapon, involving CCTV evidence.

R v LH: represented a Defendant involved in a Class A drugs supply conspiracy.

R v LT: successfully appeared at the Court of Appeal on an appeal against sentence, in relation to a technical point and totality, leading to a reduction in sentence from 30 to 20 months.

R v DT: Defended a teenager who had pleaded guilty to possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply. Following a Newton Hearing, the judge accepted the Defendant’s account, and they received a suspended sentence.