Robert English
Robert is 1996 Call and his Practice is exclusively Criminal Defence. As well as a law degree Robert has an LLM in Criminology and the Criminal Justice System passed with Merit [Lond. 93-94.] Robert is an Advocacy Trainer and Ethics Trainer for the College of Law and a registered Pupil Supervisor. Robert is a strong believer in Human Rights, the right to trial by jury and access to justice. Prior to being Called to the Bar Robert offered his services free to the Citizens Advice Bureau based within the Royal Courts of Justice, mainly advocacy in the High Court. Robert has been instructed in many serious crown court cases over the years including murder, attempted murder, rape (including historical), many s.18, many armed robbery and many supply of Class A drugs (including large scale) and high value frauds etc. Robert has acted as Leading Junior in fraud and rape cases. Robert is currently instructed in a number of serious crown court cases including murder (sole counsel.)
Cases this year included a multi-handed £6.5 million Class A drug factory [Luton CC], a £700,000 multi-handed tobacco importation [Ipswich CC], a £250,000 multi-handed e-bay fraud [Reading CC], a s.18 hammer attack (40 days hospitalisation, severe head injuries) [Luton CC], a s.18 garden fork attack (28 stitches to head and other injuries [Luton CC].)
Previous notable cases include multi-handed football related violent disorder (acquitted) [Bristol CC]; certain defendants, including his, later featured in MacIntyre Undercover a BBC documentary (1999.) Multi-handed false imprisonment, torture and s.18 [Luton CC.] Attempted murder and blackmail (4 weeks at the Central Criminal Court) (acquitted.) A mutli-handed £120,000 charity fraud (out at half-time after 16 days of the Prosecution’s case) [Luton CC.] Shooting; acquitted of attempted murder, convicted s.18 [Luton CC.] Historical rape, three complainants, acquitted re two at first trial and hung re one, and acquitted of last complainant at re-trial [Luton CC.] £300,000 multi-handed DSS fraud [Blackfriars CC.] S.18 knife attack [Southwark CC] (acquitted.) Robbery and s.18 of 90 year old couple in own home (acquitted) [Southwark CC.] S.18 knife attack [Luton CC] (acquitted) ... and many many more ...
Appeals & Reported cases
Jefferson [2001] EWCA Crim 1278, Crim.L.R. 2002 (Jan) 53-55, The Times, 4 July 2001 [with R v Wild (No. 1)] Indecent photographs of children; Jefferson (No. 1) heard with R v Wild (No. 1) [2002] 1 Cr.App.R.(S.) 37; Wild and Jefferson discussed in the Criminal Law Review re consequences for sex offender registration. Appeal allowed.
Perry [2001] EWCA Crim 2495. Armed robbery of shop.
Morrison [2003] 2 Cr.App.R.37, [2003] 1 WLR 1859, CA, [2003] Crim. LR. 801. Attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm with intent an alternative to attempted murder; cited in Archbold [4-457.]
Rossiter [2003] EWCA Crim 425. GBH. Appeal allowed.
Wickens [2003] EWCA Crim. GBH. Leave granted.
Riaz [2003] EWCA Crim 3811. Dangerous driving. Leave granted.
Meta [2004] EWCA Crim 2195. Burglary. Rose LJ (Vice President): ‘The judge in sentencing had to weigh these factors […] That exercise is one which has been admirably carried out by Mr English on the Appellant's behalf this morning and for his arguments we are much indebted.’ Appeal allowed.
Hussain [2004] EWCA Crim 3027. GBH. Appeal allowed.
Casey [2004] EWCA Crim 1853. Affray. Appeal allowed.
Louisy [2004] EWCA Crim 2884. Armed robbery. Appeal allowed.
Young [2004] EWCA Crim 2799. GBH. Appeal allowed.
Seamarks [2005] EWCA Crim 1948. GBH. Appeal allowed.
Keane [2006] EWCA Crim 2678. Witness intimidation. Appeal allowed.
Edlin [2006] EWCA Crim 2328. Burglary and affray. Appeal allowed.
Dale and Others [2006] EWCA Crim 2942. ASBO(s) and sentence(s) quashed for Excel Arms Fair demonstrator(s); variously reported (BBC, Crimeline.) Appeal allowed.
Stratton [2007] EWCA Crim 2984. Burglary. Appeal allowed.
Emery [2007] EWCA Crim 2469. Sexual offences prevention order. Appeal allowed.
Mason [2007] EWCA Crim 2075. GBH and ABH. Leave granted.
Rogers [2007] EWCA Crim 1870. Sexual offences prevention order. Appeal allowed.
Prosser [2009] EWCA Crim 2797. Cannabis cultivation. Appeal allowed.
Kay [2009] EWCA Crim 1707. Sexual offences prevention order. Appeal allowed.
Abbott [2010] EWCA Crim 32. Armed robbery.
Cook [2010] EWCA Crim 855. S.18 road rage hammer attack. Appeal allowed.
Zhanje [2010] EWCA Crim. Perverting the course of justice. Appeal allowed.
Moore [2010] EWCA Crim. Burglaries of hospitals. Appeal allowed (in part.)
Uddin [2010] EWCA Crim. Perverting the course of justice. Appeal allowed (in part.)
Keown [2010] EWCA Crim 2385. Rape, Kidnap, false imprisonment, and GBH. Hughes LJ (Vice President): ‘We are, as we say, indebted to Mr English for putting the defendant's case [...] with as much force as could properly be given to it.’
