Pratice Summary
Harriet is a Grade 2 prosecutor.
Harriet appears in the Magistrates Court and Crown Court, prosecuting and defending at all stages, including first appearances, PTPH, application hearings, trials and sentencing.
She undertakes Youth Court work after completing the ICCA Children’s Advocacy Course and has experience in cases involving youths.
She has been instructed in a range of cases from domestic violence, sexual offences, theft offences, driving offences and violent offences.
She has been successful in defending every domestic violence case that has run to trial.
She often handles cases with expert evidence and expert witnesses in varying fields of expertise.
She receives positive feedback on her ability to deal with vulnerable defendants and witnesses.
Recent cases:
R v MH - Harriet represented the Defendant in a harassment charge following a neighbourly dispute. Upon entering a successful basis of plea being entered, Harriet successfully mitigated such that the client was given a conditional discharge.
R v AH - Harriet successfully represented the Defendant for multi domestic abuse-related charges to trial. She dealt with a res gestae application and was successful in opposing a bad character application. The Defendant was acquitted.
R v MJ - Harriet prosecuted a voyeurism trial resolving around an analysis of the meaning of “observation” within section 67 Sexual Offences Act 2003. The Judge agreed with Harriet’s determination of what “observation” meant.
R v WG - Harriet represented a very vulnerable Defendant through proceedings, resulting in a suspended sentence order for 3 violent offences.
R v MR - Harriet represented a Defendant facing a charge of joint enterprise s18 assault. Harriet successfully negotiated with the prosecutor to secure the Defendant a conviction for affray, leading to the Defendant being sentenced to a suspended sentence order.
R v PB - Harriet prosecuted a driving matter dealing with extensive arguments of disclosure issues raised on the day of trial.