Jonathan Akinsanya

Acted for the 21 year old defendant as Junior Counsel who was charged with unlawful act manslaughter. The case received a lot of publicity in the media and was described by the trial judge as an ‘extraordinary case’. Full story here. Southwark Crown Court.

Acted for this young defendant, as Junior Counsel, charged with the murder of Damilola Taylor. The case received substantial national and international publicity. The defendant was acquitted of Murder, manslaughter and assault with intent to rob. Central Criminal Court

Acted for young defendant as Junior Counsel charged with murder of a woman attending a christening of a child. The case received substantial national publicity at the time. Defendant was acquitted of murder.

Junior Counsel representing the former Governor of Delta State having been extradited from UAE on charges of conspiracy to defraud Delta State and laundering substantial amounts of money. Southwark Crown Court.

Successfully defended the defendant as Junior Counsel. The case involved an allegation of laundering substantial amounts of money for and on behalf of the former Governor of Delta State in Nigeria. The case was extremely complex and involved a number of interlocutory appeals to the Court of Appeal during the course of the proceedings. Southwark Crown Court.

Represented the defendant charged with offences of fraud and engaging in misleading commercial practices. It was alleged that the defendant had extracted, through fraudulent means, £120,000 worth of payments from the victim. Croydon Crown Court.

Defended in a multi handed proceeds of crime case. Southwark Crown Court

Successfully represented the principal defendant in a case in which she was said to have bullied and intimidated a vulnerable complainant into ordering items from catalogues with no intention of paying him for them. Woolwich Crown Court.

Defended a defendant charged in what was a large conspiracy to receive stolen goods, namely stolen car parts. Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Junior counsel acting for a solicitor who was charged with offences including conspiring to facilitate the breach of immigration law and conspiring to have possession or control of articles for the use in fraud. Croydon Crown Court.

Defendant charged with 6 counts of sexual assaults (varying degrees of seriousness) of a 15 year old girl and a further charge of raping an 18 year old girl. Defendant acquitted of the more serious allegations of sexual assault and jury undecided on the allegation of rape – defendant acquitted of rape at a re-trial. Birmingham Crown Court.

Successfully defended a taxi driver charged with two counts of anal rape of a 12 year old. The case was a very difficult case and involved the cross examination of five young and vulnerable prosecution witnesses. Croydon Crown Court.

Successfully defended a young defendant in an allegation of gang rape. It was alleged that the defendant and three others had taken a young girl back to the flat of a co-accused and gang raped her. Inner London Crown Court.

Successfully defended defendant charged with 11 counts of historical sexual abuse against 4 girls. Woolwich Crown Court.

Successfully defended a young defendant charged with 5 others of gang raping a 17 year old girl. Croydon Crown Court.

Successfully defended a young man charged with attempted murder and GBH with intent. The prosecution alleged that each of the 13 defendants was part of a joint enterprise attempt to murder. After a 5-week trial the defendant was unanimously acquitted of both charges. Woolwich Crown Court.

Successfully defended a young defendant charged with others with multiple counts of armed robbery. Southwark Crown Court.

Successfully defended a young man charged with a serious assault contrary to s18 Offences against the Persons Act. Wood Green Crown Court

Successfully defended a defendant in his absence in a multi defendant trial charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. He was acquitted following a successful submission of no case to answer. Croydon Crown Court.

Successfully defended a young man charged in a multi handed violent disorder trial. Isleworth Crown Court

Defended the defendant in a Conspiracy to rob trial. Winchester Crown Court

Secured a 12-month Referral Order for a sixteen year old defendant who was sentenced for what was described as ‘high-end significant role’ in Operation Iona – an undercover police operation in which undercover police officers were purchasing drugs at street level. D was charged with supplying cocaine to the undercover police officer on two occasions, being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply. The prosecution case against D was that he was at the high end of significant role, was the holder of ‘Jack’ line, he employed runners one of whom included his 38 year old uncle, the cocaine supplied was of high purity, during a search of his home found to have stock of cocaine and cannabis for supply, dealt drugs in the vicinity of a school and had management function along with financial or other advantage.

The operation involved the arrest of over 50 individuals – two-thirds have been sentenced to sentences of imprisonment of up to and including 4 years.

Defended the husband in an allegation that he and his wife trafficked a young girl for exploitation. St Albans Crown Court.