Justin Hugheston-Roberts

Justin successfully defended in a large Kidnapping Conspiracy in a trial lasting many months in Newport South Wales.

His client was acquitted following a trial that had lasted some 7 months in total.

Justin was briefed to defend a male in his early twenties who was accused of attempted murder where it was said that he attacked and stabbed a man in a car.

The defendant was acquitted unanimously by the jury sitting at Birmingham Crown Court.

Justin again defended in a case of Kidnapping.

Justin defended a senior care worker accused of physical abuse of Alzheimer’s patients.

The allegation was denied, and the trial took place at the Crown Court at Leeds, with a unanimous, not guilty verdict been returned by the jury after four days of evidence

Justin was instructed by Blackford’s solicitors.

Represented a soldier arrested for attempted murder ultimately charged with wounding but after considerable investigation and work it was agreed that he was indeed suffering from a mental illness at the time of the commission of the offence and was therefore subject to a hospital order.

Secured a reduction of Sentence in the Court of Appeal for a man accused of stealing in drugs.

Defended in a multi handed and complex kidnapping case in Newport Crown Court.

After some 4 months and prior to the close of the Crown case a retrial was ordered.

Represented a Senior warrant officer at court Marshall accused of fraud in connection with the disposal of spent ammunition. Three days into the trial the prosecution backed away from the allegation and he was acquitted the other defendants continue to face trial.

Caernarfon Crown Court represented a lady in her late 60s accused with others of kidnapping a child from the island of Anglesey. Matter taken to the Court of Appeal on the grounds that the Judge had misrepresented the law

Wolverhampton Crown Court. Grandfather accused of historic abuse of his grandchildren. Acquitted after trial

Birmingham Crown Court. The defendant was accused of murder on a joint enterprise basis with his brother who were accused of being responsible for the death of another passenger in the vehicle in which they were travelling.

Newcastle Crown Court. The defendant was a registered nurse who was accused at trial and again at retrial of assaulting a number of patients who were suffering from dementia. (Leading brief)

Caernarfon Crown Court The defendant was a game keeper accused of Corporate Manslaughter when a shot gun discharged in his car killing a rear seat passenger.

Court Martial Appeal Court – Instructed by the Registrar in place of trial counsel. To deal with an anomaly in the law between the armed forces arc and Queens Regulations. The resulting decision effected a change in the Queens Regulations.

Swansea Crown Court. The defendant was a registered carer accused of assaulting people in his care. He was acquitted.

St Albans Crown Court. The defendant a man in his mid-20s was accused of rape and very serious sexual assault alleged to have been carried out on his sister. The offences were historic in that it was said that they took place when he was 12 and the sister 8. After a two week trial he was found not guilty of all charges.

Southampton Crown Court. The defendant was accused of being one of a gang who broke into the complainant’s house and attacked him with a claw hammer and knives. The injuries were very serious.

After a lengthy deliberation the jury were unable to reach a verdict and they were discharged.

A lengthy trial before a jury at the Crown Court at Snaresbrook where Justin led another member of chambers. The defendant was accused of tobacco smuggling. HMRC conducted months of surveillance on all the defendants in this case and located a tobacco processing plant. The loss to the public purse in taxes exceeded £1 million.

Winchester Crown Court. The defendant was acquitted following a trial where it was said that he attacked a fellow worker on a building site. The prosecution case was that he attacked the alleged victim with a 1.5-meter solid metal iron bar hitting him with such force that the bar bent on impact. He was found not guilty.

A trial at Stafford Crown Court where defendant was accused of various parts of sexual assault against a teenage male lodger. The defendant was acquitted on the order of the Judge.

This defendant was one of 8 who was accused of being involved in a substantial drugs supply ring within the Black Country and the West Midlands. It involved the supply of Class A drugs. This defendant was found within the address that was used to repackage the drugs. After a 5 week trial he was the only one who was acquitted. Wolverhampton Crown Court.

A 19 year old female defendant who was accused with others of a conspiracy to murder. She was accused of threatening to kill a woman who she had never met nor who was aware of the threats. Snaresbrook Crown Court.

This defendant was one of 8 who was accused of being involved in a substantial drugs supply ring within the Black Country and the West Midlands. It involved the supply of Class A drugs. This defendant was found within the address that was used to repackage the drugs. After a 5 week trial he was the only one who was acquitted. Wolverhampton Crown Court.

European national accused of gross commercial exploitation contrary to the Modern Slavery Act. This man was said to be the lead In an organisation that brought people from eastern Europe to the UK and then sort 2 exploit them financially keeping them as the prosecution service in squalor.

The case was tried before a jury Kingston Crown Court when is currently subject to leave having been granted appeal conviction.

A company director faced trial. Prosecution having been brought against the individual the limited company and an employee. Prosecution followed very extensive investigation that resulted after the tragic death of an elderly female cyclist when she was struck by a part of a vehicle driven by one of the defendants.