Anya Lewis

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Anya is a criminal defence practioner. She acts for defendants in all areas of criminal law and is regularly instructed as junior counsel in serious cases. Her experience includes representing those accused of murder (as junior counsel only), armed robbery, rape, fraud, money laundering, drugs importation and supply, firearms offences and public order offences including public protest.

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Liberty, CBA

Notable Cases

R v Jospeh Salmon (junior counsel, large scale drugs importation)

Tilly v DPP [2001] EWHC Admin 821 (junior counsel, definition of aggravated trespass)

R v Charvet and Ridout (Crown Court trial of two gm protestors accused of criminal damage)

R v Walker and Others (junior counsel, Operation Ginger VAT fraud £35 million)

R v Hurtado, Hayani and others (junior counsel, money laundering US$ 60 million)

R v Sissen (junior counsel, smuggling endangered species contrary to CITES and COTES)

R v Sissen [2000] CA EWCA Crim 67 (junior counsel, Effect of EC Directives)

R v Hugh Christie (junior counsel, multiple historic allegations of rape and other sexual offences)

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