Nichola Cafferkey

About Introduction Sexual Offences Financial Crime & Fraud Notable Cases Qualifications Memberships Testimonials Direct Access AREAS OF EXPERTISE Bribery and Corruption Crime Defence Drugs Financial Crime & Fraud Murder & Manslaughter Sexual Offences Violent Crime

Introduction

Nichola is a specialist criminal advocate. She has substantial trial experience working in a team both as Leading and led Junior, and has a well deserved reputation for methodical and meticulous preparation. Nichola is both approachable and dependable, believing that the best results can always be achieved by focusing on working as part of a team. She has an engaging court style, both as an attractive and natural jury advocate, and as a persuasive lawyer.

Due to the nature of her practice she is used to dealing with multi jurisdictional issues. She has particular expertise in defending in complex fraud/financial crime and serious organised crime. Nichola also has a strong track record defending in cases concerning allegations of serious sexual assault involving vulnerable witnesses, multiple complainants and cases involving allegations of historical sexual abuse. She has a wealth of experience in conducting cross-examination of young witnesses via video link. 

Sexual Offences

Nichola has a strong track record defending in cases concerning allegations of serious sexual assault involving vulnerable witnesses, multiple complainants and cases involving allegations of historical sexual abuse.

Financial Crime & Fraud

Nichola has particular expertise in defending in financial crime and serious organised crime.

Notable Cases Serious and Organised Crime:

R v R and Otrs: Leading Junior, allegations of human trafficking, controlling prostitution and organising sham marriages.

R v M and Otrs: Defence of large-scale conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and money laundering. 

Operation Hudson: Leading Junior acting for the head of international organised crime group facing allegations of human trafficking and rape.

Operation Gottzinger: Defence of first defendant in case involving allegations human trafficking, controlling prostitution and rape.

Serious Sexual Offences:

R v G: Professional man in historic sexual abuse case.

R v B: Professional man in multiple-complainant historic sexual abuse case.

Financial/Regulatory Crime:

Operation Stormgrad: Global pharmaceutical fraud involving international sale of counterfeit Pzifer products; prosecuted by Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Operation Echowood: Evasion of over £5 million of revenue; defendants were extradited from Italy to the United Kingdom; cross-jurisdictional fraud involved the diversion of excise goods.

Operation Valgus: Multi-million pound subprime mortgage fraud.

Operation Metacarpal: Defending first defendant in international construction/plant fraud.

Homicide and Serious Violence:

R v W and Otrs: Gang related murder. Central Criminal Court led by Queens Counsel.

R v NC: Murder, led by Queens Counsel; issues relating to fitness to plead and insanity.

R v B and Otrs: Attempted murder and perverting the course of justice.

R v L and Otrs: Multiple complainant section 18 wounding with intent. This serious case was initially charged as double attempted murder; one complainant remained in hospital six months after the incident and was cross examined via a video link from hospital.

R v DF: Attempted murder resulting in the victim sustaining permanent brain damage.

R v HP and Otrs: Leading Junior in case involving conspiracy to commit arson.

Bribery and Corruption:

R v H and Otrs (Operation Elveden - the News International case): Conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.

Merchant Taylors’ School; LLB(Hons) Warwick; Middle Temple Diplock Scholar.