Charlene Sumnall

Charlene has a wide range of experience defending and prosecuting serious complex criminal matters, including murder, rape, GBH, large scale drug importations and fraud. She has a particular expertise in dealing with case where there is complex scientific evidence (including DNA, blood splatter and ballistics). She has also appeared in a number of cases where intermediaries were used for both Crown witnesses and defendants due to the age and vulnerabilities of those involved. A significant proportion of Charlene’s work is in the sphere of ‘consumer’ crime. Charlene accepts instructions from a number of Trading Standards services (including Hull, East Riding, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and those based in various London Boroughs). She has appeared for both the prosecution and the defence in matters including Food and Product Safety, CPUTS, Copyright and Trademarks. She has recently appeared for a business in the Queen’s Bench Division against a local authority seeking an injunction under the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations.

Kingswood Comprehensive School; University of East Anglia (2001 LLB); Queen’s University, Belfast (2002 LLM).