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GT Stewart Limited has a large criminal defence team spread across five offices across the Greater London area. This spread gives the firm broad legal aid coverage across the lower courts as well as police stations. Greg Stewart leads the appeals team, assisting clients with applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Spearheading the private client team, Will Russell, ‘an absolute class act’, is well known in Southeast London for complex litigation, such as a current client with multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and child related sexual activity. Mel Stooks, ’a trailblazer and exceptional in her work and approach to her clients’, leads the youth team. Melanie Krudy, in charge of the training and billing team, recently acted in an EncroChat case which concerned conspiracy to supply heroin on a large-scale distribution. Ronnie Manek leads the higher court advocacy group and is well experienced in matters concerning murders involving children and teenagers.
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‘The crime department are subject experts. They are steeped in the knowledge and application of criminal law and practice. Their advice is sound, robust but realistic. ’
‘Will Russell radiates calm and authority. His assessments of both the strengths and possible outcomes of his cases is totally reliable and valued by clients and courts alike. He is the go-to criminal defence solicitor in his field.
Work highlights
Advising two clients on longstanding application before the CCRC regularly featured in the media as a potential miscarriage of justice.
Defended a client in relation to a charge of conspiracy to supply heroin from London to across Wales.