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Elizabeth is an experienced, fair and determined advocate practicing exclusively in criminal law. She undertakes criminal cases on behalf of both the Prosecution and the Defence. Her practice encompasses all areas of serious crime including murder, fraud, serious sexual offences, drug conspiracies and serious violent offences.
She has been a member of the CPS Rape and Serious Sexual Offences panel since 2013. She has a particular specialism in dealing with cases of a serious sexual nature appearing regularly for both the Prosecution and the Defence.
Elizabeth has undertaken specialist training in dealing with vulnerable witnesses and has experience dealing with very young child witnesses and young defendants.
Elizabeth worked as an Attorney in the Department of Prosecutions in Belize and prosecuted 23 murder cases as sole prosecution counsel. She was then appointed as the first ever Attorney for the Belize Police Department.
CPS Panel appointments
General Crime Level 4
RASSO Level 4
Key cases
R v CB & Others Operation Aeration (2024) Junior Defence Counsel. Representing a 16 year old who had been jointly charged with another 3 youths with the murder of another 16 year old. Joint enterprise, group attack with a machete. Read the coverage here.
R v JG & Others Operation Virtuality (2023) Prosecution Junior instructed by East Midlands Complex Crime Unit. This case involved a series of shootings in the Nottingham area. These had stemmed from feuds between rival OCG’s in relation to drug territory and county lines. The prosecution involved detailed analysis of a vast amount of telephone, cell site, drill music and ANPR evidence. The trial resulted in the conviction of all defendants. Read the coverage here.
R v DP & Others Operation Flare (2023) Sole Prosecution Counsel. Trial and sentence of defendants who had been in an OCG involving complex county lines drugs and firearms offences. Read the coverage here.
R v A & Others Operation Zeus (2022) Prosecution Counsel Sole prosecution counsel in a drug conspiracy involving a number of Albanian nationals and employees of a UK based hydroponic supplier.
R v B Operation Travis (2022) Defence counsel for the first defendant. Mass riot in Newcastle City Centre between Black Lives Matter Activists and The North East Front-Line Patriots.
R v M (2022) Defence of a soldier accused of Rape
R v H & Others (2021) Prosecution of three individuals involved in County Lines drug supply.
R v H (2021) Defence of a man accused of fraud in excess of £250,000 from a charity.