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Nathaniel joined TV Edwards in 2018 and completed his training contract here. He qualified in 2021, and is now an Associate Solicitor in our Crime team. Nathaniel is also a Duty Solicitor and regularly attends the police station and Magistrates’ Court to represent clients. He deals with serious and complex crime, having represented clients accused of murder, firearms offences, sexual offences, fraud, serious violence and ‘County Lines’ drug conspiracies.
Nathaniel has a particular interest in representing children; he is aware of the catastrophic impact that criminal proceedings can have on youths and is always eager to persuade prosecuting authorities to consider out-of-court disposals where appropriate. Nathaniel also specialises in representing individuals with mental health issues; he has significant experience dealing with issues of fitness to plead, fitness to stand trial, non-insane automatism and the defence of insanity.
Advises on following areas of law
- Serious violence
- Youth crime
- Drugs offences
- Murder
- Serious fraud and white collar crime
- Sexual offences
Accreditations & Memberships
- Police station accredited representative
- Duty Solicitor
- London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association
Recent Cases
- R v U – Nathaniel’s client instructed him having dispensed with previous legal representatives. The client was charged with aiding and abetting the causing of death by dangerous driving (having been a passenger in the vehicle in question during the fatal incident) and the case involved numerous complex legal arguments. An application to dismiss the charges was partially successful; one remaining charge proceeded to trial but the Judge dismissed that matter at the close of the prosecution case, agreeing with the defence’s half-time submissions;
- • R v A – Nathaniel represented a vulnerable child who had refugee status, having fled Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. The client was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, having allegedly been involved in a large brawl in East London during which one male sustained twelve stab wounds. Nathaniel’s client was ultimately convicted of a lesser charge of affray, and avoided a custodial sentence.
- • R v K (Operation Rissole) – Nathaniel’s client was accused of entering into a money laundering arrangement, contrary to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. She was charged alongside nine other defendants following an alleged courier fraud targeting vulnerable elderly victims. Of the ten defendants, Nathaniel’s client was the only one to be acquitted at trial. The jury’s verdict was unanimous.
- • R v S – Client initially arrested for the attempted murder of a police officer. He was eventually charged with causing grievous bodily harm, but was unanimously found not guilty by reason of insanity by a jury. Nathaniel worked tirelessly with a number of psychiatrists to ensure that the jury were made aware of the client’s significant mental health issues.
- • R v C – Nathaniel represented an Army veteran charged with causing serious injury by careless driving. We were able to secure a non-custodial sentence for the client having presented extensive mitigation and character references.
- • R v A – Client charged with supplying class A drugs. The defence made an application to dismiss the charges, on the basis of numerous flaws and inconsistencies in the prosecution case. Following a Crown Court judge’s endorsement of the concerns raised, the prosecution conceded the application and offered no evidence against Nathaniel’s client.
- • R v S – Nathaniel’s client was charged with grievous bodily harm having stabbed a male in the face. Following extensive negotiation with the prosecution, the instruction of a psychologist and the provision of numerous character references, Nathaniel was able to secure a non-custodial sentence for the client.
- • R v M – Nathaniel acted for a City trader accused of a domestic assault. The prosecution offered no evidence at trial after the Court agreed with defence submissions regarding the admissibility of hearsay evidence.
- • R v L – Nathaniel represented a client who was charged with causing grievous bodily harm after police found him and a female covered in blood at his address. The client was alleged to have attacked her with a bottle; following negotiation with the prosecution Nathaniel’s client avoided a custodial sentence.
- • R v B – The prosecution offered no evidence against this client accused of online sexual offences following the instruction of a psychiatrist and Nathaniel’s representations that it would not be in the public interest for the Crown Prosecution Service to proceed in the circumstances.
- • R v S – Nathaniel’s client was originally charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. Following successful negotiation with the prosecutor at Court, the charge was reduced to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and the client ultimately avoided a custodial sentence.
