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Subagarey Pathmanathan

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Position

Subagarey has an established and busy practice as both a defence and
prosecution advocate, though she predominately defends. Subagarey represents
clients charged across a spectrum of offences involving serious violence, sexual
abuse, unlawful entry into the UK, robbery and drug trafficking.
She consistently impresses both lay and professional clients. Solicitors have
praised her “cool under pressure manner” and her “ability to process large
volumes of information effectively and efficiently”. She is highly regarded and has
built a reputation as a dedicated, well-prepared and passionate advocate and she
has been praised accordingly by defendants, opponents and the judiciary.
Subagarey prides herself on being approachable and friendly and she is known
for her exceptional client care. She is able to quickly win the trust of those she
represents and sensitively deal with those with complex support needs.
Prior to joining chambers, Subagarey worked within the Regulatory team at
Kingsley Napley LLP and was responsible for conducting investigations within
quasi-Criminal proceedings. She is currently authorised to conduct matters on
behalf of the NMC and is regularly instructed accordingly.

Career

Criminal Defence
R v BK (2022) D was charged with two counts of threatening with a bladed article
in a private place and two assaults. It was alleged he had held a knife up to his
former father in law’s throat and then threatened to kill his ex-wife with the knife
while she was holding their baby. D was acquitted after trial on all four counts.
R v MJ (2023) D was charged with sexual assault on a stranger but was acquitted
after trial, despite the admission of very similar bad character evidence.
R v MA (2023) D was charged with PWITS but the Crown accepted simple supply
upon receipt and review of Subagarey’s written application to dismiss.
R v KS (2023) D was convicted of PWITS Class A (Operation Monaco 21) after
offending within a joint enterprise with her son, who was sentenced to over 6
years’ imprisonment after credit. Despite the Crown submitting that a starting
point of 8 years was appropriate, due to the quantity and purity of the drugs,
Subagarey successfully persuaded the court to impose a 2 year suspended
sentence order.
R v FM (2023) D was alleged to have attempted to stab C to the head with a knife
and to have then attacked C over the head with a hammer. Due to a number of
prosecution failings, Subagarey persuaded the court to take the exceptional
course of refusing to allow the Crown’s application for an adjournment on the day
of trial. The Crown offered no evidence as a result.
R v HI (2021) D pleaded G to perverting the course of justice. Despite the wealth
of case law indicating that immediate custody would be the near inevitable
outcome, Subagarey successfully persuaded the court to impose a suspended
sentence order.
R v NA (2021) D pleaded G to 8 counts of PWITS Class A and possession of
criminal property. Two of the PWITS Class A offences were committed while D
was on bail for the first PWITS offences. Despite this, Subagarey successfully
persuaded the court to impose a 2 year suspended sentence order.

Criminal Prosecution:
R v W (2023) Subagarey applied to amend the indictment alleging possession of
a bladed article to the more serious offence of threatening with an offensive
weapon, to better accommodate the evidence due to be called at trial, and
subsequently secured a conviction on this latter offence.
R v M (2022) Two handed burglary, where it was alleged that a group of males
had broken into a house, held a knife to C, and raided the cannabis factory within
the home. Subagarey secured convictions of both individuals at trial.

Languages

Tamil, French

Memberships

LLB – London School of Economics and Political Science
BPTC – Northumbria University
Grade 1 CPS counsel