23ES is a leading criminal set with a strong presence in London, regularly instructed in serious cases across England and Wales. Francis FitzGibbon KC defended a woman, who was tried alongside her then-partner, in a high-profile manslaughter case involving the death of their baby following a nationwide manhunt - the high-profile matter saw two trials, following the first jury being unable to reach a verdict on the manslaughter counts. Kate Lumsdon KC defended in a multi-handed conspiracy to murder trial arising from a fatal stabbing at Luton bus station, securing the acquittal of a defendant alleged to have acted as a lookout. Tom Godfrey defended in a high-profile murder trial involving joint enterprise, complex forensic pathology, and contested issues surrounding bad character evidence and adverse inferences, all under significant public scrutiny. Jennifer Knight KC prosecuted a GP who was convicted of unnecessary examinations of the genitalia of male patients, including two teenage boys, under the pretext of legitimate medical procedures.
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