About

Provided by Stone King LLP

Stone King has a strong general private criminal practice dealing with a mixed traditional criminal caseload (including serious fraud, VAT and accounting fraud), achieving an outstanding success rate.  

Its practice includes:

  • Reducing risk from sexual offending.
  • Safeguarding expertise inc
  • Regulatory work including for firearms and shotgun licencing.
  • Inquest and public enquiry work.
  • Motoring law, defending clients on offences including speeding, driving without due care and attention, drink driving, tachograph and roadworthiness and failing to identify a driver. 

The team works nationally with offices in Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London and Manchester.


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Chambers Review

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Crime - South West

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What the Team is Known For

Stone King is an established firm in Bath with a notable criminal defence team. The firm takes on a range of private criminal instructions including both current proceedings and appeals of former convictions. It has experience in motoring law as well as drugs, sexual and violent offences.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Graham
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Matthew Graham
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Matthew Graham acts for clients in a diverse range of general and serious crime matters, as well as on financial and regulatory crime. He has notable experience working with clients on the autism spectrum and those with mental health issues.

He is a highly experienced and very strong leader in his field.

All issues bought to Matthew's attention have been thoroughly considered and responded to. Matthew leaves no stone unturned in his responses.

Matthew is excellent and forging new relationships with other professionals in this area. He is pioneering and ambitious.

Nicholas Wragg
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Nicholas Wragg
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Nicholas Wragg specialises in representing clients charged with sexual offences, including those involving illegal imagery and historic allegations. He also advises on matters involving clients with mental health issues and neurodivergence.

Nick's warm approach makes him seem understanding and empathic. He brings joy to a difficult working environment.

Nicholas is very knowledgeable and supportive. He responds well to queries and offers advice based on experience, which is always popular.

Nicholas is a good lawyer, who showed compassion throughout.

Andrew Banks
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Andrew Banks
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Andrew Banks is a solicitor advocate with wide-ranging criminal law expertise, from driving offences to more serious criminal charges.

Andrew was always highly personable, friendly and easy to contact. He has a wealth of knowledge and expertise and his performance in court was excellent.

Angus McWilliams
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Angus McWilliams
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Angus McWilliams has experience in representing clients in many areas of criminal law and at all levels of court. He has particular expertise in cases regarding sexual offences.

Angus is friendly, knowledgeable and skilled in his practice.

He is always able to advise me about procedure and regularly keeps me informed about any developments in my case.

Angus provides a relaxing atmosphere at our meetings and is always prompt at relieving any stresses I may be experiencing.

Angus is approachable but also professional.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Matthew Graham
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Matthew Graham
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Band 1
Nicholas Wragg
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Nicholas Wragg
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Band 1
Andrew Banks
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Andrew Banks
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Band 2
Angus McWilliams
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Angus McWilliams
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Band 2

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