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Provided by Henrietta Ronson
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Henrietta is a Senior Associate in the Crime and Regulatory Department. She deals with a varied portfolio of high-profile and private client cases across the full range of the criminal law, including fraud, corruption, crime and disciplinary matters. She represents people from the point of their initial arrest and detention in the police station, airport or when being questioned by the SFO, FCA, HMRC and other investigatory authorities, frequently during anti-social hours.
She has been involved in the representation of high net worth individuals, Premier League footballers, head teachers, musicians, and politicians on various charges including sexual offences. She is proficient in crisis management and media-handling in sensitive cases, working closely with specialists in PR and reputation management. She also has experience in media related criminal law, having dealt with a number of celebrated media personalities and been involved in the phone-hacking cases.
Henrietta is respected for her confident and assured manner with clients and incisive analysis of evidence. She is recommended by the Chambers & Partners directories, recently ranked as an ‘Associate to Watch’ in Chambers & Partners 2021.
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Crime team client Professor Christopher Hennessy cleared of assault
In the Crown Court at Aldersgate House, Central London, our client Christopher Hennessy was cleared of assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. The finance professor at a prestigious London university, was unanimously acquitted by a jury who deliberated for just one hour.
SMB’s crime team secures acquittal of baseball umpire in ‘worrying’ case
SMB’s crime team, led by Partner Phil Smith and assisted by Senior Associate Henrietta Ronson and Paralegal Mark Soames, have secured a not guilty verdict at Wood Green Crown Court in a high-stakes case involving a highly-regarded baseball umpire.
Crime team client Professor Christopher Hennessy cleared of assault
In the Crown Court at Aldersgate House, Central London, our client Christopher Hennessy was cleared of assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. The finance professor at a prestigious London university, was unanimously acquitted by a jury who deliberated for just one hour.
SMB’s crime team secures acquittal of baseball umpire in ‘worrying’ case
SMB’s crime team, led by Partner Phil Smith and assisted by Senior Associate Henrietta Ronson and Paralegal Mark Soames, have secured a not guilty verdict at Wood Green Crown Court in a high-stakes case involving a highly-regarded baseball umpire.