Marie Spenwyn

Practice Areas

A well-established criminal defence practitioner with an excellent reputation for her thorough preparation, client care and persuasive advocacy in all areas of criminal defence work.

Frequently instructed in high-profile murder, manslaughter and attempted murder cases, Marie is specialist criminal defence practitioner who has developed a particular expertise in dealing with ‘difficult’ and vulnerable clients particularly young defendants and those with mental health problems. She regularly appears in the most serious cases of violent crime (murder, manslaughter, wounding with intent) often involving psychiatric defences and mental health disposals. Marie also has a substantial fraud practice and is regularly instructed in complex fraud cases.