Stephen Walters

 

Advocate

Perren Buildings, 15 Old Bailey

 

 

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Stephen was one of the first solicitors to gain Higher Court Rights in 1994, and has practised as a full-time Crown Court advocate for over 15 years.  He was previously a partner in ‘Wyman & Walters’, a niche criminal & mental health practice, in Kentish Town, London NW5.

Stephen is a specialist trial advocate and has been instructed in serious and complex criminal cases for many years.  He has extensive experience in fraud, drugs, people trafficking, murder, kidnapping, firearms, sexual offences and confiscation proceedings. 

Stephen is instructed as leading or senior junior, and has often led alongside QC’s.  He is a member of the VHCC advocates panel.

NOTABLE CASES

R v Munday & ors – serious & complex investment fraud - 9 month trial (Leading junior) – reported as R. v. K (Patrick Joseph)[2005]  1 Cr.App.R. 25 , CA .

R v Jealezi – Human trafficking, kidnap & prostitution – 2 month trial (Leading junior) link

R v El-Gazzaz & ors - Riot at Harmondsworth Immigration Centre - c.£18m damage – 2 month trial (Leading junior for 1st defendant) link

R v Hassan - High profile schoolboy murder

R v Lawrence & ors - Conspiracy to import Cocaine from Peru – 4 month trial (Junior alone) link

R v Curran & ors – Murder (Leading junior) link

R v Giltas – Conspiracy to traffic persons from China (Junior alone) – Cat 3 VHCC link

R v Smith – £1m+ investment fraud (Junior alone)

R v Pitayatanakul & ors – Conspiracy to control prostitution & people trafficking (Leading junior for 1st defendant) link

R v Asghar & ors – Multi-million pound Trademark/Copyright & Money Laundering conspiracy – 3 month trial – Cat 2 VHCC link

R v Breskal – Conspiracy to supply cocaine from ‘drugs factory’ in Reading – 6 week trial (Junior alone)

 

DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD

Stephen Walters: 2010 Profile

CONTACT

Telephone direct:           07831 468639

Email:                              stephen.walters@perrenbuildings.com

Clerks Room:                  0203 008 8400

Regulated by the SRA – No. 326256