Kiera Vinall

Kiera is developing a broad criminal practice and is regularly instructed in a variety of cases involving inter alia serious violence, drug offences, weapons offences, public order offences, dishonesty offences and road traffic proceedings.

Notable Cases

R v C – Successfully resisted an application to rely upon a 999 call and BWV of an initial account under res gestae resulting in the Crown offering no evidence.
R v L – Successfully defended a father who had been accused of assaulting his disabled child. He was acquitted and at the conclusion of the trial the Judge stated he was impressed by Kiera’s “superb cross-examination of child witnesses.”
R v A – Defended an individual of good character in respect of harassment against multiple complainants, following representations to the CPS, the matter was resolved by way of a non-conviction restraining order.
R v E – Successfully defended six charges of domestic violence including assaults and threats to kill. Following trial, the client was acquitted of all charges.
R v C – Successfully argued that a suspended sentence order should be imposed despite an offence being a serious ABH which was originally charged as GBH.
R v K – Defended a youth client in a s18 GBH matter arising out of a county lines drug dispute.
R v G – Represented an individual charged with threats to kill. Kiera made written submissions to the CPS that the offence was not made out and further that it was not in the public interest to prosecute. As a result of these submissions, the Crown offered no evidence and the defendant was released from custody.
R v M – Employed the use of psychiatric evidence when defending in an arson being reckless as to whether life is endangered matter.
R v D – Defended a matter of possession of a firearm when prohibited and possession of an explosive substance.
R v V – Mitigated a matter of fraudulent evasion of excise duty totalling £1.5 million to a sentence of just 2 years following mitigation despite the sophistic nature of offending.
R v M – Submitted a basis of plea on behalf of a defendant facing his second conviction for PWITS Class A charges. The Crown had originally placed the matter with a starting point of 8 years 6 months custody, however as a result of the basis, which could not be contested, the sentence imposed was one of 3 years.