Kemi Fapohunda

Year of Call: 2002

Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Prison Law

Kemi has a successful Criminal Practice in both Defence and Prosecution work.  She is instructed in the most serious of cases including Attempted Murder with excellent results.  Kemi has considerable experience in the following:

• Violent Offences, including  Attempted Murder, Firearm Offences, Robbery and GBH
• Dishonesty Offences, including Burglary and Benefit Fraud
• Public Order Offences, including Affray and Violent Disorder
• Perjury, Perverting the Course of Justice and Witness Intimidation
• Fraud, Forgery and Counterfeiting
• Drug Offences
• Sexual Offences

Other areas

• Prison Law - Adjudication Hearings and Parole Board Hearings
• Written Advice and/or Representation in Appeals against Conviction and/or Sentence in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal
• Has successfully represented applicants at Employment Tribunals in Unfair Dismissal, Harassment and Disability Discrimination Claims, pro-bono.

Notable cases

R v TB (2011) – Wood Green Crown Court

Represented a 15-year old boy charged with attempted murder.  The Crown alleged that this was a revenge attack on a rival gang member.  There was also CCTV footage of the incident described by the trial judge as “very dramatic”.  The defendant was acquitted.

R v IS (2011) – Harrow Crown Court

Represented the Appellant in an appeal against sentence.  A sentence of 30-months imprisonment for three offences of child cruelty was quashed and replaced with a Community Order.

R v Nhlanhla Monyai (2011) – Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Represented the Appellant in his appeal against a sentence of imprisonment for the protection of the public (IPP) imposed for three offences of rape and one of false imprisonment.  The IPP was quashed and a determinate sentence was imposed.

R v Smith, Churchley & Russell (2010) - Isleworth Crown Court

Junior counsel for the Crown in a white-collar fraud trial lasting six weeks.  The first defendant was convicted of operating a fraudulent travel agency that sold top-end air tickets at reduced prices by manipulating the company's complex booking system in abuse of his position.  He benefitted about £2 million.  He was also convicted of the related POCA offences.

R v Stevens (2010) – Basildon Crown Court

Successfully made an application to dismiss in respect of a rape charge.

R v JB & Others (2006) – Southampton Crown Court

Represented a 16 year old boy charged with violent disorder alongside three other youths.  Extensive damage had been caused to a number of vehicles and properties during a violent street fight.  There was a lengthy trial at Southampton Youth Court and a subsequent appeal against conviction at Southampton Crown Court.  The Appeal was upheld. 

R v KB & AH (2011)

Represented two lifers re-called on licence at their respective parole board hearings.  Following both hearings, the parole board directed re-release on licence with suitable conditions.