Victoria
Rose
Victoria is a highly experienced advocate, prosecuting and defending allegations of rape, sexual assault, serious violence, drugs cases and fatal driving cases.
CPS Level 4 Prosecutor
Member of the RASSO CPS Advocate Panel
Victoria
Rose

Victoria is highly experienced in prosecuting and defending allegations of rape, sexual assault, serious violence, drugs cases and fatal driving cases.
She is particularly experienced in matters involving vulnerable people, including young children and those requiring an intermediary.
Victoria is a highly effective jury advocate and is known for her ability to deal with sensitive issues.
She qualified as a solicitor in 1999, obtained her Higher Rights of Audience in 2004 and was called to the Bar in 2009.
Defence Cases
R V A
A was accused of Rape after meeting the complainant through a dating app. Successfully acquitted.
R v TB
Rape of former partner. A bad character application relating to the complainant and repeated requests for disclosure including a S8 application, resulted in the Prosecution offering no evidence.
R v PC
Sexual offences relating to two complainants, one of whom was 5 years of age at the time. Successfully excluded the ABE evidence of the 5 year old complainant which resulted in her giving evidence at Court. Acquitted on all counts after trial.
R v BN
Historic sexual offences when the defendant was 13/14 years of age. The defence involved whether the complainant had mistaken the sexual acts committed by another (which had resulted in that person being convicted of sexual offences), with acts alleged to have been committed by BN. Acquitted on all counts after trial
R v FF
Multiple Counts of Rape during a marriage. Analysis of FF’s phone recovered numerous messages between the complainant and FF which refuted the allegations. As a result of a S41 application made after the complainant’s evidence in chief, the prosecution offered no evidence.
R v U
Multiple counts of historic serious sexual offences involving three complainants . Acquitted after trial of all counts.
R v T
Rape and Serious Sexual Offences. The complainant was an elderly patient with Alzheimer’s who resided in an assisted care living facility where the defendant was also a resident.
Prosecution Cases
R v W & G
Murder. Led by Peter Joyce KC . Victoria earned her red bag for her junior role in the prosecution.
R v J
Historic sexual offences which concerned two family members, committed 14 years apart and included multiple counts of rape. Convicted after trial and received 25 years imprisonment with extended 1 year sentence.
R v G
Complainant was intoxicated and had very little recollection of events. The Rape had been filmed and the issue was whether the complainant had capacity to consent and reasonable belief in consent. Convicted after trial.
R v M
M had no memory of events save for that she had been in a car with the defendant and that she had at some point been assaulted by him and her knickers had been removed. M spoke Mandarin and had used a translator app to communicate with the defendant. The sequence of events was pieced together by CCTV and the recordings from the translator App. M was convicted after trial of attempted rape, sexual assaults and Theft and Fraud.
R v N
The defendant lacerated his partner’s throat, narrowly missing a main artery which required extensive surgical treatment.
R v B
Several persons were attacked by the defendant with a machete resulting in serious injury which included severance of a thumb.
R v E
S18 and False Imprisonment on his former partner. Found dangerous . Sentence of 13years imprisonment with an extended licence of 2 years was imposed.
R v W
Historic sexual offences involving multiple complainants, spanning many years . Life imprisonment with a tariff of 24 years and a minimum sentence of 12 years Imprisonment.
R v H
Rape and serious violence on former partner. Found dangerous . 18years imprisonment with an extended sentence of 6 years.
R v CW
S18 Wounding. Complainant sustained a wound which narrowly avoided the heart and therefore death.
R v Patel
Arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. The defendant set fire to a rival company and caused in excess of £100k of damage,
R v Robinson
Employer stole in excess of £300K from a waste disposal company. The accounting systems were unique to that industry and a detailed forensic analysis of the accounting returns filed with HMRC was required.
Derby City Council v Machin
Reduced Mileage and false service history of vehicles were generated, prior to the vehicles being sold. The case was featured on a consumer watchdog TV Programme.