Baz Bhatia QC, instructed by Appleby Shaw solicitors, appeared for the defence. The defendant embarked on a plot to destroy a fellow lawyer's life, after discovering he was married, and lied about a rape and arranged to be stabbed in order to set up her married lover.
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Jeremy Benson KC leading Phil Gibbs defend the now 15 year old boy and Baz Bhatia KC, leading James Varley defend the 12 year old girl in the ongoing trial at Leicester Crown Court
A leading barrister has warned that defendants who face serious charges, such as rape, could walk free because the justice system is in "chaos".
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