VIRGINIA HAYTON

Call 1999     Lincolns Inn

Crime


Business crime and regulatory

 

BSC (Hons), Durham

vhayton@deanscourt.co.uk

 

Virginia Hayton, following a general common law practice, has concentrated on Crime since 2001. She notably specialises in serious sexual offences, involving familial historic rapes and gang rape. Her general criminal work includes fraud, drug conspiracies, firearms offences and offences of violence up to and including murder. She has defended in a number of fitness to plead hearings and thereafter finding of fact hearings in particular rape and serious sex offences. She mainly Defends, however, has a significant prosecution practice as a level 3 prosecutor.

Her regulatory Crime practice includes Health and Safety Executive Prosecutions, an area in which she has delivered a series of lectures, defending in the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council. She has considerable experience in inquests, representing insured, public sector bodies and private limited companies. 

Significant recent cases:-

R v Joseph (Defending in a large scale drug importation from St. Lucia) 

R v Lowe (Defending in fitness to plead and thereafter, finding of fact in sexual assault) 

R v Ngowi ( Defending a 15 year old charged with Rape of his 15 year old girlfriend. Defendant is HIV positive. Unfit to plead and thereafter found not to have committed the act following the finding of fact hearing.)

Holloway v DPP, 169 J.P. 14 DC (Divisional Court Case, successfully argues point of law on s. 5 Public Order Act, 1986, reported in Archbold)

R v Fishahaye (Successful acquittal of multiple rape/robbery on prostitutes despite DNA evidence)

R v McKay (Defending 15 year old girl charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition. Successfully argued exceptional circumstances and thereafter minimum sentence not imposed.)

R v Afridi and others ( Prosecuted gang rape on 14 year old girl, having been drugged was repeatedly raped and sexual assaulted by a group of males.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8488624.stm

R v Weaver (Defended in 'baby shaking' where mother blinded her 12 month old baby twin.

R v Edwards and others ( Defending in large scale diversion fraud in Kingston)

R v Lyons ( Defending in multi handed drugs conspiracy)
Inquest reported in The Times as deceased came back to life, following pronouncement of death. Subsequently died 3 days later.



Reported Cases 

R v Harrop (Wesley James) & Ors (2010)[2010] EWCA Crim 2915 

R v W (2011)[2011] EWCA Crim 340 

R v Ravenhill (Dale) (2008)[2008] EWCA Crim 

R v Pakes (David) & Pakes (Paul Michael) (2008)[2008] EWCA Crim 206 

Attorney General's Reference No 155 of 2004 sub nom R v Martin (Deborah Michelle) (2005)[2005] EWCA Crim 968

Holloway (Alan) v Director of Public Prosecutions (2004)[2004] EWHC 2621 (Admin) 

R v Patel (Asif Ibrahim) & ors (2010) EXCA Crim 1858