Crime

Jae Carwardine leads the crime team at Russell-Cooke and is a highly experienced criminal defence specialist. She handles a wide variety of matters with particular focus on serious sexual offences.

"Jae Carwardine is an outstanding criminal solicitor. She is very experienced and brilliant for her clients as she goes the extra mile and leaves no stone unturned."

"I don't think anyone fights as hard for her clients than Jae, she lives and breathes every twist and turn of a case and achieves extraordinary results."

"Jae Carwardine stands out as a solicitor of very high calibre."

"I feel deeply understood by Jae and trust her advice and guidance. She offers good, open and frank dialogue towards a focused outcome."

Martin Rackstraw has considerable expertise in a wide range of serious crime matters, including terrorism and murder cases, and also represents journalists who become involved in alleged criminal activity as either suspects or witnesses.

"Martin is a very clever person but he is also very personable and his intellect is applied very well to the work he does. He really cares about his clients and will go the extra mile for them."

"A superb criminal solicitor who gets to the bottom of every single detail. His approach to case preparation is intelligent, intellectual and very realistic which makes him very effective."

"Martin Rackstraw is an excellent solicitor who has versatile experience and is a real pleasure to work with."