Crime
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 1
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01225 337599About
Provided by Stone King LLP
Stone King has a strong general private criminal practice dealing with a mixed traditional criminal caseload (including serious fraud, VAT and accounting fraud), achieving an outstanding success rate.
Its practice includes:
- Reducing risk from sexual offending.
- Safeguarding expertise inc
- Regulatory work including for firearms and shotgun licencing.
- Inquest and public enquiry work.
- Motoring law, defending clients on offences including speeding, driving without due care and attention, drink driving, tachograph and roadworthiness and failing to identify a driver.
The team works nationally with offices in Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London and Manchester.
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Chambers Review
Stone King is an established firm in Bath with a notable criminal defence team. The firm takes on a range of private criminal instructions including both current proceedings and appeals of former convictions. It has experience in motoring law as well as drugs, sexual and violent offences.
Strengths
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"Stone King has the ability to use kindness and humour to help ease the client away from a state of being overwhelmed and into a state of solution-focused thinking."
"The firm clearly has a lot of experience and so was able to advise on all scenarios and possible outcomes."
"They held my hand through the entire process and were very attentive and professional."
"Nothing is too much trouble - they go above and beyond at every step."
"The team is excellent and shows genuine care and attention to detail."
"Stone King has the ability to use kindness and humour to help ease the client away from a state of being overwhelmed and into a state of solution-focused thinking."
"The firm clearly has a lot of experience and so was able to advise on all scenarios and possible outcomes."
"They held my hand through the entire process and were very attentive and professional."
"Nothing is too much trouble - they go above and beyond at every step."
"The team is excellent and shows genuine care and attention to detail."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Graham is head of criminal law at Stone King. He acts for clients in a diverse range of general and serious crime matters, as well as on financial and regulatory crime. He has notable experience working with clients on the autism spectrum and those with mental health issues.
"Matthew has exceptional knowledge."
"Matthew's depth of knowledge and clear, rational advice is very impressive. He has provided excellent strategic insight into my case."
"Matthew is one of the most meticulous solicitors I have ever come across. He will give it his all when it comes to defence and deserves top marks."
"Matthew Graham is brilliant, I would recommend him to anyone."
Andrew Banks is head of the court and regulatory team at Stone King. He is a solicitor advocate with wide-ranging criminal law expertise, from driving offences to more serious criminal charges.
"Andrew was a pleasure to deal with. He was reassuring yet honest about potential outcomes, whilst being extremely knowledgeable and experienced."
"Andrew is really pragmatic and brilliant with client - he manages expectations in a really good way without making the clients lose heart."
Nicholas Wragg is a senior associate who specialises in representing clients charged with sexual offences, including those involving illegal imagery and historic allegations. He also advises on matters involving clients with mental health issues and neurodivergence.
"Nicholas is fantastic with clients and he works very hard."
"Nick has a personal and compassionate approach to working with clients."
"Nick has provided fantastic client service and has been a rock during this difficult time."
"He is always clear on the legal issues, what actions we might take and the implications of various outcomes from each part of the process."
"Nick is truly a very conscientious and caring lawyer, who is absolutely at the top of his game when in Court, and always available when needed. His advice was literally a life saver at times."
Angus McWilliams has experience in representing clients in many areas of criminal law and at all levels of court. He has particular expertise in cases regarding sexual offences.
"Angus is a talented young professional solicitor, who many of my clients have found to be knowledgeable and personable."
"Angus was extremely attentive throughout my case and gave regular updates. He fought my corner and gave compassionate and sensible advice at the same time."
"I have found Angus extremely helpful and reassuring on all matters we have discussed. He is very personable and extremely authoritative."
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