Robert Clive Smith

Experience
Robert is a sole practitioner who has a general common law practice. His practice has evolved over the years and upon successfully completing pupillage at Bank House Chambers in Sheffield, he took tenancy there in 1975. He remained in Chambers for 25 years where he built an outstanding reputation in the North East. He was Grade III prosecutor until 2000 when he decided to shift focus in his Criminal practice from prosecution to defence.

Since then his practice has gone from strength to strength and he boasts extensive experience in both Crown and County courts, with regular appearances in Tribunals and the higher courts such as the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Notable Cases:

R v Armitage
“Donnygate fraud” – Leading junior in 3 month commercial fraud and corruption case [2002]

R v Hamer
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs – Junior in 3 month, 8 defendant case involving heroin with a street value of £2million [2004]

R v Howley
Money laundering conspiracy – Represented the accountant as a leading junior in 3 month, 7 defendant trial involving evasion of duty in excess of £3million [2006]

R v Wild
Murder – Junior counsel in fratricide murder, Sheffield Crown Court [2007]

R v Gate
Attempted Murder – Represented defendant on plea to Arson with intent . Reduced sentence eon appeal from 10 to 6 years

R v Dyer
Assisting an offender – Murder trial with 4 defendants [2009]

R v Hurst
Murder trial with 7 defendants, 3 month trial at Sheffield Crown Court [2009]

R v Solommon
Rape trial [2009]

R v Buckley
Sexual assault on stepdaughter - trial [2009]

R v Cook
Sexual assault on Daughter – trial [2009]

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