Nicholas Corsellis KC and Orla Daly represented the defendant in a murder trial arising from an assault in Lewisham in 2006, following which the victim died almost 16 years later.
The case concerned a fatal epileptic seizure in 2022, which the prosecution attributed to brain injuries sustained during the original attack. The trial raised complex issues of causation and intent, particularly given the significant passage of time between the assault and the victim’s death.
It was an exceptional case in that Nicholas and Orla were asked to take over the defence case mid-way through the trial after the original legal team withdrew from the case and thus had to get up to speed in a matter of days despite the complexities.
Following trial at the Old Bailey, the defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 10 years.
Nicholas and Orla were instructed by Darrell Ennis-Gayle of Hodge Jones & Allen LLP.
The case has been widely reported in national press:
Nicholas Corsellis KC
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