Partner
Originally qualified in New Zealand, she re-qualified in the UK in 1985 and has specialised in the defence of Serious Organised Crime since then.
She is one of the most senior leading women criminal defence practitioners in London with a longstanding wide and varied client base across many communities e.g. the Vietnamese, Turkish, Italian and Iranian communities in particular.
Her caseload spans cases as diverse as murder (she has a particular interest in the defence of murder allegations), fraud, drugs trafficking and people trafficking.
She has been a partner in this practice for over ten years.
Cases of note:
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“Penny, I just wanted to thank you for all your help, support and advice concerning Patrick. It has been appreciated in very difficult circumstances.”
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“You showed great success for my lawsuit. I thank you very much. I am grateful you. If I went on old solicitor it was very bad. Now I am thinking I am advising you to everybody. … Again I thank you very much.”
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“Just a quick letter to say a big thank you … for all the hard work you put into my case over the past 8 months. I much appreciate all you and your colleagues done and am pleased with the outcome of it. I am doing well on a course and have a job painting around the prison. Thanks again.”
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“My letter to you is to say thank you for yours and your teams ongoing support and help that you give me. My long list of problems are never ending, but as soon as I approach Daniel and Carina they are straight on my query and happy to help. I would just like to say to you and to Daniel and Carina that I appreciate all you have done for me. I know I’m on the phone a lot asking you questions and wanting answers, so thank you for your patience with me.”
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“We will always remember that you were there for us when we felt no one cared.”
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“Penny, thank you so much for your help and support. The service you have provided has been excellent.”
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“I was put in touch with Lewis Nedas Law through a mutual friend and I was not disappointed. The team were nothing but straight forward, honest and realistic about the nature of my case and the expected outcome from the minute I got in contact and were willing to take over from the previous company at very short notice. With their unrivalled experience and expertise in their profession the outcome was even better than expected and I couldn’t recommend them enough.”