Pan Symeou represented a prominent musician on firearms charges involving drill/rap music who was found not guilty. Mr Tom Copeland of Garden Court Chambers was instructed. Following a three-week multi-handed trial at Croydon Crown Court, the jury...
Pan Symeou, together with James Scobie KC and Christian Wasunna of counsel, successfully secured the acquittal of a defendant charged with manslaughter, following his trial at the Old Bailey.
The defendant, BK, was charged with manslaughter, conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to burgle with three other co-defendants. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle but was found not guilty of both manslaughter and conspiracy to rob. The defendants were alleged by the prosecution to have participated in a robbery which led to a manslaughter. BK’s successful defence challenged the police investigation and the prosecution’s reliance on cell site evidence and maintained that he was not involved, and had no knowledge, of both the manslaughter and robbery.
Report from The Standard here
Article from Garden Court Chambers here
August 2025
