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Sophie Clarke

Senior Associate

Sophie trained and qualified at top commercial law firms and, since joining Carson Kaye in 2020, has acquired impressive experience in a wide range of criminal matters. She is recognised as a ‘Leading Associate’ by the Legal 500.

Sophie represents clients in cases of gravity and complexity, including homicide, serious violence, drugs conspiracies, death/serious injury caused by dangerous/careless driving, public order, firearms, sex and terrorism offences. She also has experience representing clients charged with matters in the Magistrates’ Court, including driving-related offences, and advises clients at the pre-charge and investigative stages of a case.

Sophie has a busy and heavyweight Crown Court practice. She is also police station and Duty Solicitor accredited and frequently represents clients in the police station and the Magistrates’ Court.

Examples of Sophie’s work include the following:

  • Acquittal of 17-year-old client accused of murder as a secondary party, following successful submission of no case to answer at the close of the prosecution case.
  • Representing three defendants and members of the same family charged with terrorism and Public Order Act offences in relation to the production of a recording of sounds, performance of songs and dissemination of alleged terrorist publications.
  • Defending client charged with manslaughter, conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to burgle in relation to the death of a drug dealer.
  • Representing a former Serco officer accused of misconduct in a public office.
  • Acquittal after trial of a client charged with ‘one-punch’ manslaughter.
  • Advising client charged with murder and conspiring to pervert the course of justice to advance pleas to manslaughter and perverting the course of justice, securing ultimate sentence of nine years’ imprisonment.
  • Acquittal following four-month trial of two young clients accused of being part of a ‘bomb hoax’ conspiracy relating to the placement of improvised devices in a high-profile public location.
  • Representing a female defendant alleged to have been involved in kidnap, blackmail and forced labour.
  • Acquittal after trial on all counts for a client charged with attempted aggravated burglary and possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life.
  • Representing clients charged with a wide range of drugs offences, including multi-handed drugs conspiracies and county lines operations.
  • Defending clients charged with criminal offences involving the use of EncroChat handsets.
  • Achieving numerous suspended sentences for clients charged with various drugs supply offences.
  • Suspended sentence for 20-year-old convicted of supplying Class A and B drugs as a teenager over a period of approximately 2.5 years.
  • Prosecution offering no evidence in relation to possession of Class A drugs by young student at a football ground.
  • Community Order for client convicted of racially aggravated public order offences at Waterloo Station.
  • Securing a plea to simple section 20 GBH and a suspended sentence for a client originally charged with section 18 GBH and racially aggravated section 20 GBH.