A hardworking, efficient and unflappable advocate, who is undaunted by unusual and complex cases.

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1 Barristers Mediators Arbitrators +44 (0) Field Court, Grays Inn, London WC1R 5EF Areas of Experience Cybercrime Fraud and Business Crime Serious Sexual Offences Contact Clerks Telephone: clerks@36crime.co.uk Contact Sarah Sarah Gaunt Call: 1992 sgaunt@36crime.co.uk sgaunt@36crime.co.uk.cjsm.net Barrister Mediator (CEDR accredited) Testimonials A hardworking, efficient and unflappable advocate, who is undaunted by unusual and complex cases. Legal Midlands Fair, hardworking, efficient and unflappable. Legal London & South East Practice Profile Sarah Gaunt is a senior criminal practitioner who has represented both the prosecution and the defence. Grade 4 on the general prosecution list and on both the Rape and Serious and Organised Crime specialist panels. Practice areas include Cybercrime, Fraud, Money Laundering and Serious violent and Sexual offences. Recent/current cases include successfully prosecuting (as Leading Counsel) a cybercrime multiple fraud/money Laundering trial (Operation Starving NCA West Midlands) (15 defendants) (concluding December 2015), and Fraud/misfeasance in a public office for the Complex Case Unit (London) (2016). Work Undertaken Serious Crime Cybercrime Fraud Serious sexual offices

2 Publications Legal and communications best practices to reduce cyber-crime fallout Appointments & Memberships Serious Organised Crime panel, Grade 4 Prosecutor Criminal Bar Association Cybercrime Practitioners Association Lincoln s Inn Female Fraud Forum Midland Forum Facilitator in Vulnerable witness training Advocacy tutor for Lincoln's Inn Notable Cases SERIOUS VIOLENT OFFENCES R V ROGERS Racially aggravated Murder, sole Prosecution counsel in successful prosecution. Issues concerned causation, Diminished Responsibility and Loss of Control raised. R V GILDER Attempted Murder, Leading counsel. Case concerned the ex-fenestration of an 18m old disabled child from a second floor window. R V M, MANSLAUGHTER Prosecution counsel in a drugs related one punch manslaughter. R V DOBLYS (Court of Appeal) For Respondent. Successfully defended the imposition of a sentence of extended years where Complainant was convicted of Manslaughter after raping her to death FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING and INTERNET OFFENCES R V OGUNDE and others Leading Prosecution counsel in a 15 defendant Internet based fraud and money laundering offence trial (Operation STARVING) (Serious and Organised Crime) R V OPENE Prosecuting counsel in Internet based fraud and money laundering offences (Trial 2 Operation STARVING) (Serious and Organised Crime)

3 R V BRIGHTMAN, BRIGHTMAN and JENKINS Prosecution counsel in Internet based boiler room fraud. Multiple complainant case involving particularly vulnerable complainants targeted from a sucker list. R v FAULKNER AND FENLON Prosecution counsel in multiple ATM robbery conspiracy involving multiple defendants and breaches of previously imposed SCPO s. (Serious and Organised Crime) R V DOHERTY and others junior counsel in 13 Defendant National and International car ringing case (Operation Clod). R V ROBINSON Prosecution counsel in prosecution of Police Officer convicted of Fraud offences committed whilst on duty. DRUGS and Money Laundering Offences R V CURI, CURI and MATAJ Prosecution counsel in approximately 1 million Class A conspiracy to supply and money laundering offences (Operation Aphis) (Serious and Organised Crime) R V KWABENA and GAMBRAH Prosecution counsel in class A and B Drugs Conspiracy, Firearms and Money Laundering case. Heard at the Central Criminal Court where the Prosecution was described by the Judge as being Immaculately prepared and presented. (Operation Buncle) (Serious and Organised Crime) SERIOUS SEXUAL OFFENCES/CHILD EXPLOITATION/INTERNET SEXUAL CRIME R V FEELEY Prosecution counsel. Reported decision concerning the amendment of Indictments upon re-trial from the Court of Appeal (s7 and 8 Criminal Appeal Act considered). Trial concerned Multiple Complainant historical child rape offences. [2012] EWCA Crim 720; [2012] 2 Cr. App. R 13. R V C and H Prosecution counsel in Conspiracy to Rape case where complainant was aged 2 and unable to give evidence of offence. Rape conviction despite the fact the Complainant was unable to give evidence. Both defendants mentally impaired and upon the autistic spectrum. Multiple Intermediaries required. R V T Prosecution counsel in successful prosecution where Complainant aged 4-5 and gave sole evidence on both the fact of the offence occurring and the identification of the Defendant.

4 R V H Prosecution counsel in successful prosecution where both Defendant and Complainant had severe learning/mental disabilities (at 0.2 and 0.1% population respectively). Case required multiple intermediaries one assisting through an interpreter. Honour Crime. R V HORNE and BULL JONES Prosecution counsel in multiple complainant rape/sexual offence trial where defendant randomly attacking women in Milton Keynes in a sustained series of attacks (Serious and Organised Crime). R V S Prosecution counsel in Multiple Complainant rape concerning multiple child complainants committed over a significant period of time. R V D Prosecution counsel in rape trial where Complainant suffered from severe learning difficulties. Historic allegation concerned teacher at her special school. R V C Prosecution Counsel in successful prosecution of child exploitation case where defendant absent. Complainant had learning difficulties. R V T, R VJ etc. Prosecution Counsel where Complainant suffering from a diagnosed psychiatric condition (Borderline personality disorder, bi-polar, depression, autistic spectrum) R V A Prosecution counsel in case involving deaf Complainant and witnesses. Deaf interpreters required. R V B Prosecution counsel in case involving 50,000 indecent images/video s and other sexual offences. R V G Prosecution of historic rape concerning a 42 year delay where Defendant now physically and mentally impaired. Multiple cases involving either single or multiple Complainants in historical Rape E.g. R V R, R V B, etc. R V O and S Prosecution counsel in successful prosecution of violent gang rape of woman at night. R V BROWN

5 Defence counsel in acquittal of defendant in child sexual offences. CYBERCRIME R V MOLLACHIEV ND BAZAEV, Conspiracy to defraud UK Clearing Banks ( 2 million) Click Here or Click Here