R v PB (Inner London Crown Court)

18/03/2024

Kitan Ososami’s client was charged, along with four others, for causing significant damage to JP Morgan Chase’s premises as part of an action under the banner of Extinction Rebellion.

The trial lasted for two weeks and was one of the last criminal damage trials where the defence of consent was left to the jury before the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Attorney General’s Reference (No1 of 2023) [2024] EWCA Crim 243.

All defendants were convicted and Kitan’s client was sentenced to 9 months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months.

News coverage before the trial: Bloomberg, Business Insider, Financial Times.

News coverage during the trial: The Guardian, EuroNews, The Guardian.

News coverage following sentence: Financial Times, Sentencing remarks.

Kitan was instructed by Raj Chada and May Spencer of Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors.