Yvonne Garside

Senior Crown Court Litigator

Yvonne joined Burton Copeland in 2013 with over 25 years experience in Criminal Law, primarily preparing high profile cases including murders & serious fraud.

Notable Cases

• R-v-H Represented male defendant originally charged with 7 Attempted Murders. Acquitted on all matters after Trial.

• R-v-D Represented female asylum seeker charged with Murder of her husband. Successfully argued Learned Helplessness (Battered Wives Syndrome) and negotiated acceptable plea to Manslaughter.

• R-v- B Represented female defendant in relation to large scale Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs within a wide ranging Legal High distribution network. Acquitted of all matters after lengthy Trial.

• R-v- S Represented female defendant in relation to Murder. Successfully argued Learned Helplessness (Battered Wives Syndrome) and negotiated acceptable plea to Manslaughter.