Independent coverage and media appearances connected with Paris Theodorou’s criminal defence work, disclosure issues and access to justice.
Paris appeared on BBC Victoria Derbyshire after the rape case against Samson Makele collapsed when defence analysis identified photographs on a seized phone which materially undermined the prosecution case.
View BBC programme transcriptThe case became part of the national debate about criminal disclosure and the importance of independent defence scrutiny of digital evidence.
Read the case coverageParis was named as one of three finalists in the Criminal Defence category of the 2018 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards while at Hodge Jones & Allen.
View finalist announcementThe Law Society Gazette covered Paris’s launch of a community legal advice clinic, providing free initial legal guidance in his home area.
Read Law Society Gazette coverageWHY THE COVERAGE MATTERS
The purpose of this page is to give clients a verifiable record of selected media appearances, independent reporting and professional recognition. Coverage is linked to the original source wherever possible so readers can assess it for themselves.
The Samson Makele coverage is relevant because it concerns a central defence issue: unused material and disclosure. In serious cases, the defence must examine not only the evidence relied on by the prosecution but material capable of undermining the prosecution case or assisting the defence.
Media appearances can help explain why criminal defence is not simply courtroom advocacy. Police-station advice, evidence preservation, disclosure analysis, representations and case preparation often determine the issues long before a trial begins.
Professional recognition is presented factually and with source links rather than through unsupported claims such as “best” or guaranteed success. The firm’s approach is to let independently verifiable work support the proposition.
This section will also record material developments in the practice, public-interest work and significant legal commentary where publication adds useful context for clients and the wider public.
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