Correna Platt

Solicitor - Solicitor

SRA ID: 15248

Correna is a Partner in our criminal offence team and has specialised in criminal litigation since the start of her career in 1994. She deals with cases throughout England and Wales. Correna specialises in serious, complex and high profile criminal cases with extensive skill and experience in helping those facing criminal prosecutions in the Crown Court. She is meticulous in her approach to cases which often involve many thousands of pages of witness statements, exhibits and other evidence. She specialises in offences of murder and serious sexual offences and she has a particular interest in cases involving forensic issues and medical defences. She also has extensive experience of representing clients in serious fraud cases, restraint and confiscation orders and proceeds of crime proceedings. Correna’s success rate is exceptional. Recent murder instructions have involved complex multi handed cases looking at issues of causation and joint enterprise and a historic baby shaking case where death came 14 years after conviction for assault Correna is one of the country’s leading criminal lawyers, regularly writing articles for various publications and is invited to speak at conferences. She is regularly quoted in national and local press publications and has previously appeared as a criminal defence expert in BBC 2 documentary, “Conviction, murder at the station”. The documentary drew on the experiences of leading experts working with the charity Inside Justice looking at the cold case of Roger Kearney. Appeals Correna has extensive experience in serious complex and high-profile crime including murder, fraud and drugs offences, this gives her a unique perspective when advising clients regarding appeals as she understands the process of the criminal justice from the beginning to the conclusion of a case. Correna trained under Campbell Malone and is recognised as a leader in appeal work. She is regularly instructed to advise regarding appeals against conviction and sentence and out of time applications. She will provide comprehensive written advice to explain the process and the realistic prospects of an appeal. She has built up a network of experts in the legal, medical and forensic arenas. She has provided legal advise to the Inside Justice organisation who are a non profit organisation fighting for miscarriage of justice. She takes a particular interest in cases involving alleged assaults on children known as baby shaking cases She specialises in applications to appeal against the sentences imposed for public protection. Her successful applications to the Court of Appeal have resulted in convictions being over turned Correna is recognised as a leading individual by The Legal 500 for both her fraud and general crime work.