Sona Uppal

Solicitor - Solicitor Advocate

SRA ID: 22824

Sona is a Senior Solicitor-Advocate in Crime having appeared regularly in the Crown Court since 2003. Additionally, Sona has also argued appeals in the Court of Appeal. Sona covers matters as straightforward as theft to more complex assaults and murder. Sona has appeared in a number of notable cases including:- – a nine month pharmaceutical fraud which had extensive international elements to it; – an “Honour-based” killing, where her client was found not guilty of the murder of his niece and serious assault of her then boy-friend; – cash-point armed robberies – where two of the alleged robbers were shot dead by the police; – conspiracy to supply class ‘A’ drugs in the Suffolk area; – causing death by dangerous driving; – numerous sexual offence cases including rape, sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 16 years Sona has extensive experience in drug matters, firearm offences, serious assaults, benefit fraud, motoring matters and more recently Sona has successfully defended in a number of sexual offences including rape. Sona has extensive experience in police stations and as a result brings her personal knowledge of the workings of the police to her crown court advocacy, thus ensuring there has been no untoward conduct by the police in their investigations. Whilst not at the Crown Court or at Police Stations Sona spends her time in the Magistrates’ Court. Here, Sona has specialist knowledge in motoring and youth matters.