Sapna Devi

Expertise

Sapna primarily defends serious crime, financial crime, extradition, and professional discipline matters.

She navigates a wide range of cases, ranging from serious crime to sexual violence, drugs, fraud, and terrorism-related offences. With a penchant for complex defences, Sapna adeptly handles cases involving vulnerable clients. In addition to her criminal practice, Sapna excels in extradition cases, advocating for Requested Persons contesting their extradition from the UK on both statutory and human rights grounds.

She has represented individuals charged with serious offences such as money laundering, grievous bodily harm, and rape. She has been junior counsel in serious cases such as conspiracy to endanger life and human trafficking cases. She is able to master vast amounts of material under tight timelines.

She is also an appointed member of the Early Careers Group for the Kalisher Trust which offers support to aspiring Barristers where she regularly provides advocacy training.

Before joining the Bar, Sapna was a law reporter for the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting. Her legal journey also includes roles at Hogan Lovells LLP and with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Sapna’s extensive background in criminal law further includes tenure at the esteemed firm Hickman & Rose, where she contributed to cases spanning serious crime, corporate crime, and regulatory matters.

SAPNA SPECIALISES IN ADVISING & REPRESENTING PEOPLE CHARGED WITH

Corporate Crime:

• Fraud and Corporate Crime
• Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA)
• Concealing the origins of illegally obtained money
• Bribery and Corruption
• Sanctions and Anti-competition

Conspiracy and Serious Organised Crime:

• Firearms offences, including supply and possession of illegal firearms
• Conspiracy to Money launder
• Intellectual property crime (including counterfeit goods)
• Armed robbery and cash-in-transit attacks
• Conspiracy to Supply and Import drugs
• Human trafficking

Crimes Against the Person:

• Murder (homicide), manslaughter, infanticide
• Grievous bodily harm
• Sexual Offences: Rape, sexual assault, assault by penetration, sexual exploitation, child sex abuse and trafficking, extreme pornography, disclosing private sexual images without consent (‘revenge pornography’), indecent images of children
• Human trafficking: Modern slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour
• Kidnap: False imprisonment, child abduction

Crimes Against the State:

• Terrorism

Drug Offences:

• Trafficking
• Supply and distribution of illegal substances
• Importation and Possession