Year of call: 1994
Deanna is recommended as a leading junior for Crime in Chambers & Partners 2011.
Deanna prosecutes and defends serious crime, health and safety offences, regulatory breaches and professional disciplinary cases.
She is on the Attorney General’s list of approved advocates and is a CPS grade 4 prosecutor.
Deanna is experienced in prosecuting and defending murder (R v Hong: automatism due to hypoglycaemia; R v E: alleged homophobic assault, diminished responsibility; R v Hussain: domestic violence, provocation), organised crime including conspiracy to supply drugs (R v Guzman Lenis: importation of 72kgs cocaine; R v Gilbert: multiple importations involving corrupt immigration officer), robbery (R v Aldridge: conspiracy to commit armed robbery of secure warehouse; R v Obeng Ansong: leading junior prosecuting multi-handed conspiracy to rob bureaus de change, complex cell site analysis), theft (R v Skuce, R v Nek: leading junior prosecuting multi-handed conspiracies to steal ATM machines), fraud (R v Owen: UK wide misrepresentation within the egg marketing industry; R v Dandash: multi-million banking fraud involving false identities).
Deanna is experienced in prosecuting and defending health and safety offences including gross negligence manslaughter (R v Johnson: leading junior in prosecution involving carbon monoxide poisoning), statutory breaches by corporate defendants (R v Veolia – fatality arising from systemic breaches; R v Butchers Pet Care: fatality due to failure to guard machinery; R v MIC: release of corrosive gas from COMAH site; R v Corus UK Ltd: severe chemical burns; R v NGP: asbestos exposure).
Deanna also represents pharmacists before RPSGB and prosecutes regulatory offences for executive agencies including the MHRA (traceability and counterfeit medicines).
Memberships: Criminal Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit, Health and Safety Lawyers Association
Career: Called 1994; Recorder 2009