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Jane Bickerstaff KC represented former Major General James Roddis during Court Martial proceedings


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Jane Bickerstaff KC (9BR Chambers) and Thomas Coke-Smyth (QEB Hollis Whiteman), instructed by Paul Morris and Jessica Maguire from Richardson Lissack represented former Major General James Roddis during Court Martial proceedings which concluded with his sentence on 5 September 2024.

Following representations from the defence, the Service Prosecuting Authority agreed to withdraw a charge of sexual assault and to accept a plea to a service offence under s.23 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 of disgraceful conduct.

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