Rossano Scamardella KC

Rossano Scamardella KC took Silk in 2018, having gained a reputation for meticulous preparation, impeccable judgment and fearless advocacy, whether defending or prosecuting.

Rossano is now recognised as one of the foremost barristers in the field of heavyweight criminal litigation including offences of homicide, serious sexual offending, large-scale financial crime and cross-jurisdictional drugs and firearms importations.

Since taking Silk, Rossano’s practice continues to thrive. He has been instructed in a number of high-profile and complex cases involving offences of the utmost gravity.

Notable Cases

• Regina v KS Central Criminal Court November 2020
  

  Represented the man charged with the terrorist murders of three men and the multiple attempted murders of others in a park in Reading.

• Regina v HL Central Criminal Court 2020 - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Represented the driver of the car involved the killing of PC Andrew Harper. Defendant acquitted of murder.

• Regina v RK Manchester Crown Court 2020 - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Represented the first defendant in a two-handed drugs turf murder. Case ongoing.

• Regina v CD Central Criminal Court 2019 - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Nine-handed knife-killing.

• Regina v SL Birmingham Crown Court 2019 - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Three-handed murder involving multiple weapons.

• Regina v W and W. Reading Crown Court 2018.
  

  Two-handed murder involving the infliction of over forty stab wounds.

• Regina v CS. Reading Crown Court 2017. - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Double attempted murder of two schoolgirls.

• Regina v JM. Wolverhampton Crown Court 2016. - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Murder of a pensioner on Christmas Eve outside his home.

• Regina v CY. Reading Crown Court 2016. - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent, committed on a twelve-week old baby.

• Regina v B and others. Bristol Crown Court 2017. - Grave Violence and Homicide
  

  Murder, Attempted Murder and Perverting the course of Justice, arising out of a dispute between two families.

• R v WM Preston Crown Court 2019 (Sexual Offences)
  

  Defendant charged with multiple counts of rape and other serious sexual offences against women and children.

• Regina v PM. Harrow Crown Court 2018. (Sexual Offences)
  

  PM was charged, along with his wife, with the systematic rape of, and cruelty to, his own children.

• Regina v DS. Portsmouth Crown Court 2017. (Sexual Offences)
  

  The defendant groomed and raped three small children from the same family having moved into their home.

• Regina v DJ and others. Stafford Crown Court 2017. (Sexual Offences)
  

  DJ one of eight charged with targeting and rape of vulnerable school girls.

• Regina v SH and others. Reading Crown Court 2016. (Sexual Offences)
  

  Sixteen year old girl charged as part of a gang, with rape of a twelve-year old girl.

• Regina v BB. Nottingham Crown Court 2016. (Sexual Offences)
  

  Grave sexual offending against five women from the same family, including extremely vulnerable mother and daughter.

• Regina v N and others. Harrow Crown Court 2017. (Gang Crime)
  

  Conspiracy to possess and transfer firearms with intent to endanger life. A planned, sophisticated conspiracy to move firearms across London.

• Regina v D and others. Wood Green Crown Court 2018. (Gang Crime)
  

  A conspiracy to house, store and transfer lethal firearms for use when required by a notorious North London gang.

• Regina v DD. Woolwich Crown Court 2018. (Gang Crime)
  

  A cross-jurisdictional conspiracy to import heroin, cocaine and firearms through Europe into the UK.

• Regina v O and A. Woolwich Crown Court 2016. (Gang Crime) Firearms, Attempted Murder and Perverting the Course of Justice arising from Regina v M and others. Inner London Crown Court 2017. (Gang Crime)
  

  London’s most notorious moped gang charged with 21 robberies.

Since being called to the Bar, Rossano has been prosecuted and defended in heavyweight financial and business crime, bribery, corruption and large-scale frauds of all descriptions.

This has included pre-charge advice and matters of substantial litigation.

Notable Cases

• Regina v JI Grand Court Cayman Islands 2020
  

  Represented a pilot charged with cross-jurisdictional Money Laundering and gold smuggling offences. Defendant acquitted.

• Regina v FM. Nottingham Crown Court 2018/2019.
  

  Multi-handed, VAT, tax and benefit fraud.

• Regina v S and others. Blackfriars Crown Court 2017.
  

  Multi-handed, multi-million pound boiler room fraud.

• Regina v JS and others. Southwark Crown Court 2014-2017
  

  Conspiracy to Corrupt, Money Laundering and Fraudulent Trading. High-profile prosecution of those connected to the Impaired Asset Division of HBoS, with losses said to total over £250 million.