Karley Styles

Director

k.styles@tslawltd.co.uk

02085195500

Karley Styles qualified in 2008 and joined TS Law in 2017. She was appointed director in October 2023.

Career

Karley deals with cases from the police station, and at all stages of the case until it reaches its conclusion. She has a large and loyal client base from all over the Southeast, which continues to grow as she is trusted to give honest, sensible advice and robust and meticulous representation.

Karley has experience in a large array of criminal offences, including dishonesty offences, large scale drug trafficking offences, serious assault, sexual offences and murder.

As an experienced, persuasive and tenacious trial advocate, Karley appears on behalf of Defendants in the Magistrates and the Youth Court and is well respected amongst her peers and members of the judiciary.

Karley has particular experience with the most vulnerable defendants and ensures that their needs are met throughout the case by communicating with them appropriately, and enlisting expert opinion when needed, ensuring that those vulnerabilities are catered for by the judicial system.

Notable Cases

  • R v G (2024)

    Karley acted for the defendant who was charged with the murder of his 2-year-old adopted daughter. This case involved the instruction of multiple different medical experts.

  • R v L (2023)

    Karley acted for the Defendant who faced multiple counts of rape on a vulnerable victim with autism.

  • R v F and others (2024)

    Karley acted for one of a number of Defendants charged with being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. The Defendant was said to be part of a chain which was responsible for the supply of multiple kilos of cocaine. The case focused on Enchrochat following operation Vinetc where the authorities were able to infiltrate encrypted messages between members of Organised Crime Groups.

  • R v M (2024)

    Karley acted for a 15-year-old charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to a stranger. After the defence insisted that a suitably qualified expert looked at the complainant’s injuries, the Crown ultimately accepted a plea to a lesser offence.