Benjamin Mendy - prosecution case costs

Request

Please can you provide me with the total cost of bring prosecutions in relation to "Operation Exact" which was the police investigation into footballer Benjamin Mendy and Louise Saha Matturie. Please include the legal fees of Mersey-Cheshire CPS.

As well as providing a total cost, I would be very grateful if you could please break this down by subcategory.

Response

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can confirm that as of 28 November 2023 the total trial costs stand at £335,318.56.

Please note that the CPS does not record time spent by internal lawyers, paralegals and administrative staff on a case-by-case basis and therefore we cannot calculate the full prosecution costs regarding this specific case. The above figure accounts for counsel and presentational fees incurred only.