Notable Cases

Murder/Grave offences

  • R V LFM & 6 Others (2010)- involving murder, possession of firearms with intent to endanger life, robbery and perverting the course of justice.
  • R V M (2009) - man accused of killing an acquaintance with an axe
  • R V GLV & Others (2009) - gang-murder, false imprisonment and kidnap
  • R V JE (2007)- 17 year old accused of stabbing a man to death
  • R V H (2006) - man accused of murder in Hackney
  • R V RM (2005) - shooting at two police officers

    • Drugs

  • R V JC (2005) - Represented 1 of 3 defendants accused of importing drugs from the Caribbean. Our client was one acquitted after trial
  • R V JL (2006) - Client accused of conspiracy to import 50ks of cocaine
  • R V V,N,N & Others (2007) - 3 family members charged with producing and supplying cannabis and possessing vast amounts of criminal property
  • R V D & Another(2007) - Client was connected to 42 properties that had been converted into "cannabis factories." Estimated value of cannabis produced was in the region of £2m (making it the biggest case of its kind).
  • R V D & Over 15 others (2008) - Huge shake down of cannabis cultivation in Hampshire
  • R V W&W & over 10 Others (2009) - Over 12 defendants in a large conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs, money launder, supply "legal highs" in Gloucestershire, Wales, Somerset and beyond.

    Fraud & Financial Crimes

  • R V SM (2005) - Man accused of being involved in a multi-million pound international, e-mail fraud
  • R V O (2005) - Man accused of "inventing" around 50 children for which large amounts of Child Tax Credit was claimed
  • R V GT (2007) - Multi-handed money laundering trial following a supply of drugs by others
  • R V OM & Others (2007) - Spree of commercial burglaries
  • R V AA (2009) - Large multi-handed mortgage fraud conspiracy
  • R V M (2010) - We successfully defended a trainee solicitor on 24 counts on "fraud by abuse of position"

    • Proceeds of Crime Act

  • R V LL (2008) - Confiscation with benefit exceeding £100,000.00
  • R V JL (2008) - Prosecution wanted £18,000,000.00 including "hidden assests", we reduced the fee to £180,000.00
  • R V J (2009) - Successfully varied a restraint order made against an international business man resulting in UK assets being frozen
  • R V MN (2010) - Prosecution stated our client's benefit from crime was near £1,000,000.00 - figure was reduced to less than £150,000.00 after submissions.

    Appeals, Judicial Reviews & Abuse of Process

  • R V G (2009) - Successfully demonstrated that police acted in "bad faith" during prosecution of our client - case was thrown out
  • R V A (2010) - Client approached us after already being convicted for importing drugs. We overturned conviction, and client was acquitted at re-trial
  • R V ZN (2010) - Successful Judicial Review of the decision by Thames Youth Court to allow the trial against our client to continue, when there has been significant failiures by Prosecution
  • R V RT (2010) - Successful "abuse of process" argument made, resulting in our client receiving a non-custodial setence after the Prosecution went back on a deal
  • R V TN(2010) - Client was acquitted and immediately released from prison following a re-hearing of the evidence once the Complainant was cross-examined on important issues missed by previous solicitors.

    Other Crime

  • R V AL & Others (2007) - Man was accused of being part of a gang who stole JCBs which were then used in stealing cash points
  • R V CR (2008) - A bouncer was acquitted of an allegation of GBH against a disgruntled drunken punter
  • R V Y (2008) - We negotiated a plea bargain involving the defence of intoxication for a Kung Fu master who was originally charged with S.18 GBH
  • R V TA & Others (2009) - A member of family all accused of falsely imprisoning, burning and raping another family member over a period of years
  • R V IO (2009) - An alleged mastermind of a kidnapping and blackmail plot in Norwich
  • R V JL (2010) - A man charged with wounding with intent. The force of the alleged stabbing was so severe the blade of the knife remained lodged in the complainant's skull. Client was acquitted
  • R V S & J (2010) - Two clients charged with rape. Both defendants were acquitted after successful "half-time" submissions.

     

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