Cases currently instructed:

• R v. S £20m duty evasion on imported cigarettes.
• R v. G Leading Junior. £10m money laundering.
• R v. G £10m Post Office fraud.

Cases recently undertaken:

• R v. G (2019) Leading Junior. £10m money laundering
• R v. F Ebay fraud.
• R v. L Fraud on the Civil Aviation Authority.
• R v. J Money laundering involving a renewable energy company.
• R v. K (2017) Money laundering (£57m cash) using a money exchange bureau.
• R v. A (2017) Money laundering.
• R v. S (2017) Large scale money laundering involving companies based in Kuwait and the US.
• R v. S (2017) Duty diversion fraud in respect of large quantities of cigarettes.

Notable earlier cases over the last 10 years include:

• R v. C  A City of London banker charged with fraud and money laundering relating to off shore trust funds and the repatriation of money back into the UK.
• R v. B Alcohol duty diversion fraud and money laundering offences involving the international corporate trade of alcohol into and out of the UK with a loss to the revenue exceeding £15m.
• R v. B Represented the second defendant in a multi-handed banking fraud at MBNA involving a bank employee.
• R v. L Duty diversion fraud. The prosecution alleged that “L” was part of an international criminal enterprise involved in avoiding the duty payable to HMRC in respect of tobacco products.
• R v. K  Advanced fee fraud and money laundering allegation involving the director of a gaming business.
• R v. P Represented a company director charged with money laundering. The case involved multi-jurisdictional aspects and Hawala money transfers.
• R v. R Defended an extradited company director in a complex advanced fee fraud and money laundering operation in the UK and in Spain.
• R v. B Boiler room fraud. Glossy brochures and fake share certificates were used to attract investors in a company that had London properties.
• R v. E Represented the lead defendant in an advanced fee fraud. He was the director of a number of businesses and was alleged to have allowed bank accounts controlled by him to process funds obtained from the fraud and then to have arranged for their onward distribution.
• R v. L Alcohol duty diversion fraud involving large number of different companies, 17 defendants.
• R v. N  a substantial case with 11 defendants in a “cash for cash” insurance fraud.

Cases recently undertaken:

• R v. G (2017) Ex-service man charged with the attempted murder of his wife.

Notable cases over the last 4 years include:

• R v. H Represented the lead defendant in a double shooting. H fled to his native country and had to be extradited back to the UK.
• R v. T A man was charged with killing his wife. This case centred on issues surrounding mental health and diminished responsibility.
• R v. EH  3 month trial of murder of an 18 year old boy. The defendant was 21 years old and of good character and the case involved multiple cut-throat defences.

Cases recently undertaken:

• R v. J (2019) Importation of large quantities of Heroin.
• R v. H (2019) Large scale supply of cocaine. 6 week trial at Kingston CC.
• R v. L (2018) Leading Junior. Conspiracy to supply class A drugs – County Lines.
• R v. G (2017) Ex-service man charged with the attempted murder of his wife.
• R v. A (2017) Large scale drugs supply.

Currently instructed in:

• R v. S Large scale County Lines involving the supply of class A drugs.
• R v. J Large scale supply of Heroin.
• R v. M Supply of drugs to vulnerable young girls working in the sex trade.

Notable cases over the last 10 years include

• R v. J (2016) Representing one of nine defendants charged with conspiracy to supply heroin, said to represent the majority if not all the heroin supplied throughout the Midlands.
• R v. E Instructed to represent lead defendant in the importation of a large quantity of cocaine. Bad character played a key role as the defendant had been previously convicted of a like offence.
• R v. D Importation of large quantities of cocaine into the UK involving a corrupt customs officer who waved through those carrying the drugs.
• R v. M Represented a Columbian national charged with importing cocaine into the UK.
• R v. W  Represented the first defendant in a multi-handed armed robbery. The case involved expert evidence analysing the gait of those caught on CCTV.
• R v. D  Represented a 19 year old man charged with the raids on cash machines and cash in transit robberies.
• R v. G  Multi-handed trial involving the armed robbery of a building society.

Notable cases over the last 5 years include

• R v. H Instructed to represent the lead defendant in a human trafficking trial. Following their arrival in the UK the alleged victims were falsely imprisoned until their families parted with further money.
• R V. B Trial involving the facilitation of illegal immigrants from Albania into the UK, with complex telephone evidence and cell site analysis.
• R v. O Represented one of 6 defendants alleged to be involved in the facilitation of illegal immigrants into the UK.

Currently instructed in:

Cases recently undertaken:

• R v. D (2018) Sexual offences against his stepdaughter’s friend.
• R v. R (2017) Leading Junior. Historic allegations of rape.
• R v. A (2017) Historic allegations of sexual abuse of his stepdaughter.
• R v. R (2017) Multiple sexual assaults on a number of different complainants involving a young man with serious mental health issues.
• R v. C (2016) Grooming vulnerable young girls into working as underage prostitutes.

Notable cases over the last 12 years include:

• R v. C A multi-handed trial alleging the rape and false imprisonment of a 16-year old girl.
• R v. D  Represented the first defendant who was one of four members of a gang who were alleged to have systematically raped a schoolgirl of 13.
• R v. D First prosecution under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 involving the exploitation of young girls from Russia into the sex trade in the UK.