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R v Doust & ors, 2010

Leading Defence Counsel in successfully defended international Investment Fraud. Serious Fraud & FSA investigation. Issues relating to Companies Act Legislation; Directors Duties; Concurrent European Litigation. Use of Company vehicles based in USA; UK; Spain & Swedish Credit Union.

Inquest of Dr Ashraf Marwan 2010

Inquest into the untimely death of Dr Ashraf Marwan, internationally respected Egyptian businessman. Widely alleged double agent for Egypt & Israel (Mossad) during Yom Kippur.   

Thakrar (Ketan)  [2008] EWCA Crim 2359; Thakrar (Ketan)  [2009] Crim.L.R. 357. ARCHBOLD REPORTED.

Instructed as Leading Defence Counsel after previous trial team de-instructed. Appeal against conviction; irregularities in respect of juries. Juror undertaking internet research during trial; remainder of jurors failing in their duty to report this immediately.

R v Ketan Thakrar - RE-TRIAL                                                                     

Leading Defence counsel in complex money laundering. The case involved Customs & Excise investigation into money laundering offences totalling over £5m

R –v- Farhani & Kyriakidis 2010

Central Criminal Court.

Successfully defended multiple counts of Rape & False Imprisonment. Allegation against mayfair hotelier & alleged facilitator of organised prostitution

R-v-P & ors 2010

Leading Defence Counsel in Multi Count Multi defendant international money laundering operation, laundering funds stolen from the UK retail banks by internal operatives with the use of the Hawala Banking System and companies based in Hong Kong and India.

R-v-Harold Morris 2010

Leading Defence Counsel in 3 month, Multi Handed, Multi Count £9million pound Slate Heroin Importation and supply. Alleged to be one of the largest importations of “slate” heroin into the United Kingdom

R-v-Pyke & ors 2009/2010

Successfully defended in multi handed murder, a consequence of drug turf war. The deceased was kidnapped, beaten and burned. The case involved extensive cross examination upon cell site analysis and called on extensive experience in this field. Prosecution case collapsed at half-time.

R v Teo & 6 ors

Largest attempted currency fraud to be attempted as against the Bank of England. This highly researched and convoluted fraud claimed to have provenance from Chinese Loans to the Allied Forced made during WWII and the subsequent issue of Bank of England notes pursuant to the Bretton Woods agreement of 1948. Legalities involved cross jurisdictional elements and issues of entrapment. Prosecution case collapsed at half-time. Prosecution appealed as against terminating ruling. Court of Appeal dismissed appeal, upheld defence submissions.

R v Duchesne & 6 Others    2010                  

Leading Counsel (latter stages) Multi million pound investment fraud involving Benchmark Asset Management. Investors who lost through these funds were international. Extradition warrants from Switzerland and USA.

R v Chohan & 9 others                    

Leading Defence Counsel in successfully defended multi handed representing 2^nd on the Indictment. Conspiracy to Rob. Issues of RIPA; abuse of process. Only defendant to be acquitted.

R v Lewis                                                                              

Leading counsel in multi handed riot involving knife violence. Led abuse argument led on lack of prosecution disclosure. Prosecution case collapsed.

R v Ali

Murder “single punch”, medical causation. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey.

R v Howard

Murder, medical causation and contributory negligence. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey.

R v Clarke

Murder; assassination involving the alleged use of an American contract killer. The case involved complex telephone cell site analysis and US ballistic evidence. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey.

R v Campbell                                                                                                                                     

Murder, multi handed cut throat involving street violence. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey.

R v Dennie                                  

Murder, gangland killing, involving the in depth analysis of mobile telephone and cell site evidence. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey

R v Green

Murder, machine gunning within the MC rap music industry. Heard at the Central Criminal Court.

R v Brown

Murder, baby-shaking, medical causation and contributory negligence. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey

R v Dursan

Murder/revenge killing for historic predatory sexual abuse. Heard at the Central Criminal Court/Woolwich.

R v Salih

51 Hectare Class A drug importation. Kingston. Extensive Cell Site and telephone analysis

R v H

Murder, “the Marble Arch Murder”: elderly landlady murdered and deposited in a suitcase. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey

R v Brooks

Murder, killing of family member. Heard at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey

R v Luttrell & Ors

Multi-million pound, multi-count handing operation resulting from Heathrow hijackings. Use of lip reading evidence. Stated case. Jheeta.

R v D

Multi handed five-month banking fraud within motor racing industry

R v Sannick

Cross-jurisdictional million pound leasing fraud