John Kearney
Year of Call: 1994
Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Anti-terrorism, Health & Safety, Inquests & Public Inquiries
Email: jkearney@furnivallaw.co.uk
R v Alwerfeli
Represented one of the nine defendants charged with conspiracy to commit murder
and acts of terrorism in connection with the 'ricin' poison plot which received
considerable media attention.
R v Avazi & others
Leading junior in a multi-handed importation of 150 kilos of opium into the United Kingdom from Iran.
R v May & others
Acted for one of the defendants in a multi-handed torture case facing
allegations of blackmail, kidnap and serious violence.
R v Lynch & others
A multi-handed murder arising out of violence between two large gangs in the Luton area.
R v Dennis & others
Leading junior representing the principal defendant in a multi-handed trial of
the gang associates of those convicted of the murder of a solicitor in North London. This defendant faced several individual
counts of serious violence and a conspiracy alleging commission of numerous
robberies on the tube network.
R v Droy & others
Acted in a multi-handed conspiracy to supply vast quantities of a variety of
class 'A' drugs.
R v Charlery
Leading junior in a manslaughter by defenestration allegation brought by the
prosecution after conclusions drawn from the coroner's inquest.
R v Demerkaya & others
A conspiracy to supply large quantities of heroin involving the deployment of
undercover police in an operation targeting the drug trade from Turkey to the United Kingdom.
R v Atesogullari & others
Acted for one of a number of defendants charged with offences of 'sex
trafficking' from Eastern Europe by an
organised, international gang.
R v McClelland & others
Represented four defendants charged with a series of armed robberies in the Midlands. A central issue in the case was the
admissibility of covertly recorded conversations in the police cells.
R v Kremlacek & others
A multi-handed case of money laundering by Czech nationals.
R v Raza & others
A three-handed conspiracy to supply heroin stretching the length of England, the
central issue of which was the entrapment by undercover police in a long-term
operation.
R v Tomas
A case concerning human trafficking from the Netherlands involving the foreign
interception of telephone communication evidence.
R v Williams & others
Represented one of twenty-five defendants charged with serious public order
offences at a football stadium.