John Swain

Year of Call: 1983

Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Criminal/Civil Fraud, Regulation/Compliance, Asset Forfeiture, Health & Safety, Inquests & Public Inquiries

R v Ince (2008)
defendant acquitted of attempted murder of wife by strangulation, issue being intent to kill.

R v Nguyen (2008)
large-scale conspiracy to cultivate cannabis.

R v Blake (2007)
large-scale, multi-defendant conspiracy to supply class A drugs

R v Fish (2007)
Historic sexual abuse

R . Akinpelu & others (2007)
conspiracies to rob Securicor type vans of large quantities of cash 

R v Webster (2006)
Three-month trial of nurse accused of theft of controlled drugs from the Leeds General Infirmary. Heard at Leeds Crown Court.

R v Phillips and others (2005)
Represented a corrupt Customs & Excise officer in a major diversion fraud. £3 million in duty was evaded. Heard at Southwark Crown Court.

R v Balasubramaniam Uthayathas and others (2004)
A three-month multi-defendant murder trial heard at the Central Criminal Court.

R v Hughes and others (2003)
A two-month multi-defendant drugs trial heard at Winchester Crown Court.

R v Gangar and others (2003)
Multi-defendant money laundering case heard at Wood Green Crown Court.

R v Capitano and others (2002)
A four-month multi-defendant drugs trial, heard at Bradford Crown Court.

R v Harris and others (2002)
A multi-defendant drugs trial, heard at Basildon Crown Court.

R v Sayed and Hamilton-Farrell (2001)
Prosecuted an advance-fee fraud (Ponzi type) with associated mortgage frauds. Successfully achieved convictions followed by a £2 million confiscation. Heard at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court.

R v Crowther and others (1999)
Re-trial of a second drugs conspiracy, heard at Leeds Crown Court.

R v Crowther and others (1998)
A four-month trial of a second drugs conspiracy. Heard at Leeds Crown Court.

R v Crowther and others (1997)
A three-month trial of a drugs conspiracy. (The conviction was later overturned in the Court of Appeal). Heard at Leicester Crown Court.