Stephen Leslie QC

Year of Call: 1971

Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Criminal/Civil Fraud, Serious Sexual Offences, Regulation/Compliance, Extradition, Asset Forfeiture, Anti-terrorism, Prison Law, Health & Safety, Police Disciplinary, Courts Martial, Immigration, Inquests & Public Inquiries

R v Watson (2002)
Defended in an 8-week gangland shooting case appearing for the main defendant.

R v Hutchinson (2001)
Appeared for the main defendant in this important corruption case, involving police and public officials.

R v Blankson (2000)
The Hungerford Bridge Murder at the Central Criminal Court. Stephen Leslie acted on behalf of the only female defendant. This was a high profile case that ended up in the Court of Appeal and was reported in 2001.

R v Wilkins (1998)
At the Central Criminal Court. This was the first acquittal in an SFO case since Maxwell. The case included extensive video link cross-examination with a number of witnesses in the USA.

R v Bobby Lee Clarke (1995) 2 CAR 425 CA.

R v Osen (1994)
Acted at the Central Criminal Court for the principal and first defendant in a case concerning alleged Kurdish/Turkish terrorism.

R v Tonner (1984-85) 80 CAR 170
Defended the principal and first defendant in the first ever VAT fraud (gold) at the Central Criminal Court.

R v Goodwin (1982)
A high profile series of cases involving the most wanted burglar of high value premises in the country, which involved police corruption (three policemen were charged after Stephen Leslie’s cross examination).

R v Mustapha
High profile terrorist case involving Muslim fundamentalist terrorist.

R v Bouhafs
A major Customs & Excise VAT carousel fraud. Involved a seven-month trial in the Kingston CC.

R v Longson
An important Customs & Excise MTEC carousel fraud. This was heard in the Manchester CC and lasted 2-3 months.

R v Pound
A vast SFO prosecution involving architects, accountants, trusts funds and banks and a £19 million property development. Stephen Leslie acted, leading two juniors, for the first and main defendant. The case ran for 15 months at the Winchester CC.

R v Austin & others
Acting for the first defendant in a major international drugs case involving the financing of the import of drugs from Columbia and major distribution. This ran for 12 months at the Winchester CC.

R v Hussain & others
An alleged double gang murder heard at the Central Criminal Court.