Cases of Interest
R v Ibrahim & Others - Kingston Crown Court, July 2011. Prosecution counsel in 5-handed kidnap offence.
R v Damilola Joseph - Snaresbrook Crown Court, July 2011. Prosecution counsel in serious firearms offence.
R v Goulson Saona - Inner London Crown Court, June 2011. Prosecution counsel in serious s.18 wounding.
R v Leon Rush - Aylesbury Crown Court, May 2011. Defence counsel in trial involving child rape.
R v Feighan & others - Kingston Crown Court, March 2011. Prosecution counsel in serious S.18 wounding gang attack on middle-aged man.
R v Sosi - Wood Green Crown Court, March 2011. Prosecution counsel in case involving use of firearm with intent to endanger life.
R v Headington - Huntingdon Crown Court, February 2011. Defence counsel in serious sexual assault trial.
R v Shiels - Southwark Crown Court, January 2011. Prosecution Counsel in G8 riot trial.
R v Kamwaka - Basildon Crown Court, January 2011. Prosecution counsel in trial involving abuse of elderly patients at a care home.
R v Smith & Others - Central Criminal Court, December 2010. Prosecution counsel in 20-handed affray.
R v Mohammed Butt - Snaresbrook Crown Court, November 2010. Prosecution counsel in serious threat to kill, where middle-aged victim suffered fatal heart attack after offence committed.
R v Donald Campbell - Central Criminal Court, October 2010. Prosecution counsel in serious S.18 wounding machete attack.
R v Zadeh - Isleworth Crown Court, July 2010. Prosecution Counsel in large Opium importation – Serious Organised Crime Agency prosecution.
R v Mehdibore Chaoudhury, April 2010. Court of Appeal. Prosecution counsel in serious firearms offence.
R v Johnson - Guildford Crown Court, March 2010. Defended 79-year-old man on S.18 wounding.
R v Liggins - Sheffield Crown Court, January-February 2010. Leading Junior for defence in substantial and complex Serious Fraud Office prosecution.
R v Kalil Reza - Isleworth Crown Court, January 2010. Defence Counsel in multi-handed knifepoint robbery.
R v Mark Dixon - Lewes Crown Court, December 2009. Prosecution Counsel in large and highly complex child pornography case.
R v.Abdul Khan - Reading Crown Court, November 2009. Defence counsel in serious kidnapping case.
R v. Hussein Ahmed - Central Criminal Court, September 2009. Prosecution counsel in attempted murder trial.
R v. Gray - Wood Green Crown Court, September 2009. Prosecution counsel in serious child cruelty case.
R v. Cheeseman - Kingston Crown Court, May-June 2009. Leading junior in major burglary and theft case.
R v. Kalocsai - Inner London Crown Court, March-April 2009. Prosecution counsel in serious human trafficking trial.
R v. Harrington - Reading Crown Court, January 2009. Defence counsel in serious rape, kidnap and false imprisonment case.
R v. Kwada - Chelmsford Crown Court, October 2008. Defence counsel in rape of a minor.
R v. Ashley Ball - Reading Crown Court, September 2008. Defence counsel in serious kidnapping case.
R v. Gilbert Brown - Central Criminal Court, June 2008. Prosecution counsel in attempted murder case.
R v. Wayne Spencer - Winchester Crown Court, March 2008. Defence counsel in hunt saboteur trial.
R v. Smith - Kingston Crown Court, November 2007. Defence counsel in child rape case.
R v. Moghul - Reading Crown Court, September - November 2007. Leading junior in major class 'A' drug conspiracy.
R v. Nicholas Hobday - St Albans Crown Court, June - July 2007. Leading junior in the defence of company director charged with money laundering.
R v. Javed Kadiri - Kingston Crown Court, March - April 2007. Defended bank manager on conspiracy to rob a branch of Nat West.
R v. Stefan Baker - Reading Crown Court, January - March 2007. Leading junior in substantial conspiracy to supply class 'A' drugs.
R v. Dean Davies - Blackfriars Crown Court, November 2006. Defence counsel in serious rape case.
R v. Roy Gale - Reading Crown Court, June 2006. Defence counsel in serious rape case.
R v. Xin Yu - Kingston Crown Court, May 2006. Defence counsel in major human trafficking case.
R v. Ummar Siddiq - Reading Crown Court, April 2006. Defended in £1 million fraud perpetrated in ING Bank.
R v. Kamaljit Singh - Reading Crown Court, March 2006. Defence counsel in serious kidnapping case.
R v. Derek Sheehan - Kingston Crown Court, 2005. Defended in £33 million Heathrow armed robbery at Swissport Cargo.
R v. Andre Henry - Luton Crown Court, 2005. Multi-handed murder case.
R v. Rebecca Clark - Southwark Crown Court, 2004. Leading junior in defence of defendant in major 'Letter of Credit' fraud.
R v. Ajay Sharma - Middlesex Crown Court, Spring 2004. Leading junior in conspiracy to defraud Pentax.
R v. Wassem Aziz - Southwark Crown Court, Autumn 2003. Leading junior in conspiracy to defraud major telephone companies.
R v. Koberstein - Southwark Crown Court, 2003. Defended a German lawyer in major SFO money laundering prosecution.
R v. Loach - Blackfriars Crown Court, 2003. Leading junior in major fraudulent trading case stayed as an abuse of process.
R v. Chatfield - Bristol Crown Court, 2003. Leading junior in large VAT and Revenue fraud.
R v. Millard, Woolley Jewellers Ltd - Birmingham Crown Court, February - March 2003. Defended in large alleged counterfeiting of hallmarks on jewellery supplied to major retailers.
R v. Ul Haq - Birmingham Crown Court, September - October 2002. Leading defence junior in serious money laundering case.
R v. David Martin Holland - Newcastle Crown Court, January - February 2002. Defended in largest trading standards prosecution mounted by Northumberland County Council.
R v. Maria Hayes - Southwark Crown Court, October - December 2001. Leading junior in serious fraud perpetrated on the United Synagogue. Defended alleged money launderer.
R v. Burke - Basildon Crown Court, January - February 2001. Leading junior in serious money laundering case.
R v. Hilligen - Oxford Crown Court, April - November 2000. Leading junior in largest drugs prosecution mounted by Thames Valley Constabulary.
R v. Senior - Central Criminal Court, 2000. Defended youngest serial rapist.
R v. Caccavale, Doran and others, 1996-9. One of the largest drug importations to date. Defended 'Triple Category A' defendant. Case ultimately stayed as an abuse of process. Turner J. referred case to Attorney General which led to Butler Inquiry and Report.
R v. Sansom, Richardson and others, 1991. Largest class 'A' importation of cocaine at the time. Defended only alleged organiser to be acquitted.
R v. Bolger, 1990. Defended in SFO case involving £18 million bills of exchange fraud.
Reported Cases
Atlan v. UK, European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 2000. Times Law Report 3rd July 2001. Prosecution failure to disclose material to defence in major drugs importation case, fair procedure not adopted. Article 6(1) breach upheld, applicant deprived of fair trial.
R v. Cairns, 2000 CLR 473. Times Law Report 8th March 2000. Murder conviction quashed on admissibility of fresh evidence in the Court of Appeal.
R v. Wijs, 1998 2 Cr. App. R. 436. Authority on sentencing in amphetamine cases.
R v. Sakkaravej, 1997 CLR 508. Major heroin importation by Thai diplomat. Diplomatic immunity from search and arrest.
R v. Serdeiro, 1996 1 Cr.App.R (Section) 251. Guideline case on sentencing class 'A' couriers.
R v. Mandair - House of Lords, 1994 1 AC. Authority on grievous bodily harm and whether the House of Lords' has power to hear appeals not advanced in the Court of Appeal.
