Cases of Interest
R v Griffith - Southwark Crown Court, 2011 (Fosters, Norwich) Successful defence of former UK Diplomat in Albania on charges of Misconduct in a Public Office.
R v Iran - Lewes Crown Court, 2011 (Sussex CPS) Prosecution of Sean Iran for the murder of a local heroin addict with whom he had been in prison. Iran's father and brother were also convicted of taking the body to Devil's Dyke Golf Course near Brighton and setting it on fire.
R v. Michael Lyons (aka Mohan Singh) - Wood Green Crown Court, 2010 (re-trial). Prosecution of "guru" for rape and sexual offences.
R v Parchment & Ors - Central Criminal Court, 2009 (re-trial). Operation Trident shooting.
R v Edwards - Central Criminal Court, 2009/10. Killing of grandfather.
R v. Chenery-Wickens - Lewes Crown Court, 2009. Prosecution of Rev Chenery-Wickens for the murder of his wife Diane.
R v. Graham Coutts - Central Criminal Court (re-trial), 2007. Murder of Jane Longhurst.
R v. Nicola Edgington - Lewes Crown Court, 2006. Killing of mother.
R v. Andrew Wragg - Lewes Crown Court, 2005. Father killing son with Hunter syndrome.
R v. Hipwell, Bhoyrul and Shepherd - Southwark Crown Court, 2005/6. Daily Mirror “City Slickers” share ramping conspiracy.
R v. Anyere and others - Central Criminal Court, 2008. Murder in Shadan's nightclub.
R v. Salh and others - Birmingham Crown Court, 2008. “Carousel fraud” and money laundering trial.
R v. O'Loughlin and others - Central Criminal Court, 2008. Drug related "gang" shooting on South Acton Estate.
R v. Mustapha - Central Criminal Court / Court of Appeal, 2006/7. Earls Court shooting. Successful “bad character” appeal.
R v. Anthony Joseph - Central Criminal Court, 2007. “Grinning” bus killer successful diminished responsibility defence.
R v. Kayani and others - Central Criminal Court, 2007. Tooting double murder.
R v. Tabali and others - Central Criminal Court, 2006. Leicester Square “gang” murder of ‘Bobby Ilham’.
R v. Sykes and others - Birmingham Crown Court, 2005. Cheney Pension Fund fraud.
Represented acquitted defendant in R v. May and others - Central Criminal Court, 2005. "Carousel fraud" trial which led to the reported case, 2 CrAppR (S) 408.
R v. Puaca - Norwich Crown Court / Court of Appeal, 2004/6. Appeal in murder case involving the evidence of pathologist Dr Michael Heath.
R v. Sahota and others - Reading Crown Court, 2004. Large-scale conspiracy to handle stolen goods trial.
Reported Cases
R v Reid, 16 June 2010, Court of Appeal. The Times July 19, 2010; CLW 10/26/02. Appeal concerning re-calling Defendants to give evidence a second time.
Staines [2006] 2CrAppR 376 - section 45A Mental Health Act “hybrid” orders
Puaca [2006] Crim LR 341
Gray, Liggins and others [1995] 2 CrAppR 100
Associated Work
College of Law training video for Sentencing of Sexual Offences (2007 LNTV)
Chair of BSB Disciplinary Tribunals
Accredited Advocacy Trainer
NPP Ethics Trainer (Middle Temple)
Occasional contributor to BBC Radio 4 Law in Action
